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transmit approved priorities to the 

appropriate congressional committee 

(20 U.S.C. 9515(b)); (4) ensure that the 

priorities of IES and the National 

Education Centers are consistent with 

the mission of IES (20 U.S.C. 9515(c)); 

(5) review and approve procedures for 

technical and scientific peer review of 

the activities of IES; (6) advise the 

Director on the establishment of 

activities to be supported by IES, 

including the general areas of research 

to be carried out by the National Center 

for Education Research (NCER) and the 

National Center for Special Education 

Research (NCSER) (20 U.S.C. 9567); (7) 

present to the Director such 

recommendations as it may find 

appropriate for (a) the strengthening of 

education research, and (b) the funding 

of IES; (8) advise the Director on the 

funding of applications for grants, 

contracts, and cooperative agreements 

for research, after the completion of peer 

review; (9) review and regularly 

evaluate the work of IES, to ensure that 

scientifically valid research, 

development, evaluation, and statistical 

analysis are consistent with the 

standards for such activities under this 

title; (10) advise the Director on 

ensuring that activities conducted or 

supported by IES are objective, secular, 

neutral, and non-ideological, and are 

free of partisan political influence and 

racial, cultural, gender, or regional bias; 

(11) solicit advice and information from 

those in the educational field, 

particularly practitioners and 

researchers, to recommend to the 

Director topics that require long-term, 

sustained, systematic, programmatic, 

and integrated research efforts, 

including knowledge utilization and 

wide dissemination of research, 

consistent with the priorities and 

mission of IES; (12) advise the Director 

on opportunities for the participation in, 

and the advancement of, women, 

minorities, and persons with disabilities 

in education research, statistics, and 

evaluation activities of IES; (13) 

recommend to the Director ways to 

enhance strategic partnerships and 

collaborative efforts among other 

Federal and State research agencies; (14) 

recommend to the Director individuals 

to serve as Commissioners of the 

National Education Centers; and (15) 

make recommendations to the President 

with respect to the appointment of the 

Director. 

Meeting Agenda: The agenda for the 

meeting is as follows: (1) Call to order 

and welcome remarks by the 

Chairwoman of the Board; (2) Member 

roll call; (3) Board member approval of 

meeting transcript from the December 

4–5, 2023 meeting; (4) Board member 

approval of meeting agenda; (5) 

discussion of and voting on reports from 

NBES subcommittees; (6) Discussion of 

NBES policy priorities; (7) Meeting with 

a representative from Friends of IES to 

discuss how they can support NBES 

efforts; (8) Plan for NBES meetings in 

upcoming calendar year; (9) Closing 

remarks and adjournment. 

Instructions for Accessing the 

Meeting: Members of the public 

interested in virtually attending this 

meeting may email the DFO listed in 

this notice no later than 11:59 p.m. 

eastern time (ET) on Wednesday, 

January 24, 2024. The DFO will provide 

a link and instructions on how to access 

the meeting via Microsoft Teams. 

Public Comment: Members of the 

public interested in submitting written 

comments related to the work of NBES 

may do so by emailing the DFO listed 

in this notice no later than 11:59 p.m. 

ET on Wednesday, January 24, 2024. 

Written comments should pertain to the 

mission and function of NBES. 

Reasonable Accommodations: The 

virtual meeting is accessible to 

individuals with disabilities. If you will 

need an auxiliary aid or service for the 

meeting (e.g., interpreting service, 

assistive listening device, or materials in 

an alternate format), notify the DFO 

listed in this notice no later than 

January 24th, 2024. 

Access to Records of the Meeting: The 

official transcript of this meeting will be 

available for public review on the IES 

website, https://ies.ed.gov/director/ 

board/index.asp, no later than 90 days 

after the meeting. Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

1009(b), the public may also inspect 

NBES records at the U.S. Department of 

Education, IES, 550 12th Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20202, Monday-Friday, 

8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET. Please email 

ellie.pelaez@ed.gov to schedule an 

appointment. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

The official version of this document is 

the document published in the Federal 

Register. Free internet access to the 

official edition of the Federal Register 

and the Code of Federal Regulations is 

available via the Federal Digital System 

at: www.gpo.gov/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 Adobe Portable Document 

Format (PDF). To use PDF, you must 

have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is 

available free at the site. You also may 

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: Section 116 of the 

Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 

(20 U.S.C. 9516). 

Mark Schneider, 

Director, Institute of Education Sciences. 

[FR Doc. 2024–00699 Filed 1–12–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2024–SCC–0010] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; Data 

Collection for the Evaluation of the 

REL Appalachia Teaching Math to 

Young Children Toolkit 

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences 

(IES), Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, the Department is proposing a 

new information collection request 

(ICR). 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before March 

18, 2024. 

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– 

2024–SCC–0010. 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 Amy Johnson, 

202–453–7439. 


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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: Data Collection for 

the Evaluation of the REL Appalachia 

Teaching Math to Young Children 

Toolkit. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW. 

Type of Review: A new ICR. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals and Households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 6,720. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 697. 

Abstract: Mathematics knowledge 

acquired in early childhood provides a 

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 data 

collection instruments and the 

collection of district administrative data 

for an efficacy study of the toolkit as 

part of the REL Appalachia (REL AP) 

contract. 

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: January 10, 2024. 

Juliana Pearson, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 2024–00685 Filed 1–12–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2024–SCC–0009] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; SEA 

Procedures for Adjusting EDDetermined Title I Allocations to Local 

Education Agencies (LEAs) 

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and 

Secondary Education (OESE), 

Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, the Department is proposing an 

extension without change of a currently 

approved information collection request 

(ICR). 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before March 

18, 2024. 

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– 

2024–SCC–0009. 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 Todd 

Stephenson, 202–205–1645. 

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. 


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