Introduction: The San Joaquin Valley County Superintendents of Schools Consortium (SJVCSSC) invites your participation in the following study.

This survey will ask for your input regarding best practices identified by the California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley Higher Education and Workforce Development Working Group to promote the achievement of the K-12 Education Working Group Goal 2: Develop a college-going culture in San Joaquin Valley.

Length: The questionnaire will take 10-15 minutes to complete. Please complete by Monday, January 14th.

Potential Risks: The questionnaire poses minimal risk to participants. Participants are asked to describe their knowledge and use of programs to promote a college-going culture in San Joaquin Valley. No other further action is expected.

Potential Benefits: The findings of this study will assist the SJVCSSC gain a better understanding of the best practices in use to promote a college-going culture in San Joaquin Valley.

Confidentiality: All data related to this survey will be kept confidential. This survey adheres to the Association for Institutional Research Code of Ethics http://www.airweb.org/?page=140. Unless authorized by consent access to individual results, other than by the principal investigator, will be strictly prohibited. Zoomerang, this survey tool, is an encrypted secure and password protected system, risk to the subject’s confidentiality is however the same as if participating in any online public survey. The research report will be written in aggregate terms protecting the confidentiality of participants. A few individual responses however may be reported without any names.

Rights of Research Subject: Your participation in this study is entirely voluntary.

Contact Investigator: Direct questions to the principal investigator, Jesus Garcia, Research Coordinator at (661) 636-4648 or e-mail research@kern.org. If you have any other questions please direct them to:

Christine Lizardi Frazier, Ed.D
Associate Superintendent, Management Services
Kern County Superintendent of Schools Office
1300 17th Street - CITY CENTRE
Bakersfield, California 93301-4533
chfrazier@kern.org
661-636-4621

Consent: If you agree please click here proceed to the survey.