Approved as
amended by ED's memoranda to OMB of 11/4/92, 11/11/92, and
11/13/92. In addition, ED has agreed to meet the following
conditions -- The data collected through the District survey and
the Math Teacher survey shall not be released as separate files,
since these data will not be nationally representative. The
information shall be released t the public, and analyzed and
reported by ED, as context for the school level representative
data, in a file that does not allow for aggregati by district and
by math teacher. -- ED shall assess how best to proceed with any
future longitudinal study of school reform in analyzing results
from this and other studie and shall develop a long-term study plan
as a result of this assessmen ED shall present this plan for
comment among methodological and subjec area experts, and to OMB
for review, prior to implementation. -- ED shall devote sufficient
resources to maximize response rates in all of the instruments, and
shall not release data on items for which insufficient responses
are collected to maintain validity and reliability.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
06/30/1993
06/30/1993
2,540
0
0
1,977
0
0
0
0
0
TO DETERMINE HOW AMERICA'S SECONDARY
SCHOOLS HAVE CHANGED SINCE 1980, PRINCIPALS AND MATH TEACHERS AT
APPROXIMATELY 1,000 HIGH SCHOOLS WILL SURVEYED. THESE HIGH SCHOOLS
WERE SURVEYED IN 1980, AS PART OF HIGH SCHOOL AND BEYOND. THE
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN OBSERVED SCHOOL CHANGES AND VARIOUS EXOGENOUS
FACTORS WILL ALSO BE INVESTIGATED.
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.