New Hampshire offers innovative, successful approaches in competency-based and deeper learning practices, and is a model for other states to follow. That’s why JFF, a national nonprofit, is partnering with the NH Learning Initiative, the NH Department of Education, and the Center for Innovation in Education to understand how work-study practices are being adopted and scaled across the state. We are seeking to understand how certain professional development opportunities impact teachers’ and students’ experiences as they learn to develop, use and assess work-study practices in classrooms. We invite your district to join this important research study,

This site contains links to materials that districts may find useful in understanding the study or may need to gain research approval. Any questions about the research can be directed to Dr. Felicia Sullivan, Associate Research Director, JFF at fsullivan@jff.org or 857-268-4160. This research has been approved by the Social, Behavioral and Educational Institutional Review Board of BRANY.

Overview

• BEST for the Future Website
• Portrait of the Research Practice Partnership
• One-Page Flyer
• Overview of Data Collection Elements and Timeline
• Data Collection Handbook
• Research Protocol
• Research Approval Letter Template for Districts
• Research Approval from BRANY SBER IRB

Data Sharing Agreements

• Data Sharing Agreement with JFF Template
• Data Sharing Agreement with NHLI Template
• List of Variables to Collect

Teacher Survey

• Teacher Engagement Survey Instrument
• Online Teacher Engagement Survey - Fall 2018
• Online Teacher Engagement Survey - Spring 2019
• Online Teacher Engagement Survey - Fall 2019
• Online Teacher Engagement Survey - Spring 2020 (pending)
• Teacher Recruitment
• Teacher Informed Consent Form

Student Focus Group

• Student Focus Questions
• Student Recruitment Flyer
• Parent Recruitment Letter
• Parent Recruitment Video
• Parent Permission Form
• Student Permission Form

Key Informant Interviews

• Key informant Interview Questions
• Key Informant Informed Consent

Teacher-related Elements

• Social Studies Professional Development
• Teacher-lead Scope of Work 2019-20
• JFF Conflict of Interest Form (for teacher leads)
• W-9 Form (for teacher leads)

Other

• Theoretically-driven codebook
• Student Survey (will not be fielded in NH)
• Video Album
• Teaser for formal short video documentary
• NHLI Libguide for Social Studies / WSP Task Development
• DRAFT Performance-Based Assessment of WorkStudy Practices Validation Project

Contacting the Institutional Review Board

You may contact a person independent of the research team at the Biomedical Research Alliance of New York Institutional Review Board at 516-318-6877. Questions, concerns or complaints about research can also be registered with the Biomedical Research Alliance of New York Institutional Review Board at www.branyirb.com/concerns-about-research. The IRB is a group of people who independently review research on humans to help protect their rights and safety. Please reference study by using JFF_Hewelett_3211_01 or protocol #18-004-515.