HomeMy WebLinkAboutP 072 CUR - Requests to Conduct Non-Board Initiated Research in SchoolsPOLICY P.072.CUR
TITLE: REQUESTS TO CONDUCT NON-BOARD-INITIATED RESEARCH IN
SCHOOLS
Date Issued: February 1999
Last Revised: 30 January 2024 (Tier 1 Minor Housekeeping Edits)
Last Reviewed: 30 January 2024
COMMITMENT TO INDIGENOUS RIGHTS, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND EQUITY
The Board recognizes its responsibility to ensure that this policy and associated procedures promote
and protect Indigenous rights, human rights, and equity. The Board will strive to address and
eliminate discrimination and structural and systemic barriers for students, staff, and community.
1.0 RATIONALE
To establish authority for dealing with requests from universities, colleges, other agencies, and
individuals to conduct non-Board-initiated research in our schools.
2.0 DEFINITIONS
Please refer to Appendix A for a list of definitions of terms used in this policy.
3.0 POLICY
3.1 The Director of Education is authorized to establish procedures for screening,
modifying, approving, rejecting, monitoring, and evaluating any research projects from
individuals or groups who wish to conduct non-Board-initiated research which involves
the resources, students, staff, or time of the Board.
3.2 The Board supports the efforts of the Ottawa-Carleton Research Evaluation Advisory
Committee (The Committee) to ensure that:
a) research projects approved by the Committee contribute to educational
knowledge;
b) our schools and classrooms are not being interrupted unduly by these requests;
c) the research design will guarantee defensible data;
d) parents’ active consent is sought whenever testing involves their children; and
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e)the research follows ethical guidelines.
3.3 The Director of Education shall authorize staff to participate in the Committee for the
purposes stated in 3.1 above.
3.4 The Committee shall have the necessary authority to meet the purpose stated in 3.1
above.
3.5 The Committee may forward such recommendations concerning research policy as may
be required to the Board,through Committee of the Whole;but shall submit to the latter
committee,at least annually,an information report on its activities,including a synopsis
of research studies undertaken within the system.
4.0 APPENDICES
Appendix A:Policy Definitions
5.0 REFERENCE DOCUMENTS
OCDSB Procedure PR.562.CUR:Ottawa-Carleton Research Evaluation Advisory Committee
The Ottawa-Carleton Research and Evaluation Advisory Committee,2022-2023
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APPENDIX A:POLICY DEFINITIONS
In this policy,
Board means the Board of Trustees.
District means the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board.
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