The Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) recognizes the value and importance of research in the field of education. The UGDSB shall establish a research agenda for each school year, identifying key research areas that reflect the board’s goals as set out in the Multi-Year Plan. Priority will be given to proposals that align with the board’s research agenda.

External individuals or organizations proposing to conduct research that will involve UGDSB staff, students, parents/guardians, and/or school communities, are invited to submit an application for approval, in accordance with the terms and conditions outlined in this policy and the accompanying procedures and appendices.

First adopted: March 1998
Revision history: June 2005, February 2015, January 2019 (204-A, 204-1 only), June 2020, April 2025

• 204-External-Research-in-Schools-Policy

• 204-A-Conducting-Research-in-Schools-Procedures Updated procedures and appendices are pending

  • 204-A-Appendix-A-Research-Proposal-Application-204

  • 204-A-Appendix-B-Guidelines-for-Research-Letter-to-Parents-and-Guardians