Title II Reporting Modification Draft Due to Covid

Deans, Program Leaders, and Reporters.

I just received the email copied below from Westat on Title II reporting modifications due to Covid disruptions. The link below walks through some example scenarios and solutions on how to report these disruptions in the upcoming reporting season. Note that this is a draft so if you have concerns or feedback on the proposed direction of reporting, you can submit that feedback for consideration. At the least, it is a primer to the general direction Title II is going to take with the upcoming reporting season which I thought was useful information.

 

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Hello Title II State Coordinators,

 

I wanted to call your attention to the draft Title II COVID-19 guidance that was released in the Federal Register earlier this month. The guidance is intended to support teacher preparation providers and states in the upcoming IPRC data collection. The draft guidance is currently going through the Department’s approval process, which includes opportunity for you to review and provide public comment.

 

The direct link to the draft guidance is: https://downloads.regulations.gov/ED-2020-SCC-0182-0003/attachment_1.pdf

 

The link to the posting on the Federal Register is: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/09/2020-27013/agency-information-collection-activities-comment-request-higher-education-act-hea-title-ii-report

 

To formally submit a comment about the draft guidance, please click on the link above for the Federal Register posting, and click the green “Submit a Formal Comment” button on that page. The public comment period will close on February 8, 2021.

 

I encourage you to review the draft guidance and share this with the teacher preparation providers in your state. Please let me know if you have any questions.

 

Thank you, and Happy Holidays!

 

Carrie Murthy

Westat Senior Study Director

Project Director, Title II Support Center and Data Collection