83 FR 54730 - Submission of Data by State Educational Agencies; Submission Dates for State Revenue and Expenditure Reports for Fiscal Year 2018, Revisions to Those Reports, and Revisions to Prior Fiscal Year Reports
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 211 (October 31, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 211 (October 31, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 211 (Wednesday, October 31, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 54730-54732] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-23834] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Submission of Data by State Educational Agencies; Submission Dates for State Revenue and Expenditure Reports for Fiscal Year 2018, Revisions to Those Reports, and Revisions to Prior Fiscal Year Reports AGENCY: National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, Department of Education. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Secretary announces dates for State educational agencies (SEAs) to submit expenditure and revenue data and average daily attendance statistics on ED Form 2447 (the National Public Education Financial Survey (NPEFS)) for fiscal year (FY) 2018, revisions to those reports, and revisions to reports for previous fiscal years. The Secretary sets these dates to ensure that data are available to serve as the basis for timely distribution of Federal funds. The U.S. Census Bureau is the data collection agent for this request of the Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The data will be published by NCES and will be used by the Secretary in the calculation of allocations for FY 2020 appropriated funds. DATES: SEAs can begin submitting data on Thursday, January 31, 2019. SEAs are urged to submit accurate and complete data by Friday, March 29, 2019, to facilitate timely processing. The deadline for the final submission of all data, including any revisions to previously submitted data for FY 2017 and FY 2018, is Thursday, August 15, 2019. Any resubmissions of FY 2017 or FY 2018 data by SEAs in response to requests for clarification or reconciliation or other inquiries by NCES or the Census Bureau must be completed as soon as possible, but no later than Tuesday, September 3, 2019. All outstanding data issues must be reconciled or resolved by the SEAs, NCES, and the Census Bureau as soon as possible, but no later than September 3, 2019. ADDRESSES AND SUBMISSION INFORMATION: SEAs may mail ED Form 2447 to: U.S. Census Bureau, ATTENTION: Economic Reimbursable Surveys Division, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, MD 20746. If an SEA's submission is received by the Census Bureau after August 15, 2019, the SEA must show one of the following as proof that the submission was mailed on or before that date: 1. A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark. [[Page 54731]] 2. A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the U.S. Postal Service. 3. A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial carrier. 4. Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary. If the SEA mails ED Form 2447 through the U.S. Postal Service, the Secretary does not accept either of the following as proof of mailing: 1. A private metered postmark. 2. A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service. Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before relying on this method, an SEA should check with its local post office. SEAs may submit data online using the interactive survey form on the NPEFS data collection website at: http://surveys.nces.ed.gov/ccdnpefs. The NPEFS interactive survey includes a digital confirmation page where a personal identification number (PIN) may be entered. A successful entry of the PIN serves as a signature by the authorizing official. Alternatively, a certification form also may be printed from the website, signed by the authorizing official, and mailed to the Economic Reimbursable Surveys Division of the Census Bureau at the Washington, DC, address provided above, within five business days after submission of the NPEFS web interactive form. Alternatively, SEAs may hand-deliver submissions by 4:00 p.m. Washington, DC, time on August 15, 2019, to: U.S. Census Bureau, Economic Reimbursable Surveys Division, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, MD 20746. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen Q. Cornman, NPEFS Project Director, National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Telephone: (202) 245- 7753. Email: [email protected]. You may also contact an NPEFS team member at the Census Bureau. Telephone: 1-800-437-4196 or (301) 763- 1571. Email: [email protected]. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service, toll free, at 1-800- 877-8339. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under section 153(a)(1)(I) of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, 20 U.S.C. 9543(a)(1)(I), which authorizes NCES to gather data on the financing and management of education, NCES collects data annually from SEAs through ED Form 2447. The report from SEAs includes attendance, revenue, and expenditure data from which NCES determines a State's ``average per-pupil expenditure'' (SPPE) for elementary and secondary education, as defined in section 8101(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA) (20 U.S.C. 7801(2)). In addition to using the SPPE data as general information on the financing of elementary and secondary education, the Secretary uses these data directly in calculating allocations for certain formula grant programs, including, but not limited to, title I, part A, of the ESEA, Impact Aid, and Indian Education programs. Other programs, such as the Education for Homeless Children and Youth program under title VII of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, and the Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants under title IV, part A of the ESEA make use of SPPE data indirectly because their formulas are based, in whole or in part, on State title I, part A, allocations. In January 2019, the Census Bureau, acting as the data collection agent for NCES, will email ED Form 2447 to SEAs, with instructions, and will request that SEAs commence submitting FY 2018 data to the Census Bureau on Thursday, January 31, 2019. SEAs are urged to submit accurate and complete data by Friday, March 29, 2019, to facilitate timely processing. Submissions by SEAs to the Census Bureau will be analyzed for accuracy and returned to each SEA for verification. SEAs must submit all data, including any revisions to FY 2017 and FY 2018 data, to the Census Bureau no later than Thursday, August 15, 2019. Any resubmissions of FY 2017 or FY 2018 data by SEAs in response to requests for clarification or reconciliation or other inquiries by NCES or the Census Bureau must be completed by Tuesday, September 3, 2019. Between August 15, 2019, and September 3, 2019, SEAs may also, on their own initiative, resubmit data to resolve issues not addressed in their final submission of NPEFS data by August 15, 2019. All outstanding data issues must be reconciled or resolved by the SEAs, NCES, and the Census Bureau as soon as possible, but no later than September 3, 2019. In order to facilitate timely submission of data, the Census Bureau will send reminder notices to SEAs in June and July of 2019. Having accurate, consistent, and timely information is critical to an efficient and fair Department of Education (Department) allocation process and to the NCES statistical process. To ensure timely distribution of Federal education funds based on the best, most accurate data available, the Department establishes, for program funding allocation purposes, Thursday, August 15, 2019, as the final date by which the SEAs must submit data using either the interactive survey form on the NPEFS data collection website at: http://surveys.nces.ed.gov/ccdnpefs or ED Form 2447. Any resubmissions of FY 2017 or FY 2018 data by SEAs in response to requests for clarification or reconciliation or other inquiries by NCES or the Census Bureau must be completed through the interactive survey form on the NPEFS data collection website or ED Form 2447 by Tuesday, September 3, 2019. If an SEA submits revised data after the final deadline that result in a lower SPPE figure, the SEA's allocations may be adjusted downward, or the Department may direct the SEA to return funds. SEAs should be aware that all of these data are subject to audit and that, if any inaccuracies are discovered in the audit process, the Department may seek recovery of overpayments for the applicable programs. Note: The following are important dates in the data collection process for FY 2018 data and revisions to reports for previous fiscal years: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date Activity ------------------------------------------------------------------------ January 31, 2019.................. SEAs can begin to submit accurate and complete data for FY 2018 and revisions to previously submitted data for FY 2017. March 29, 2019.................... Date by which SEAs are urged to submit accurate and complete data for FY 2017 and FY 2018. August 15, 2019................... Mandatory final submission date for FY 2017 and FY 2018 data to be used for program funding allocation purposes. September 3, 2019................. Mandatory final deadline for responses by SEAs to requests for clarification or reconciliation or other inquiries by NCES or the Census Bureau. All data issues must be resolved. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [[Page 54732]] Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or compact disc) on request to: Stephen Q. Cornman, NPEFS Project Director, National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Telephone: (202) 245-7753. Email: [email protected]. Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. You may access the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations via the Federal Digital System at: www.thefederalregister.org/fdsys. At this site you can view this document, as well as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal Register, in text or Portable Document Format (PDF). To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at the site. You may also access documents of the Department published in the Federal Register by using the article search feature at: www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published by the Department. Authority: 20 U.S.C. 9543. Dated: October 26, 2018. Mark Schneider, Director of the Institute of Education Sciences. [FR Doc. 2018-23834 Filed 10-30-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P
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postal mail or delivery should be their multi-tiered systems of support. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
addressed to the Director of the The IKAN and GloSS assessments were
Information Collection Clearance designed for use in Grades K–8 (GaDOE, Submission of Data by State
Division, U.S. Department of Education, 2015). Educational Agencies; Submission
550 12th Street SW, PCP, Room 9088, IKAN provides information on Dates for State Revenue and
Washington, DC 20202–0023. students’ number knowledge (that is, Expenditure Reports for Fiscal Year
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For magnitude comparisons, knowledge of 2018, Revisions to Those Reports, and
specific questions related to collection base 10 system and meaning of decimals Revisions to Prior Fiscal Year Reports
activities, please contact Felicia and fractions), and the GloSS provides
information on strategies students use AGENCY: National Center for Education
Sanders, 202–245–6264. Statistics, Institute of Education
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
when solving mathematical problems.
When used together, the IKAN and Sciences, Department of Education.
Department of Education (ED), in
GloSS assessments furnish teachers ACTION: Notice.
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. with information on how students solve
mathematics problems and students’ SUMMARY: The Secretary announces
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general dates for State educational agencies
public and Federal agencies with an understanding of whole and rational
number concepts. Teachers can then use (SEAs) to submit expenditure and
opportunity to comment on proposed, revenue data and average daily
revised, and continuing collections of the information from the assessments to
tailor their instruction to students’ attendance statistics on ED Form 2447
information. This helps the Department (the National Public Education
assess the impact of its information levels of understanding and address
problems that underlie lack of success Financial Survey (NPEFS)) for fiscal
collection requirements and minimize year (FY) 2018, revisions to those
the public’s reporting burden. It also with grade-level curriculum.
The Georgia Department of Education reports, and revisions to reports for
helps the public understand the previous fiscal years. The Secretary sets
(GaDOE) has received positive feedback
Department’s information collection these dates to ensure that data are
through testimonials from district-level
requirements and provide the requested available to serve as the basis for timely
personnel and math coaches supporting
data in the desired format. ED is distribution of Federal funds. The U.S.
the use of IKAN/GloSS. Yet, very
soliciting comments on the proposed Census Bureau is the data collection
limited psychometric data exists to
information collection request (ICR) that agent for this request of the Department
support the use of these measures.
is described below. The Department of of Education’s National Center for
GaDOE has not conducted reliability or
Education is especially interested in Education Statistics (NCES). The data
validity studies using its student
public comment addressing the will be published by NCES and will be
population. While many studies have
following issues: (1) Is this collection used by the Secretary in the calculation
been conducted in New Zealand by the
necessary to the proper functions of the of allocations for FY 2020 appropriated
Ministry of Education, participating
Department; (2) will this information be funds.
Georgia school districts and the GaDOE
processed and used in a timely manner;
are interested in psychometric data DATES: SEAs can begin submitting data
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
using teachers and students in their on Thursday, January 31, 2019. SEAs
(4) how might the Department enhance
state in the context of their state system are urged to submit accurate and
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
of standards, assessments, and complete data by Friday, March 29,
information to be collected; and (5) how
accountability. Thus, through the 2019, to facilitate timely processing. The
might the Department minimize the
Improving Mathematics Research deadline for the final submission of all
burden of this collection on the
Alliance, the GaDOE requested REL data, including any revisions to
respondents, including through the use
Southeast conduct a study to determine previously submitted data for FY 2017
of information technology. Please note
the reliability and validity of the IKAN/ and FY 2018, is Thursday, August 15,
that written comments received in
GloSS diagnostic assessments. 2019. Any resubmissions of FY 2017 or
response to this notice will be The three research questions guiding FY 2018 data by SEAs in response to
considered public records. the project relate to the inter-assessor requests for clarification or
Title of Collection: A Study of reliability of the GloSS and IKAN reconciliation or other inquiries by
Reliability and Consequential Validity assessments when administered by two NCES or the Census Bureau must be
of a Mathematics Diagnostic Assessment assessors within a one-week period and completed as soon as possible, but no
System in Georgia. the consequential validity of using
OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW. later than Tuesday, September 3, 2019.
IKAN and GloSS diagnostic assessments All outstanding data issues must be
Type of Review: A new information
(that is, teachers’ perception of their reconciled or resolved by the SEAs,
collection.
instructional utility for providing NCES, and the Census Bureau as soon
Respondents/Affected Public:
intervention). as possible, but no later than September
Individuals or Households. Student data from the IKAN and
Total Estimated Number of Annual 3, 2019.
GloSS assessments administered by ADDRESSES AND SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Responses: 44.
teachers and mathematics coaches will SEAs may mail ED Form 2447 to: U.S.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
be used to answer the two research Census Bureau, ATTENTION: Economic
Burden Hours: 606.
questions related to the inter-assessor Reimbursable Surveys Division, 4600
Abstract: Several school districts in
reliability studies. Silver Hill Road, Suitland, MD 20746.
Georgia (including Forsyth and Jefferson
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Counties) currently use the Individual Dated: October 25, 2018. If an SEA’s submission is received by
Knowledge Assessment of Number Stephanie Valentine, the Census Bureau after August 15,
(IKAN; New Zealand Ministry of Acting Director, Information Collection 2019, the SEA must show one of the
Education, 2011) and the Global Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy following as proof that the submission
Strategy Stage (GloSS; New Zealand Officer, Office of Management. was mailed on or before that date:
Ministry of Education, 2012) as part of [FR Doc. 2018–23763 Filed 10–30–18; 8:45 am] 1. A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service
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| Dates | SEAs can begin submitting data on Thursday, January 31, 2019. SEAs are urged to submit accurate and complete data by Friday, March 29, 2019, to facilitate timely processing. The deadline for the final submission of all data, including any revisions to previously submitted data for FY 2017 and FY 2018, is Thursday, August 15, 2019. Any resubmissions of FY 2017 or FY 2018 data by SEAs in response to requests for clarification or reconciliation or other inquiries by NCES or the Census Bureau must be completed as soon as possible, but no later than Tuesday, September 3, 2019. All outstanding data issues must be reconciled or resolved by the SEAs, NCES, and the Census Bureau as soon as possible, but no later than September 3, 2019. | |
| Contact | Stephen Q. Cornman, NPEFS Project Director, National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Telephone: (202) 245- 7753. Email: [email protected] You may also contact an NPEFS team member at the Census Bureau. Telephone: 1-800-437-4196 or (301) 763- 1571. Email: [email protected] | |
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