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Information Collection Request

Evaluating the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program After the 2017 Reauthorization

ICR 202011-1850-001 · OMB 1850-0961 · Received in OIRA

Forms and Documents
DocumentTypeStatusAvailability
B-4. Public School Notification_Oct 2020.docx Supplementary Document Uploaded 2021-02-09 Missing upstream
B-3. Non-OSP Private School Notification_Oct 2020.docx Supplementary Document Uploaded 2021-02-09 Missing upstream
B-2. OSP School_HSGradData_Notification_REVISED 2021-02-08.docx Supplementary Document Uploaded 2021-02-09 Available
B-1. OSP School_NoHSGradData_Notification_REVISED 2021-02-08.docx Supplementary Document Uploaded 2021-02-09 Repair queued
A-2. Parent Notification Letter_for_GK-3 Students Oct 2020.docx Supplementary Document Uploaded 2021-02-09 Repair queued
A-1. Parent Notification Letter_for_G4-12 Students Oct 2020.docx Supplementary Document Uploaded 2021-02-09 Repair queued
Supporting Statement Part B_REVISED 2021-02-24.docx Supporting Statement B Uploaded 2021-02-25 Repair queued
Supporting Statement Part A_REVISED 2021-02-08.docx Supporting Statement A Uploaded 2021-02-09 Missing upstream
IC Document Collections
IC IDCollectionTypeStatusForm
244336 Evaluating the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program After the 2017 Reauthorization Other-OSP Parent Applicant Survey New
244335 Evaluating the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program After the 2017 Reauthorization Other-DC Public School Administrator Survey New
244334 Evaluating the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program After the 2017 Reauthorization Other-OSP Program Operator Interview Protocol New
ICR Details
202011-1850-001
Received in OIRA
ED/IES ED-2020-SCC-0173
Evaluating the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program After the 2017 Reauthorization
New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)   No
Regular 03/03/2021
  Requested Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
842 0
303 0
0 0
The U.S. Department of Education (ED)'s Institute of Education Sciences (IES) requests clearance for data collection activities to support a congressionally mandated study of the District of Columbia (DC) Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP). Collecting information about the OSP is critical given ED's interest in private school choice as a way to improve students' educational outcomes and Congress's focus on the program. Proposed legislation supports both expanding the OSP to serve more students in DC and new tax credits that would make up to $5 billion available to fund similar programs nationwide. The importance of the OSP to Congress is reflected in its requirement that IES conduct a third evaluation of the program, following those completed in 2011 and 2019. The study will result in a report on the implementation of the OSP, including identification of challenges encountered by OSP-eligible applicants, participating schools, and the program operator; and potential program or policy changes to help address these challenges. A subsequent issue brief will focus on challenges related to families' ongoing participation in the OSP, since about 20% of students stop using scholarships after one year of participation. The study will also use the collected data to disseminate up to three issue policy briefs. This request covers administrative data as well as surveys of the OSP program operator, administrators of participating and non-participating OSP schools, OSP applicants, and OSP users. Also included is a request for classroom observations in OSP-participating schools.
PL: Pub.L. 115 - 31 901 Name of Law: Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act
  
None
Not associated with rulemaking
  85 FR 70596 11/05/2020
86 FR 12433 03/03/2021
Yes
  Total Request Previously Approved Change Due to New Statute Change Due to Agency Discretion Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses 842 0 0 842 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 303 0 0 303 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yes
Miscellaneous Actions
No
This is a new information collection request, therefore all burden is new. This results in a program change increase in burden and responses of 303 hours and 842 responses.
$8,010
Yes Part B of Supporting Statement
    Yes
    Yes
No
No
No
No
Meredith Bachman 202 219-2014
  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.
03/03/2021