Approved as
amended by ED's memoranda to OMB of 10/24/91 and 11/12/91. In
addition, ED shall meet the following conditions: -- ED shall
investigate the option of collecting data on students who attend
magnet or other specialty schoolsin the next appropriate NCES
longitudinal study. ED shall inform OMB of the status of this
effort. -- ED shall implement its proposal to include requests for
existing evaluation reports and machine-readable data on student
performance on if such data is comparable across schools, which
would permit reliable aggregation of this information. Without
comparability,these sources would have little utility and other
outcomemeasures should be sought. -- As ED's correspondance
indicates, data collected through the Phase site visits cannot be
generalized to the universe of magnet schools. ED may use these
data to describe aspects of programs which are visited, or to
develop hypotheses for future study, but shall not use information
collected through site visits to validate findings of the national
or follow-up survey, since such validation would not be
statistically reliable. -- When available, ED shall provide more
detailed plans for selection the follow-up survey and site visit
samples for OMB review as an addendum to this package. Should Phase
II be funded, ED shall subm a second clearance package to cover
Phase II collections. -- ED shall aggregate the first three
responses in Q. 20.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
06/30/1992
06/30/1992
3,350
0
0
3,425
0
0
0
0
0
A SAMPLE OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS, SCHOOLS,
PRINCIPALS, AND TEACHERS WILL B SURVEYED TO PERMIT DESCRIPTION OF
THE NATURE, EXTENT, AND IMPACT OF MAGNET PROGRAMS NATION-WIDE. THE
EFFECTS OF THE FEDERALLY FUNDED MAGN SCHOOLS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IN
ACHIEVING DESEGREGATION AND IN IMPROVING PARTICIPATING SCHOOL
SYSTEMS WILL ALSO BE ASSESSED.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.