CCSD’s highly diverse student population offers a wide range of contexts for conducting educational research and program evaluations. Therefore, we receive numerous requests from a variety of individuals and organizations for permission to conduct research within our District. Before conducting research in CCSD, studies must be approved through CCSD’s research review process. This is done through the online Research Application and Release of Student Information System, which handles research applications as well as requests for the release of student information. Please log in using the instructions below.
Online Application Login Instructions
- Proceed to https://aarsiapps.ccsd.net
- Click the button labelled “Login Here”
- If you are CCSD staff: Use your Active Directory credentials to access the application portal.
- If you are not CCSD staff: Click on the button labelled “Public Registration” and fill out the form. Make sure to use a valid email address during the account creation process, as notification emails pertaining to your application will be sent to that address. Once your account is created, you can access the application using the selected email address and password.
- Once you log in, click the button labelled “Research Application”.
- You are now able to start, edit, or submit your Research application or Release of Student Information request.
Note: If you are requesting student data, please note that in most cases we will require that you go through the full research review process by completing a research application and having it approved before your student data request is granted.
Research Review Process Steps
- Start and submit the Letter of Intent (Part A of the full research application)
- The Research Department will review the Letter of Intent
- The Research Department will follow up with questions or provide a review decision on the Letter of Intent
- If approved, complete the remainder of the full research application
- Submit the full research application along with the application processing fee
- The Research Department will review the full research application
- The Research Department will follow up with questions or provide a review decision on the full research application
- If approved, the researcher will review and approve of the conditions of approval form prior to receiving final approval
- Final approval decision letter sent to researcher
A full description of these steps can be found within the Research Application Manual
Resources
The following materials are provided for your information.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Research Review Procedures Manual
NIH Human Subjects Protection Certification Program
HHS Human Subjects Protection Training
Background Checks and Fingerprinting
There have been recent changes in the laws surrounding the requirements for people who interact with students that may affect your research project. All researchers who will have unsupervised contact with students need to go through a background check and have their fingerprints taken by CCSD. This only applies to those who will have unsupervised contact with students. If you will not be in contact with students (i.e., project does not involve contact with students; have completed all data collection), or if a teacher or school administrator will be with you at all times when you are on school grounds, this will not apply to you. Additionally, if you are a CCSD employee who already has a background check and fingerprints on file, this will not apply to you.
If there is any chance the researcher or a member of the research team will be alone with students, a volunteer application must be completed with the CCSD Human Resources Division. Please refer to the Protect Our Kids website or call Human Resources at 702-799-2273 with any questions.