The research application window for the 24-25 school year is closed. Per board policy research is limited to October 1 through May 1. 

We will start accepting applications for the 25-26 school year on August 1, 2025 through March 1, 2026. 

Research activities under these guidelines include collection of data at Everett Public Schools school or work sites, including polls or surveys, group or personal interviews, or any approaches to students, staff, or parents and/or where access to names or addresses must be obtained from Everett Public Schools.

• Individuals requesting to conduct any research activity in the Everett Public Schools must submit the following documents electronically to the Assessment & Research Department:
• Application form with all items completed.
• Complete research design including all data collection procedures, e.g., all questionnaires, forms, tests, and other instruments and communications that would be part of the proposed study.
• Supplementary materials as appropriate.
• Parent, student and/or staff Informed Consent forms.
• Letter of approval or exemption from researchers' Instructional Review Board.
• All research applications must be signed by the principal investigator and the person ultimately responsible for the study, e.g., supervisor, agency head, professor.
• Assessment and Research will receive the application and submit the proposed study for review by at least three Everett Public Schools personnel, including at least one representing the site at which data are to be collected. They will confer with the identified Area Assistant Superintendent for final approval. This process may take approximately four weeks to complete.
• When a decision has been reached, a notification will be sent to the researcher. Everett Public Schools will indicate the following:
• Approval: If the study is approved, the Assessment & Research department will notify the researcher and the principals or program managers in those schools or programs where the study is requested. Participation in the study will be voluntarily, even if approved.
• Approval with modification: If the study is conditionally approved pending modification, the researcher must provide a written response indicating compliance with the modifications before final approval is granted.
• Denial: The researcher will be notified their research has been denied.
• If approved, the researcher will contact the appropriate principals or program managers to complete arrangements for conducting the study. Principals and program managers may deny approval in their schools or program sites except for those studies mandated by the Area Assistant Superintendent.
• The researcher will supply Everett Public Schools with one copy of the final report or abstract prior to publication.