This ICR is
approved on the understanding that this study is iterative, and
that the design of stage 3 (site visits) will therefore be shaped
in part by what is discovered at stages 1 and 2. As such, this ICR
is approved consistent with ACF's agreement to provide updates
about results from stages 1 and 2 of the study--prior to fielding
stage 3--particularly with respect to whether more in-depth case
studies may be conducted at fewer sites at stage 3 to elicit more
data regarding intermediate outcomes.
Inventory as of this Action
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Previously Approved
02/28/2010
36 Months From Approved
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This study is an implementation
evaluation of the Region III I am Moving, I am Learning (IM/IL)
Head Start program enhancement, which included a three-day training
for trainers event focused on health promotion and obesity
prevention held in spring 2006 for up to 5 staff members from 65
grantees. The purposes of the evaluation are to document grantees
implementation experiences and challenges, to identify efforts to
sustain IM/IL enhancements, to assess the feasibility of
replication or expansion of the enhancement in other programs and
communities, and to disseminate information about lessons learned
to Region III and the broader Head Start community. Data collection
activities will focus on learning about IM/IL enhancement
implementation and strategies, rather than on assessing the
initiative's effects on overall health and obesity outcomes of Head
Start children and families. The evaluation will collect and
analyze information from three main sources: (1) an early 2007
paper-and-pencil questionnaire sent to all 65 program directors
that attended the spring 2006 IM/IL training event, (2) spring 2007
telephone interviews with 30 program directors and 2 teachers per
program from the group of grantees trained in 2006, and (3) site
visits to a subset of 16 grantees.
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.