[log in to unmask] writes:
>One of the major issues we always have is getting participation is these
>data collections, so I'm interested in your thoughts out there as to how
>we
>can influence broad participation in a statewide online survey.
Bill,
Re your question to the ListServ as to how we would get the word out to
everyone concerning the survey, I believe that there is quite a bit of
truth to the movie "Field of Dreams", in other words, "if you build it,
they will come!"  If someone puts together an online database, the word
will get out to all of the schools.

There could be a request sent to all of the Superintendents to forward the
information to their school's IT staff.  Also, the site could state a
suggestion that it would be helpful to contact other schools IT staff with
which you interact and make sure that they are aware of the survey.

Fred Wadlington, Systems Administrator
Milton Town School District
(802) 893-3215 x114