Title page
Contents
1. Attention to urgent priorities and needs 2
2. Limited staff capacity 6
3. Commitment to fairness and collaborative practices 9
4. Protection of student and staff privacy 10
Summary 12
References 13
Appendix. Data sources and methods 15
Boxes
Box 1. Purpose, audience, and data sources 2
Box 2. Guiding questions to understand priorities 3
Box 3. Key considerations for compensating staff participating in research 6
Box 4. Potential ways to streamline study data collection 8
Box 5. Trade-offs to consider for decisions about random assignment 10
Box 6. Safeguards for collecting student and staff data 11
Appendix Exhibits
Exhibit A.1. Recruitment efforts cited in the brief 15
Exhibit A.2. Common factors district respondents report considering when deciding whether to participate in research 16