Research services for schools and districts
Strengthen schools through purposeful research
Tap into your community’s insights to drive district wide improvements with K12 Insight’s internal and external K-12 researc services.
Expert-led research. Improved school quality and culture.
Collect feedback across your school district to identify gaps and opportunities impacting the school environment, and use the data to inform decision-making to improve schools, drive student success, increase employee satisfaction, and build trust capital.
Inform decision-making
Conduct valid and reliable research in your district
Utilize research to prioritize resources, guide interventions, retain staff and families, communicate with your communities, and improve the school experience.
Supporting you every step of the way
Strengthen schools through expert-led research
Our team of expert education researchers provide support with a customized survey instrument, survey translation and promotion, deployment and participation monitoring, reporting and analysis, and presentations and workshops.
DR. JENNIFER COISSON, PH.D. , HEAD OF RESEARCH OPERATIONS AT K12 INSIGHT
“Surveys and focus groups can help validate what you know and uncover concerns you might have never expected.”
Discover national trends
Participate in nationally benchmarked surveys
Gain insights into how your district measures up in terms of school and district quality, student engagement, and employee engagement with our nationally benchmarked surveys.
Making feedback matter
Develop a data-driven action plan
Our team of qualified research experts will guide you through the survey process from ideation to promotion to analysis, including our renowned “Making Feedback Matter” workshops that help you dive into results and build actionable plans.
Tap into your community’s insights to drive districtwide improvements
K12 Insight helps school districts conduct customized surveys, focus groups, and evaluations on topics including, but not limited to:
Attendance Boundary Modifications
Budget Planning
College and Career Readiness
Community Priorities
Crisis Management Feedback
Customer Service Professional Development
Customer Service Satisfaction
Distance Learning Feedback
District and School Quality*
Employee Engagement*
Employee Exit
Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity Perceptions
Family Exit
Family and School Partnerships
Leadership 360 Review
Professional Development Needs
Senior Exit
Social and Emotional Learning
Special Education Satisfaction
Strategic Planning Development and Feedback
Student Engagement*
Superintendent Listening
Superintendent Search
*Nationally benchmarked surveys
Resources
Explore these resources to learn how K12 Insight’s Managed Research team can help you identify gaps and opportunities impacting the school environment.
Telling stories with data
As school districts across the country experience monumental shifts, K12 Insight helps school administrators make data-driven decisions to improve the school environment by diving into surveys and focus groups.
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Research matters for every school district
COVID-19, safety concerns, book bans, and curriculum debates have left public schools in a wake of crises and many are struggling to maintain enrollment, ensure student safety, and engage their communities in meaningful dialogues.
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Investigate equity in your district by listening
Listening to your students, families, teachers, and staff is going to be an essential part of improving overall equity in your schools. Learn how an equity survey can help your district better understand stakeholder perceptions and experiences.
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Start delivering superior customer service in your school district
K12 Insight — a leading innovator of customer intelligence solutions for schools — helps you improve customer service and stakeholder engagement using a powerful customer experience platform and chatbot, research, and professional development.