Higher Education Act (HEA)
Title II Report Cards on State Teacher Credentialing and
Preparation
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
08/14/2023
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
06/30/2024
2,283
1,794
185,000
267,588
0
0
This request is for a revision of the
State Report Card and Institution and Program Report Card required
by the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended in 2008 by the
Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA). States must report
annually on criteria and assessments required for initial teacher
credentials using a State Report Card (SRC), and institutions of
higher education (IHEs) with teacher preparation programs (TPP),
and TPPs outside of IHEs, must report on key program elements on an
Institution and Program Report Card (IPRC). IHEs and TPPs outside
of IHEs report annually to their states on program elements,
including program numbers, type, enrollment figures, demographics,
completion rates, goals and assurances to the state. States, in
turn, must report on TPP elements to the Secretary of Education in
addition to information on assessment pass rates, state standards,
initial credential types and requirements, numbers of credentials
issued, TPP classification as at-risk or low-performing. The
information from states, institutions, and programs is published
annually in The Secretary's Report to Congress on Teacher Quality.
The revisions to the IPRC consist of the following: • A new
sub-section about the impact of COVID-19 in Section I: Program
Information. The section would have four questions in the first
data collection year in which it is implemented, due to
retrospective questions going back to academic year 2019-20, but
only one question in subsequent data collection years. • A new
question about student completion rate in Section I: Program
Information. • Minor revisions to the gender and race/ethnicity
categories in Section I: Program Information. The revisions to the
SRC consist of the following: • Two new items showing completion
rate, total and by program, pre-loaded from the IPRC for state
review, in Section I: Program Information. • Five new multiple
choice questions in Section VII: Teacher Shortages and Teacher
Preparation, which are replacing three open text items. • A new
“other” response option for a multiple choice item in Section IX:
Improvement Efforts. • A new multiple choice and open text item in
Section IX: Improvement Efforts. • A new section (Section X) about
the impact of COVID-19. The section would have three questions in
the first data collection year in which it is implemented, due to
retrospective questions going back to academic year 2019-20, but
only one question in subsequent data collection years. • Minor
revisions to the gender and race/ethnicity categories in Section I:
Program Information.
PL:
Pub.L. 110 - 315 205-208 Name of Law: Higher Education Act of
1965, as amended in 2008 by the Higher ED
This is an adjustment because
there is increase of 489 responses/respondents. Responses increased
from 1,794 to 2,283 due to an increase in the size of the reporting
universe, specifically the number of teacher preparation providers
completing the IPRC. Based on other adjustments there is a decrease
of -75,390 burden hours. There is program decrease of -7198 burden
hours by automation and streamlining of the forms(s). Burden hours
decreased due to technological advances and respondent experience
resulting in reduced burden hours.
$135,500
No
No
No
No
No
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No
Freddie Cross 202
502-7489
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.
State Report Card
Responses to 60 -Day Comments for 1840-0744.docx
State Report Card