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The Department is especially interested in public comment addressing the following issues: (1) is this collection necessary to the proper functions of the Department; (2) will this information be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how might the Department enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the Department minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use of information technology. Please note that written comments received in response to this notice will be considered public records.

Title of Collection: National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2027 Amendment 1.

OMB Control Number: 1850-0928.

Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved ICR.

Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments; Individuals or Households.

Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 18,076.

Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 10,892.

Abstract: The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), is a federally authorized survey of student achievement at grades 4, 8, and 12 in various subject areas, such as mathematics, reading, writing, science, U.S. history, and civics. The National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act (Pub. L. 107-279 Title III, section 303) requires the assessment to collect data on specified student groups and characteristics, including information organized by race/ethnicity, sex, socio-economic status, disability, and limited English proficiency. It requires fair and accurate presentation of achievement data and permits the collection of background, noncognitive, or descriptive information that is related to academic achievement and aids in fair reporting of results. The intent of the law is to provide representative sample data on student achievement for the nation, the states, and subpopulations of students and to monitor progress over time. The nature of NAEP is that burden alternates from a relatively low burden in national-level administration years to a substantial burden increase in state-level administration years when the sample has to allow for estimates for individual states and some of the large urban districts.

NAEP 2027 will include the grade 8 Science Pilot assessment.

This Amendment is a revision to the NAEP 2027 Clearance package (OMB#1850-0928 v.39). Since the 30-day Clearance Package, there are minor changes to burden hours and costs to the Federal Government. Minor shifts in schools expected to participate in School Device Model versus NAEP Device Model, as well as percentages of schools who will need an additional ( printed page 46118) staff member to support the assessment, resulted in an increase in burden hours from the initial Clearance package (10,790 hours) compared to this Amendment (10,892 hours). In addition, the costs to the Federal Government have increased by $1,889,007 from the initial Clearance package. Since the OMB approval of the initial Clearance Package, the Confidentiality Assurances are unchanged.

This Amendment includes updates to: Parts A and B including changes to burden hours and costs, committee members and their affiliations in Appendix A, communication materials in Appendix D (see headers notated with “NEW”), the school coordinator preassessment and assessment day feedback forms in Appendix E, Assessment Management System (AMS) screens in Appendix I (see headers notated with “NEW”), final survey questionnaire items (SQs) in J-1 (student), J-2 (teacher), J-3 (school administrator), the 2027 sampling memo in Appendix C. Additionally, NAEP changed the TUDA acronym from “Trends in Urban Districts Assessment (TUDA)” to “Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA),” and references throughout package documents reflect this change. This package is the final submission for the 2027 NAEP assessment.

The following table and pages below provide a summary of the changes that are included in this submission.

1. Part A:

a. Burden and Costs to the Federal Government updates.

b. Editorial updates ( e.g., references to the Amendment, schedule, or Appendices).

2. Part B: Editorial updates ( e.g., references to the Amendment, schedule, or Appendices).

3. Appendix A: Minor updates to committee members and/or their affiliations.

4. Appendix C: The 2027 sampling memo.

5. Appendix D:

a. All communication and recruitment materials; See documents marked “NEW”.

b. Of note, the term “Trends in Urban Districts Assessment (TUDA)” is now used in communications rather than “Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA).” The previously approved versions of the Facts for Districts and Facts for Principals documents have this updated naming convention reflected in this appendix.

6. Appendix E: The school coordinator preassessment and assessment day feedback forms.

7. Appendix I: Assessment Management System content and screens; See documents marked “NEW”.

8. Appendix J-1: 2027 Student Questionnaires.

9. Appendix J-2: 2027 Teacher Questionnaires.

10. Appendix J-3: 2027 School Questionnaires.

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