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Application to Conduct Research in the Wake County Public School System Instructions

This Application to Conduct Research must be completed when proposing a study or research project in the Wake County Public School System ("WCPSS"). Complete all fields and be sure to click "Submit" at the bottom of the page.

Once you submit your application, you will receive a confirmation email notifying you that we received your application. A member of the Research Review Committee ("RRC") will be in touch within one week of our application review, which occurs on the last Wednesday of each month. If you have any questions about this process, please email us at wcpss-data-accountability@wcpss.net.

Basic Information

Primary Applicant's Name:

Title of Proposal:

Please select a research partnership pathway:

Principal approval is sufficient for action research proposals meeting the following three criteria:

The project uses existing data that has been or will be collected as part of standard school practice.All students within the classroom are included in the project (e.g. the class is not split into different groups receiving different interventions or instructional practices).Any proposed instructional program or intervention already exists and has been approved by WCPSS.

WCPSS staff member(s) participating in the collaboration:

Proposed Project Starting Date:

Date

Proposed Project Ending Date:

Date

Does your proposal have IRB approval?

Yes (please attach at the end of this application)NoApplied and awaiting approvalExempt (please attach at the end of this application)

Primary Applicant's Faculty Sponsor (if applicable)

Primary Applicant's Address:

Home telephone:

Work telephone:

E-mail

Fax:

Primary applicant's Institution

Primary applicant's institutional contact information:

Are you a Wake County Public School Employee?

YesNo

Are you currently working with a Wake County Public School Employee on your project? (This is not required for approval.)

YesNo

If yes, please let us know who you are working with (employee name and school or department).

Proposal Overview (please limit each response to 150 words or fewer)

Please describe why publicly available data (e.g., WCPSS District Facts, NCDPI accountability datasets and reports, etc.) are inadequate for the purposes of your research project.

Provide a short narrative of the motivation behind this proposal, its primary research question, and its hypothesis.

Describe the scope of your proposed study. Include, where applicable, participant types (e.g. students, staff, parents, schools), relevant subgroups, subjects, sample sizes, and duration.

Situate your proposed research within its field by citing a few prominent studies, articles, and/or books from the existing literature.

Describe how you anticipate your study will contribute to theory, evidence, and/or practice in your field.

Describe how your proposed study will benefit WCPSS and align with one or more of the district's objectives and strategies .

Describe your anticipated outcome, predictor, and control variables, as well as any instruments (e.g. surveys, equipment, procedures) you plan to use to collect new data.

Describe the research design and statistical analyses you plan to conduct.

Is your proposed study a single investigation or part of a larger research study?

For this particular proposal, describe your source and amount of funding, if applicable.

Signature Page

Assurances: As the applicant of the research project, I understand that I am requesting assistance in a research project and that I am not requesting information pursuant to Open Records legislation. If my request for research assistance is granted, I agree to abide by all policies, rules, and regulations of the district INCLUDING THE SECURING OF WRITTEN PARENT PERMISSION PRIOR TO IMPLEMENTATION OF MY PROJECT.

Applicant Signature Your typed name below will serve as your electronic signature:

Today's date:

Date

NOTE: BEFORE YOU HIT "SUBMIT," PRINT THIS APPLICATION AND PROVIDE A COPY TO THE PRINCIPAL OF THE SCHOOL WHERE YOU WILL CONDUCT YOUR RESEARCH.

As the sponsor for the research project, I have read the procedures for District Research Partnerships in the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) and understand that supervision of this project and responsibility for a report on its outcome rests with me. The privilege of conducting future studies in Wake County Public School System is conditioned upon the fulfillment of such obligations.

Sponsor Signature (required when study has an advisor, sponsor, of funder) Your typed name below will serve as your electronic signature:

Today's date:

Date

Attachments

Please attach any relevant documents (e.g. IRB, survey instruments, consent forms) below. If you need to provide additional attachments after you submit this form, you may email them to wcpss-data-accountability@wcpss.net.

Attachment

Select File

For Data and Accountability Use Only

Is the application complete?

YesNo

Proposal Number:

RRC reviewer:

Content area reviewer (if necessary):

Review start date:

Date

Review completed:

Date

Resubmit date (if applicable):

Date

Application status notes:

Proposal Status

Follow-up Date (6 months after Project Completion Date)

Date

Dissemination Method