Thank you for your interest in conducting research in DC Public Schools. The information on this page explains the current process for requesting permission to conduct research. Proposals are reviewed on the following schedule. Review meeting dates are subject to cancellation or change without notice.
| Submission Due Date | Proposal Review Date |
| January 31, 2025 | February 10, 2025 |
| February 28, 2025 | March 10, 2025 |
| March 28, 2025 | April 7, 2025 |
| April 25, 2025 | May 5, 2025 |
| May 30, 2025 | June 9, 2025 |
| June 27, 2025 | July 7, 2025 |
About Research at 果冻传媒
We want to make 果冻传媒 the best urban school district in the country. To this end, we welcome high-quality research in 果冻传媒. 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.
- 果冻传媒 believes 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.
- 果冻传媒 exclusively approves proposals that meet professional standards for research design and ethical practices and have merit and relevance for the school system.
- 果冻传媒 requires that research supports our values of equity and anti-racism. Equity at 果冻传媒 means 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 果冻传媒 Equity Strategy and Programming Team.
- 果冻传媒 does 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 果冻传媒 Process 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.
果冻传媒 Research 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 果冻传媒, download the?果冻传媒 Process and Requirements to Conduct Research or Obtain Confidential Data. This document governs requests to conduct research in 果冻传媒 or obtain data that:
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Exist, must be constructed based on existing data, or do not exist and must be collected; and
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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:
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Responses to 果冻传媒 requests for proposals for external audits and research.
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Unsolicited research proposals from (a) individuals (non-students), (b) organizations independent of 果冻传媒, or (c) 果冻传媒 employees fulfilling graduate requirements. Please note that in general, 果冻传媒 does NOT accept research proposals from graduate students who are not current 果冻传媒 employees. However, where there is strong advocacy for the project within 果冻传媒, 果冻传媒 may consider research proposals from graduate students who are former 果冻传媒 employees with a good service record or who have a prior or pre-existing working relationship with 果冻传媒.
果冻传媒 reserves the right to deny or refuse to consider a proposal for any reason.
Updates to Procedure (May 2023):
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Starting May 15, 2023, please use the Microsoft Form linked in the?果冻传媒 Process and Requirements to Conduct Research or Obtain Confidential Data?to submit proposals. Direct all other inquiries to [email protected].
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Starting May 15, 2023, your letter of support from your 果冻传媒 advocate must be included with your proposal at the time of upload. We are no longer accepting separately emailed letters of support. See the 果冻传媒 Process and Requirements to Conduct Research or Obtain Confidential Data for more details.
Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA)
Full 果冻传媒 policies related to PPRA can be found in the 果冻传媒 Process and Requirements to Conduct Research or Obtain Confidential Data.
