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Proposed Projects:

Title: Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES)

OMB No.: 09700151.

Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is requesting comments on plans to collect data on a new cohort for the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES). This study is being conducted to collect information on Head Start performance measures under contract with Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. (with Juarez and Associates and Educational Testing Service as their subcontractors) (contract HHSP23320052905YC).

FACES will involve four waves of data collection. The first wave will occur in fall 2006. Data will be collected on a sample of approximately 2,800 children and families from about 350 classrooms across 60 Head Start programs. Data collection will include assessments of Head Start children, interviews with their parents, and ratings by their Head Start teachers. Furthermore, sit ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2005-12-06-05-23643 Tue, Dec 6 2005 11:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[ Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2005-12-06-05-23644

Title: Field Test of SocialEmotional Measures and Modified Assessment Measures for the Head Start National Reporting System.

OMB No.: New Collection.

Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is requesting comments on plans to conduct the Field Test of SocialEmotional Measures and Modified Assessment Measures for the Head Start National Reporting System (HSNRS). This field test is being conducted under contract with Westat (with subcontractors Xtria and Pearson Educational Measurement) (HHS23320052902YC) to examine new and modified measures for HSNRS.

Purposes

The purposes of the field test are to expand NSNRS's coverage of the domain elements of the Head Start Outcomes Framework and to improve the performance of the current HSNRS assessment battery. ACF has been urged to expand the coverage of NSNRS to include noncognitive domains, in recognition of the ``whole child'' orientation of Head Start, in partic ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2005-12-06-05-23644 Tue, Dec 6 2005 11:00:00 GMT