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February 12, 2023

Good morning,

Thanks for getting your course recommendations in! Students will start approving choices this morning. As a reminder we will have class meetings during X-block this week to review the process.

Monday- juniors
Tuesday- sophomores
Wednesday- freshmen

The building will be open Tuesday-Friday next week from 8am-2:45pm if you need access. 

This week I am sharing two survey requests from local Doctoral students. If you can take some time to complete the surveys I know they would really appreciate it. Both 

I am writing to request your help with promulgating my survey instrument, which is intended for any certified secondary educators to complete. It should take only about 10 minutes to complete, which includes reading the informed consent at the start of the survey. The results are completely anonymous and confidential, as no personally identifiable information is requested. This study has been authorized by the Institutional Review Board at the University of the Cumberlands, with explicit permission granted through the superintendent of your school district. 


The link to the survey can be found by clicking here or by pasting the following link into the browser's address bar: 

Warmly,

Mike Rubin, Uxbridge High School Principal


Leadership During a Crisis and Teacher Retention:
You are invited to participate in my dissertation research study, “Leadership During a Crisis and
Teacher Retention.” The University of the Cumberlands Institutional Review Board has
approved the study.
The purpose of this study is to determine if there is a connection between the leadership style of
the school administrator and the school’s teacher retention rate. Potential participants will be
Massachusetts public high school teachers.
Data collection will involve completing an online survey which will take approximately 10-15
minutes.
If you are interested in participating in this anonymous study, please click the link below and
complete the survey.
I appreciate your interest in this study.

Sincerely,
Evy Woodsmith
University of the Cumberlands

Dr. Hamblin
University of the Cumberlands
Department of Leadership Studies

Please follow this link to complete the survey.

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