OPRE Research Study: Head
Start Connects: A Study of Family Support Services
No
material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved
collection
No
Regular
09/16/2022
Requested
Previously Approved
09/30/2024
09/30/2024
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12,797
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The Head Start Connects: A Study of
Family Support Services study is the final phase of the Head Start
(HS) Connects Study. The study will collect data through web-based
surveys of Head Start program directors, Head Start family and
community partnerships managers/coordinators, and Head Start family
support services staff members. In this phase, data collection is
expected to take place over a 10-month period in the program year
of 2022-2023. OMB most recently approved data collection activities
for the HS Connects study on 9/2/22 (OMB #0970-0538). Since
approval, the study team identified minor edits to one data
collection instrument to be fielded in Fall 2022 (Instrument 1:
Survey of Program Directors). Additionally, the team anticipates
that two Head Start agency types – that is, tribal governments or
consortiums (AI/AN) and school systems – likely will have
additional tribal- or school district-level approval processes that
must completed before fielding Instrument 1 to program directors.
Based on experiences with these program-specific approval processes
in other studies and input from other stakeholders, the study team
anticipates that the approval processes may be lengthy and may not
be completed in a timeframe that aligns with the study timeline for
HS Connects. Because this would result in fewer programs being able
to participate in the study, the now study proposes to oversample
AI/AN and school-based programs to help ensure
representation.
This is a request for revision
and reflects additional information collection, described in
sections A2 and A12 of Supporting Statement A.
$2,700,000
No
Yes
No
No
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Molly Buck 202 205-4724
mary.buck@acf.hhs.gov
No
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.