Guardian Consent Requirements

Per 2022 legislation, district coordinators must follow guidelines below before administering the KCTC Student Survey. Active consent from guardians is required for students to participate in the KCTC Student Survey.

2. Collect active consent from guardians within FOUR MONTHS of administering the KCTC Student Survey.

• The 2024-2025 survey administration window is open from September 2 – January 31. That means, for example, a district collecting guardian consent during school enrollment May 24 could administer the survey September 2-24. Use the Consent Calculator at right to determine your district’s consent timeframe, or see below for a visual example.
• The number one way to increase participation is toinclude guardian consent documents in your school enrollment packets for incoming 6th-, 8th-, 10th- and 12th-grade students. If your school enrollment falls outside the four-month window before your district’s selected survey administration date, you will need to collect consent again within four months of survey administration.
• Follow the Best Practices to Increase Active Guardian Consent Participation and use the available recruitment tools.
• Collect consent SEPARATELY FROM OTHER SURVEYS. Include both:

1. Guardian Informed Consent

(English and Spanish included in doc)

2. Guardian Consent Signature Page

Available formats:

Word:                 English          Spanish

Google Form:   English          Spanish

Google Doc:      English          Spanish

3. Document signed guardian consent. Provide a list of students included/excluded to proctors administering the survey. Please take advantage of our Guardian Consent Tracking Sheet template:

Available formats:

Excel          Google Sheet