Start and End Dates
Original starting date: 05/01/2021
Current end date: 12/31/2022
Agreement Type
Interagency Agreement
Description
Purpose
The purpose of this interagency agreement between the Utah State Board of Education
and University of Utah (U of U) is for the for U of U to develop and evaluate the
efficacy of an augmentative online teaching software to improve student engagement
during Zoom classes. The proposed study will recruit participants from the Utah Virtual
Academy (UTVA). This is a public charter school that focuses on academic and social
learning for children. This Academy was selected due its instructional nature that
closely aligns with assessing the objectives of this study. The study will recruit
teachers (n = 6) across the K-12 programs at the UTVA. The research assistants will
recruit participants by attending online faculty meetings and describing the availability
and purposes of this software tool. Additionally, school administrators will disseminate
a flyer with information about the study.
Legal Authority
34 CFR § 99.31(a)(6) and 20 U.S. Code § 1232g(b). This data sharing is permitted under the “Studies Exception” of the Family Education
Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
Justification
- Utah State Board of Education Decision
- Local Education Agency Decision
Approval
Original Agreement
Approved by: USBE Staff
Approval Date: 03/29/2021
Amendment #1
Approved by: USBE Staff
Approval Date: 06/27/2022
Data
Data Type
Personally identifiable student information, De-identified student-level data
Data Shared
Data shared includes relevant educator and student personal information for the purpose
of incidental data sharing while participating in the development and evaluating the
efficacy of an augmentative online teaching software to improve student engagement
during Zoom classes.
