[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 247 (Monday, December 27, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81243-81244]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-32389]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID DOD-2010-OS-0173]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and 
Readiness), DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense 
(Personnel and Readiness) announces the following proposed public 
information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions 
thereof. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection 
of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions 
of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden of the 
proposed information collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways 
to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by February 
25, 2011.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by any of the following methods:

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    <bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    <bullet> Mail: Federal Docket Management System Office, Room 3C843, 
1160 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1160.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency 
name, docket number and title for this Federal Register document. The 
general policy for comments and other submissions from members of the 
public is to make these submissions available for public viewing on the 
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov as they are received without 
change, including any personal identifiers or contact information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this 
proposed information collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and 
associated collection instruments, please write to the Office of the 
Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) Department of 
Defense Education Activity, Attn: Dr. Sandra Embler, 4000 Defense 
Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-4000 or call (703) 588.3175.
    Title and OMB Control Number: DoDEA Continuous School Improvement 
Student and Parent Surveys, OMB Control Number 0704-TBD.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection requirement is 
necessary in order for schools to identify areas for improvement. Under 
the DoDEA Community Strategic Plan, individual schools have a need to 
collect data from student(s) and parent(s)/guardian(s) to identify 
school-related issues to be addressed through the school improvement 
process. Information gathered via these voluntary data collections will 
provide individual schools information to determine student and parent/
guardian perceptions of school processes; provide early detection of 
school problems; and focus attention on areas that will improve the 
quality of education. Schools do not have existing data to meet this 
need.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 720.
    Number of Respondents: 2160.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 20 minutes.
    Frequency: Annually.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    Every school in the Department of Defense Education Activity is 
required annually to develop a school improvement plan. This plan is 
necessary to fulfill DoDEA's Community Strategic Plan as well as meet 
the requirements set forth by AdvancED, the accrediting agency for 
DoDEA's schools. To develop their individual plans, schools have a need 
to collect information from students and parents in seven primary 
areas: (1) School's vision and purpose, (2) leadership, (3) 
instruction, (4) assessments, (5) available resources and support, (6) 
communication, and (7) commitment to continuous improvement. The 
information gained from this data collection will be used to guide 
schools in identifying areas of need, developing strategies to address 
areas of concern, and to monitor effects of strategies on major 
stakeholders.

    Dated: December 20, 2010.
Morgan F. Park,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2010-32389 Filed 12-23-10; 8:45 am]
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