I, {lastname}(Parent/Guardian's Name), give permission to the Children's
Defense Fund ("CDF") and its designees to collect and record data on my child(ren),
__________________________{child039sname}____________ (Child's or Children's Names). This data gathering may
include, but is not restricted to, the following:
Surveys and/or interviews about his/her/their knowledge, attitudes, skills and behaviors in regard to his/her/their academic development such as motivation to read; nonacademic development such as leadership and conflict resolution skills; and overall satisfaction with the CDF Freedom Schools program.
Academic assessments and school data from report cards. These will be collected minimally twice: either shortly before the program begins, during the program, or shortly after the program ends.
I understand that the purposes of these surveys and interviews are to document the impact of the CDF Freedom Schools program on its participants and to identify areas for improvement. I also understand that this information will remain private, and that only my child(ren)'s site director(s) and research assistants approved by the Children's Defense Fund will be able to look at his/her responses.
I also understand that my child(ren)'s responses will be automatically grouped together with the responses of other CDF Freedom Schools sites for any public presentations of findings, and that my child(ren) will not be individually linked to his/her/their responses. In addition, I understand I can take back
my permission at any time.