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critical foundation for long-term student 

success in math as well as reading 

(Duncan et al., 2007; Watts et al., 2014), 

but the professional development (PD) 

and curricular support for preschool 

teachers often lack specific content and 

training on high-quality math 

instruction delivered by math content 

experts. To address this problem, the 

REL Appalachia toolkit development 

team is developing a toolkit to provide 

preschool teachers with support in 

implementing core teaching practices 

essential to promoting early math skills 

and knowledge in children. The toolkit 

is based on the Teaching Math to Young 

Children IES practice guide (Frye et al., 

2013) and is being developed in 

collaboration with state and district 

partners in Virginia. 

IES requests clearance for activities to 

support the recruitment of schools and 

districts to participate in an efficacy 

study of the toolkit as part of the REL 

Appalachia contract. A second OMB 

package, which will be submitted later 

this year, will request clearance for data 

collection instruments and the 

collection of district administrative 

data. 

The study will assess the efficacy of 

the professional development resources 

included in the toolkit. The evaluation 

will also assess how teachers implement 

the toolkit to provide context for the 

efficacy findings and guidance to 

improve the toolkit and its future use. 

The evaluation will take place in 50 

schools across approximately 10 school 

divisions in Virginia and focus on 

mathematics teaching practices and 

student mathematics knowledge and 

skills in preschool classrooms. The 

purpose of this study will be to measure 

the efficacy and implementation of the 

REL AP-developed toolkit designed to 

improve teacher practice and preschool 

students’ math learning outcomes. The 

toolkit evaluation will produce a report 

for district and school leaders who are 

considering strategies to improve math 

learning in preschool. The report will be 

designed to help them decide whether 

and how to use the toolkit to help them 

implement the practice guide 

recommendations. 

Dated: September 11, 2023. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2023–SCC–0163] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; Annual 

Performance Report for Titles III, V, 

and VII Grants 

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary 

Education (OPE), Department of 

Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, the Department is proposing a 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection request (ICR). 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

November 13, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the 

documents related to the information 

collection listed in this notice, please 

use http://www.regulations.gov by 

searching the Docket ID number ED– 

2023–SCC–0163. Comments submitted 

in response to this notice should be 

submitted electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov by selecting the 

Docket ID number or via postal mail, 

commercial delivery, or hand delivery. 

If the regulations.gov site is not 

available to the public for any reason, 

the Department will temporarily accept 

comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. 

Please include the docket ID number 

and the title of the information 

collection request when requesting 

documents or submitting comments. 

Please note that comments submitted 

after the comment period will not be 

accepted. 

Written requests for information or 

comments submitted by postal mail or 

delivery should be addressed to the 

Manager of the Strategic Collections and 

Clearance Governance and Strategy 

Division, U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 

6W203, Washington, DC 20202–8240. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Jason Cottrell, 

202–453–7530. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) 

(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the 

general public and Federal agencies 

with an opportunity to comment on 

proposed, revised, and continuing 

collections of information. This helps 

the Department assess the impact of its 

information collection requirements and 

minimize the public’s reporting burden. 

It also helps the public understand the 

Department’s information collection 

requirements and provide the requested 

data in the desired format. The 

Department is soliciting comments on 

the proposed information collection 

request (ICR) that is described below. 

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: Annual 

Performance Report for Titles III, V, and 

VII Grants. 

OMB Control Number: 1840–0766. 

Type of Review: A revision of a 

currently approved ICR. 

Respondents/Affected Public: Private 

Sector; State, Local, and Tribal 

Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 1,400. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 28,000. 

Abstract: Titles III, V, and VII of the 

Higher Education Act of 1965, as 

amended (HEA), provide discretionary 

and formula grant programs that make 

competitive awards to eligible 

institutions of higher education and 

organizations (Title III, Part E) to assist 

these institutions with expanding their 

capacity to serve minority and lowincome students. Grantees annually 

submit a performance report to 

demonstrate that substantial progress is 

being made towards meeting the 

objectives of their project. A Final 

Performance Report will be completed 

after the grantee completes their final 

performance period. 

Dated: September 11, 2023. 

Kun Mullan, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

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