Action Research CERR Approval Process
Please download and thoroughly review the Action Research CERR Approval Process document, embedded below, prior to submitting your proposal. This document outlines LAUSD’s legal and procedural requirements for research (e.g., strategies for recruitment or data collection). CERR expects applicants to proactively address requirements in their proposal.
Anyone wishing to conduct research in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) must obtain approval from the Committee for External Research Review (CERR). In addition, please note that we are NOT accepting proposals from graduate students who wish to distribute and collect large-scale surveys. LAUSD employees who seek to conduct small-scale surveys within their classrooms or schools to fulfill their program requirements may apply. Additionally, graduate students may still submit proposals that focus on qualitative research and/or administrative data (quantitative).
If you have any questions, please contact the CERR Team.
2024-25 SY Application Windows:
We will be accepting proposals to conduct research involving LAUSD resources for one week in February 2025, for data collection beginning in Summer or Fall sessions. Please be aware that the proposal and approval process can take several months to complete so CERR strongly encourages researchers to plan accordingly.
No late submissions will be accepted. Researchers who miss the submission window will be encouraged to apply during the next submission window. For more information regarding District-sponsored research projects, please contact Carolin Alexander or call (213) 241-4100.LAUSD employees who seek to conduct to fulfill their program requirements may apply outside the submission window if necessary. Please contact the CERR Team if the Submission link is not available below.
A. General Directions
This process and form are for LAUSD employees and other external researchers seeking to conduct research in the District to fulfill their EdD or master’s program requirements.
Please review the following Action Research CERR Approval Process document for the online research proposal submission form as these items are required for completing the form. Footnotes with red text describe District legal and procedural requirements regarding research. CERR expects researchers to proactively address District requirements in their proposals. For more information about research requirements, please see the FAQ linked in the right panel of the webpage.
We strongly recommend you complete the research proposal submission form’s sections in this Microsoft Word document, save it, and then copy and paste the text into the online proposal form’s sections. This document will also be useful if you are asked to revise your proposal.
Each field has a character limit of 2500 characters. You can use the character count tool in Microsoft Word to count all characters.
The link to complete and submit your proposal is available below.
You will receive a confirmation email with a proposal identification number once your proposal is submitted. Please refer to this identification number in any correspondence regarding your research application.
