[Mail_supt] School Mission - Research Request

[Robert Hlasko]

Dear Fellow Superintendents:


My name is Robert Hlasko and I am a doctoral student at the University of
Findlay and a current school superintendent.  As part of my doctoral
studies, I am conducting research on the educational mission(s) of K-12
schools.  I hope to learn, without prejudice, what stakeholder groups
believe the educational mission(s) of K-12 schools in Ohio to be and
whether or not those stakeholders believe that schools are meeting that
mission(s).  The goal of the study is to inform stakeholders and,
specifically, future policy decisions regarding education at a local and
state level.  I am contacting you to ask you to consider distributing the
following information to your educational staff and parents of students in
your district.


If teachers, school administrators, or other educational support staff are
willing to participate in this voluntary study they will need to attend a
focus group of 5-12 individuals.  Pending your approval, I will conduct the
separate focus groups (one for educators and one for parents) in an evening
at a school building in your district.  I will ask each group the same
three questions along with various follow-up questions and prompts based on
their responses.  Each focus group is expected to last approximately one
hour depending on length of responses and discussion.  Additionally,
participants will be asked to complete an anonymous seven question
demographic survey which should take no longer than ten minutes to complete.
With your permission, I will provide light snacks and refreshments at the
focus group session.


Beyond the initial RSVP and subsequent signing of a consent form at the
focus group session, all participants’ identities will be kept confidential
and only identified in any analysis by first name and an assigned
identification number.  To be clear, any information that is obtained in
connection with this study and that can be identified with you will remain
confidential and will not be disclosed.  If anyone should decide to
participate, they are free to discontinue participation at any time without
prejudice.  Aside from the time required to participate in the focus group
and complete the demographic survey the risks to participants are less than
minimal.


If you have you any questions please do not hesitate to ask.  If you are,
indeed, willing to allow dissemination of a recruitment letter to your
staff and/or parents please communicate with me via email or phone so that
I may coordinate the effort within any guidelines required by your
district.  If you have any additional questions at a later time, you may
also contact the chair of my dissertation committee, Dr. Kathleen Crates at
419-434-6552 or via email at crates at findlay.edu


<crates at findlay.edu>

Thank you in advance for your consideration of my request.


Sincerely,


Robert Hlasko

Doctoral Student

The University of Findlay

419-963-3415 (office)

hlasko at cory-rawson.org

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Bob Hlasko
Superintendent
Cory-Rawson Local Schools
3930 CR 26
Rawson, OH 45881

419-963-3415
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