• Conducting Research in HISD

    At HISD, we are committed to upholding our core values, which encompass the placement of effective teachers in every classroom, effective principals in every school, and the implementation of rigorous instructional standards. In pursuit of these ideals, it is imperative to engage in high-quality program evaluations and research to identify innovative approaches to educating our students.

    HISD Assessment, Accountability, and Compliance (AAC) is dedicated to fostering continuous improvement within our education eco-systems to guide program and policy decisions. Our foremost concern, however, remains the protection of student and staff privacy, in strict accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), state and federal privacy laws, district policy, and industry best practices. To ensure comprehensive safeguarding of research subjects' privacy, safety, health, and overall well-being, district policy mandates that all research requests undergo thorough review and approval by an internal research review board (RRB).

    Please closely review Guidelines for Conducting Research Handbook prior to submitting your application.

     

    Proposal Submission Timeline

    Applications for research proposals requiring primary data collection involving students, teachers, and administrators for the upcoming or current school year must be submitted on or before due dates outlined in table below.

    External research requests will only be accepted by the following submission deadlines:

    Window

    Application Windows

    Target for Data Collection

    #1 

    February 15th to March 15th

    Upcoming Summer (June) or Later

    #2 

    June 15th to July 15th

    Upcoming Fall Semester (Aug) or Later

    #3 

    October 15th to November 15th

    Upcoming Spring Semester (Jan) or Later

    Requests submitted outside of these windows and incomplete requests will not be considered. 

    Failure to respond to requests from the HISD RRB within 2 weeks will result in closure of the research proposal. You may resubmit in the next window. 

     

NOTICES

  • 1. Graduate Students: The district will not be considering graduate student research requests from non-employees. Due to the substantial volume of graduate research requests from employees and our dedication to supporting them, the district's resources are currently unable to accommodate non-employee graduate research. 

    2. Grant Applications: Please note, an approval from an outside entity as related to a grant application does NOT guarantee the right to conduct research in HISD. If you have secured funding for a grant for a specific project, you will still be expected to adhere to the HISD process outlined here to seek approval for your research, including data privacy agreement(s) and possible charges for data services.