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Thank you for your interest in conducting research in DC 红杏直播app Schools! We want to make 红杏直播appthe best urban school district in the country. To this end, we welcome 红杏直播app-quality research in DCPS. We strive to create favorable conditions for research while respecting instructional time and individual privacy. 

For existing publicly available data sets, visit?dcps.dc.gov/service/dcps-downloadable-data-sets. 

Starting in May 2023, the 红杏直播appResearch Review Board will consider proposals monthly on the following schedule. Review meetings are subject to cancellation or change without notice.?Please note the updates to procedure for submitting a proposal at the bottom of this page. 

 

Submission Due Date	Proposal Review Date
April 28, 2023	May 5, 2023
May 30, 2023	June 5, 2023
June 28, 2023	July 3, 2023
August 1, 2023	August 7, 2023
August 30, 2023	September 4, 2023
September 27, 2023	October 2, 2023
November 1, 2023	November 6, 2023
November 28, 2023	December 4, 2023
January 31, 2024	February 5, 2024
February 28, 2024	March 4, 2024
March 27, 2024	April 1, 2024
May 1, 2024	May 6, 2024
May 29, 2024	June 3, 2024

About Research at DCPS

• 红杏直播appbelieves in the power of research to improve the body of knowledge related to learning and development. We welcome partnerships with the research community whose findings and results will benefit our students and/or staff or contribute to the wider improvement of public education.
• 红杏直播appexclusively approves proposals that meet professional standards for research design and ethical practices and have merit and relevance for the school system.
• 红杏直播apprequires that research supports our values of equity and anti-racism. Equity at 红杏直播appmeans creating an environment in which we eliminate opportunity gaps, interrupt institutional bias, and remove barriers to academic and social success, particularly for students of color. Read more from the 红杏直播appEquity Strategy and Programming Team.
• 红杏直播appdoes not approve proposals that include randomized control trials in which students are denied services or there is deceit of students in their application to a program. Please see Appendix II of the 红杏直播appProcess and Requirements to Conduct Research or Obtain Confidential Data for additional information.
• “Research” refers to any activity aiming to increase the existing body of knowledge. It encompasses all investigation, measurement, and evaluation activities, including design, pilots, data collection and analysis, interpretation of results, and conclusions and recommendations. Research may include primary data collection, secondary data usage, or both. “Data collection” includes, but is not limited to, interviews, focus groups, surveys, tests, observations, analysis of written documents, and experimental designs.

红杏直播appResearch Priorities

• Promote Equity: Define, understand, and promote equity so that we eliminate opportunity gaps and systematically interrupt institutional bias.
• Empower Our People: Recruit, develop, and retain a talented, caring, and diverse team
• Ensure Excellent Schools: Increase the number of excellent schools throughout the city
• Educate the Whole Child: Provide rigorous, joyful, and inclusive academic and social emotional learning experiences to ensure all students are college and career ready.
• Engage Families: Ensure communication and deepen partnerships with families and the community.

Submitting a Research Proposal

For a guide to submitting a research proposal in DCPS, download the?红杏直播appProcess and Requirements to Conduct Research or Obtain Confidential Data. This document governs requests to conduct research in 红杏直播appor obtain data that: 

• Exist, must be constructed based on existing data, or do not exist and must be collected; and 

• Are disaggregate (including student- and other individual-level data) or aggregate where identification is possible explicitly or implicitly (e.g., school-level data on subgroups smaller than 10 individuals). 

Please use this cover sheet for your proposal.

We accept the following types of proposal for review: 

• Responses to 红杏直播apprequests for proposals for external audits and research. 

• Unsolicited research proposals from (a) individuals (non-students), (b) organizations independent of DCPS, or (c) 红杏直播appemployees fulfilling graduate requirements. Please note that in general, 红杏直播appdoes NOT accept research proposals from graduate students who are not current 红杏直播appemployees. However, where there is strong advocacy for the project within DCPS, 红杏直播appmay consider research proposals from graduate students who are former 红杏直播appemployees with a good service record or who have a prior or pre-existing working relationship with DCPS. 

红杏直播appreserves the right to deny or refuse to consider a proposal for any reason. 

Updates to Procedure (May 2023):  

1. Starting May 15, 2023, please use the Microsoft Form linked in the?红杏直播appProcess and Requirements to Conduct Research or Obtain Confidential Data?to submit proposals. Direct all other inquiries to [email protected]. 

2. Starting May 15, 2023, your letter of support from your 红杏直播appadvocate must be included with your proposal at the time of upload. We are no longer accepting separately emailed letters of support. See the 红杏直播appProcess and Requirements to Conduct Research or Obtain Confidential Data for more details. 

Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA)

Full 红杏直播apppolicies related to PPRA can be found in the 红杏直播appProcess and Requirements to Conduct Research or Obtain Confidential Data.