School Leader Survey

Evaluation of Strategies to Address Unfinished
Learning in Math (ReSolve Math Study)

Appendix C
School Leader Consent Form and Survey

May 2023

ReSolve Math Study
School Leader Survey
2024/2025/2026

Notice of Confidentiality
Information collected for this study comes under the confidentiality and data protection requirements of the
Institute of Education Sciences (The Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, Title I, Part E, Section 183). Responses
to this data collection will be used by the U.S. Department of Education, its contractors, and collaborating
researchers only for statistical purposes. Reports will summarize findings across the sample and will not associate
responses with specific a school or individual. All of the information you provide may be used only for statistical
purposes and may not be disclosed, or used, in identifiable form for any other purpose except as required by law
(20 U.S.C. §9573 and 6 U.S.C. §151).
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of
information unless such collection displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this
information collection is xxxx-xxxx. The approximate time required to complete the survey is estimated to be 15
minutes including time for reviewing instructions, looking for necessary information, and completing questions. If
you have any comments concerning the accuracy of the time estimate or suggestions for improving this form,
please write to: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, 550 12th Street, SW, Washington,
DC 20202.

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Dear School Leader:
The ReSolve Math Study is a groundbreaking national study designed to test whether
consistent and intensive use of digital math products as a complement to teacher-led
instruction can accelerate 4th and 5th graders math learning. Your participation is voluntary,
but your response is critical for producing valid and reliable data. You may skip any questions
you do not wish to answer; however, we hope that you answer as many questions as you can.
The survey will take about 15 minutes to complete. As a token of appreciation for your time,
you will receive $20 for completing this survey.
Below are the answers to some general questions concerning your participation.
What is the purpose of this survey?
The purpose of this survey is to obtain information about 4th and 5th grade math instruction at
your school.
Who is conducting this survey?
The ReSolve Math Study was commissioned by the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of
Education Sciences. The study is being led by MDRC (a nonprofit, nonpartisan research
organization that has been doing work in the education and social policy field since 1974), and
the study survey is being administered by Westat (a research firm with expertise in survey
research and data collection in education and other areas since 1963).
Why should I participate in this survey?
Policymakers and educational leaders rely on findings from studies like this to inform their
decisions on approaches to addressing unfinished learning among students in elementary
school. The current project will fill a critical gap in the research on the consistent use of digital
math products to complement core teacher-led instruction and the best instructional
approaches these products can take in helping students to catch-up.
Will my responses be kept confidential?
Yes. Your responses are protected from disclosure per the policies and procedures required by
the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, Title I, Part E, Section 183. The study team will
present the information collected as part of this study in an aggregate form and will not
associate responses to any of the people who participate. We will not provide information that
identifies you or your school to anyone outside the study team except as required by law. Your

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responses will be used only for statistical purposes. Any willful disclosure of such information
for nonstatistical purposes, without the informed consent of the respondent, is a class E felony.
Will my information ever be used in the future for other studies?
Yes. The study team may share the data we collected from the study with other researchers to
use in their work, but those records will not contain your name or any other information that
could identify you. You are agreeing now to sharing this information for future research
purposes.
What are the benefits to me of being in the survey?
There are no direct benefits to you for participating in the survey. However, you are helping
educators learn how to support students’ math learning.
What are the risks to participation?
There are few risks involved other than accidental disclosure of information. MDRC and Westat
have safeguards in place to ensure respondents’ confidentiality, including restricted access to
survey data and separating identifying information such as teacher and school names from
survey responses. All study team members sign a confidentiality pledge, and all staff with
access to identifiable study data have received clearance from the U.S. Department of
Education and are subject to severe legal consequences for any breach of confidentiality. Any
data that identifies you will be destroyed at the end of the study. If you have any questions
about your rights as a research volunteer, contact the study team at ReSolveMath@mdrc.org or
.
How will my information be reported?
The information you provide will be combined with the information provided by other school
leaders in statistical reports. No individual data that links your name, e-mail address, or school
with your responses will be included in the statistical reports.
Thank you for your cooperation in this very important effort!
Yes, I agree to participate in this
survey
No, I do not agree to participate

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Resolve Math
Instructional Leader Survey
Spring 2024/2025/2026
Section 1. Math Instruction
[PROGRAMMER: When piping in the appropriate school years and school year ranges, please consult
the following chart and insert the years according to the cohort that the school is part of and the year
of participation.
Year 1

Year 2

Cohort 1

2023-2024

2024-2025

Cohort 2

2024-2025

2025-2026

For example, when there is a parenthesis like (SY 2023-24/SY 2024-25/SY 2025-26), you would pick ONE
of the ranges based on the cohort and the year of participation]
1-1. The first questions are about curriculum materials. Curriculum materials are instructional
materials intended to constitute a full, comprehensive course of study for a particular subject and
grade level. Curriculum materials do NOT include supplemental digital math products (e.g.,
intervention materials).
During this school year (SY 2023-24/SY 2024-25/SY 2025-26), has your school or district made any
4th or 5th grade math curriculum materials available to teachers for instruction?
01 Yes
02 No
[PROGRAMMER: Include hover-over definition on “supplemental digital math products” as follows:
“Supplemental digital math products are computer-based or online programs that provide students with
mathematics instruction or practice, and which are not curriculum materials.”]

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[PROGRAMMER: If question 1-1 was marked “yes”, then ask:]
1-2. During this school year (SY 2023-24/SY 2024-25/SY 2025-26), which of the following 4th or 5th
grade mathematics curriculum materials have your school or district made available to teachers?
Please select all curriculum materials that are available to teachers WHETHER THEY USE THEM OR
NOT.
[PROGRAMMER: do not randomize]
Curriculum materials

Available for 4th
grade math
instruction

Available for 5th
grade math
instruction

01 Big Ideas Math: Modeling Real Life – 2019 (Big Ideas
Learning, LLC)

1☐

2☐

02 Bridges in Mathematics (Math Learning Center)

1☐

2☐

1☐

2☐

1☐

2☐

03 Common Core Coach (Triumph Learning or School
Specialty, Inc)
04 Connecting Math Concepts (McGraw-Hill Education)
05 EngageNY (NYSED)
06 enVision Math - 2012 (Pearson)
07 enVision Math 2.0 - 2016 (Savvas Learning Company,
formerly Pearson)

1☐

1☐
1☐

2☐

2☐
2☐

08 enVision Math – 2020 (Savvas Learning Company,
formerly Pearson)

1☐

2☐

09 Eureka Math (Great Minds)

1☐

2☐

1☐

2☐

10 Everyday Math - 2016 (McGraw Hill Education)
11 Everyday Math 4 – 2020 (McGraw Hill Education)
12 Fishtank Plus or Fishtank Math (Fishtank Learning)
13 Go Math (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
14 Illustrative Math K-5 (Kendall Hunt) (Imagine Learning,
formerly LearnZillion) (McGraw Hill)
15 Into Math (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
16 Investigations in Number, Data and Space 3rd Edition –
2017 (Savvas Learning Company, formerly Pearson)
17 Math Expressions - 2013 (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
18 Math Expressions - 2018 (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
19 Math in Focus (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
20 My Math - 2014 or 2018 (McGraw-Hill Education)

1☐
1☐
1☐
1☐

2☐
2☐
2☐
2☐

1☐

2☐

1☐

2☐

1☐

2☐

1☐

1☐
1☐

2☐

2☐
2☐
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21 My Math – 2020 (McGraw-Hill Education)

1☐

2☐

1☐

2☐

1☐

22 ORIGO Stepping Stones 2.0 --2017 (ORIGO Education
23 ORIGO Stepping Stones 2.0 – 2022 (ORIGO Education)

1☐

24 Ready or i-Ready Classroom Mathematics (Curriculum
Associates)

2☐
2☐

25 Reveal Math, Common Core Edition (McGraw-Hill
Education)

1☐

2☐

26 Saxon Math (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

1☐

2☐

1☐

2☐

1☐

27 Singapore Math (Marshall Cavendish Education Pte
Ltd)
28 Zearn (Zearn, Inc)

1☐

29 Other (please specify): [TEXTBOX]

2☐

2☐

1-3. Next, we would like to learn about supplemental digital math products. Supplemental digital
math products are computer-based or online programs that provide students with mathematics
instruction or practice, and which are not curriculum materials.
During this school year (SY 2023-24/SY 2024-25/SY 2025-26), has your school or district made any
supplemental digital math products AVAILABLE to teachers for 4th or 5th grade math instruction,
WHETHER THEY USE THEM OR NOT?
01 Yes
02 No
[PROGRAMMER: If question 1-3 was marked “yes”, then ask:]
1-4. To the best of your awareness, which of the following supplemental digital math products has
your school or district made available for 4th or 5th grade math instruction this school year?
Please select all supplemental digital math products that you are aware are AVAILABLE to
teachers WHETHER THEY USE THEM OR NOT.
[PROGRAMMER: do not randomize items]
Supplemental digital math products

Available for 4th
grade math
instruction

Available for 5th
grade math
instruction

01 Assessment and Learning in Knowledge
Spaces (ALEKS) (McGraw-Hill Education)

1☐

2☐

02 BrainPOP

1☐

2☐

03 Bridges Intervention

1☐

2☐

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04 ck-12
05 DeltaMath
06 Desmos
07 Do The Math (Scholastic/Houghton Mifflin
Harcourt)
08 Dreambox
09 enVision MATH: Diagnosis and Intervention
System (Savvas Learning Company, formerly
Pearson)
10 Freckle (Renaissance Learning)
11 Go Math! Intervention
12 Illuminations (NCTM)
13 ImagineLearning
14 i-Ready (Curriculum Associates)
15 Istation
16 IXL Math
17 Kahoot!
18 Khan Academy
19 LearnZillion
20 MathXL for School (Savvas Learning Company,
formerly Pearson)
21 MobyMax
22 Reflex
23 Splash Math
24 ST Math
25 Starfall
26 Study Island (Edmentum)
27 SuccessMaker (Savvas Learning Company,
formerly Pearson)
28 XtraMath
29 Zearn
30 Other (please specify): [TEXTBOX]

1☐

2☐

1☐

2☐

1☐
1☐

2☐
2☐

1☐

2☐

1☐

2☐

1☐

2☐

1☐

1☐
1☐
1☐
1☐
1☐
1☐
1☐
1☐
1☐

2☐

2☐
2☐
2☐
2☐
2☐
2☐
2☐
2☐
2☐

1☐

2☐

1☐

2☐

1☐
1☐
1☐
1☐
1☐

2☐
2☐
2☐
2☐
2☐

1☐

2☐

1☐

2☐

1☐

2☐

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1-5. Math instructional time includes any time during the school day that is specifically dedicated for
students to learn math. It includes whole class instruction, small group instruction, students
working independently in the classroom, and supplemental instructional periods—such as pull-out
instruction or intervention time—that are dedicated to math. It does not include special periods,
such as computer time, that could be used for instruction in any subject.
To the best of your awareness, which of the following supplemental digital math products have
4th or 5th grade math teachers used with at least one student during math instructional time this
school year?
Please select all supplemental digital math products that you are aware teachers used WHETHER
THE SCHOOL OR DISTRICT MAKES THEM AVAILABLE OR NOT.
[PROGRAMMER: do not randomize items]
Supplemental digital math products

Used for 4th grade
math instruction

Used for 5th grade
math instruction

01 Assessment and Learning in Knowledge
Spaces (ALEKS) (McGraw-Hill Education)

1☐

2☐

02 BrainPOP

1☐

2☐

1☐

2☐

03 Bridges Intervention
04 ck-12
05 DeltaMath
06 Desmos
07 Do The Math (Scholastic/Houghton Mifflin
Harcourt)
08 Dreambox
09 enVision MATH: Diagnosis and Intervention
System (Savvas Learning Company, formerly
Pearson)
10 Freckle (Renaissance Learning)
11 Go Math! Intervention
12 Illuminations (NCTM)
13 ImagineLearning
14 i-Ready (Curriculum Associates)
15 Istation
16 IXL Math
17 Kahoot!
18 Khan Academy

1☐
1☐
1☐
1☐

2☐
2☐
2☐
2☐

1☐

2☐

1☐

2☐

1☐

2☐

1☐

1☐
1☐
1☐
1☐
1☐
1☐
1☐

2☐

2☐
2☐
2☐
2☐
2☐
2☐
2☐
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19 LearnZillion

1☐

2☐

1☐

2☐

1☐

2☐

1☐

20 MathXL for School (Savvas Learning Company,
formerly Pearson)
21 MobyMax

2☐

1☐

22 Prodigy
23 Reflex

2☐

1☐

24 Splash Math

2☐

1☐

25 ST Math

2☐

1☐

26 Starfall

2☐

1☐

27 Study Island (Edmentum)

2☐

1☐

28 SuccessMaker (Savvas Learning Company,
formerly Pearson)
29 XtraMath

2☐

1☐

2☐

1☐

2☐

1☐

30 Zearn
31 Other (please specify): [TEXTBOX]

2☐

[PROGRAMMER: For every item in 1-5 used by 4th and/or 5th grader teachers, ask:]
1-6. Please indicate how much you agree with the following statements about the following
supplemental digital math product(s) that [4th/5th] grade math teachers used with at least one of
their students during math instructional time this year.
[PROGRAMMER: Pipe in products available to
4th and/or 5th graders as indicated in question
1-5:]

Strongly
disagree

Disagree

Agree

Strongly
agree

01 …is a good use of instructional time

1☐

2☐

3☐

4☐

1☐

2☐

3☐

4☐

03 …is a good complement to teacher
instruction

1☐

2☐

3☐

4☐

04 …helps students shore up essential math
skills

1☐

2☐

3☐

4☐

05 …provide data that help teachers
individualize instruction for students

1☐

2☐

3☐

4☐

02 …helps students access grade level
content

[PROGRAMMER: if at least one product was selected in 1-5, ask:]
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1-7. To what extent have the following factors been a challenge to [4th/5th] grade teachers using
supplemental digital math products during math instructional time this school year? When
responding, please consider all the supplemental digital math products you are aware of teachers
using with at least some of their 4th or 5th grade students in your school, even if they are not
provided by the school or district.
Not a
challenge
1☐

Minor
challenge
2☐

Moderate
challenge
3☐

Major
challenge
4☐

1☐

2☐

3☐

4☐

04 Teachers using products that do not
contribute to student learning

1☐

2☐

3☐

4☐

05 Teachers not implementing the products
they use in the way recommended by
the developer

1☐

2☐

3☐

4☐

06 Teachers not having enough time to
access training on how to use the
products

1☐

2☐

3☐

4☐

07 Teachers not using the products
provided by the school or district

1☐

2☐

3☐

4☐

01 Teachers’ limited technology skills
02 Lack of alignment between the content
students learn in digital math products
and the content teachers are trying to
teach
03 Competing priorities for how
instructional time should be used

1☐

2☐

3☐

4☐

[Programmer: Please include a hover-over
definition for “instructional time”: “Math
instructional time includes any time that is
specifically dedicated for students to learn
math. It includes whole class instruction,
small group instruction, and supplemental
instructional periods—such as pull-out
instruction or intervention time—that are
dedicated to math. It does not include special
periods, such as computer time, that could
be used for instruction in any subject.”]

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[PROGRAMMER: For question 1-8 and 1-9, please restore a reference to 4th or 5th grade based on the
year of the study: restore 4th during Year 1 of the study (2023-24/2024-25) and 5th during Year 2 of the
study (2024-25/2025-26) to align with the focal student cohort for the study]
1-8. During this school year (SY 2023-24/SY 2024-25/SY 2025-26) has your school implemented any of
the following instructional strategies to help [4th/5th] grade students catch up on or accelerate
learning in math?
Yes

No

01 Teach less new content, focusing on the most
important knowledge and skills needed for
each grade level or course

1☐

2☐

01 Teach material from prior grade levels at the
beginning of the year, focusing mainly on
content that was not previously taught or that
students were struggling with

1☐

2☐

02 Teach material from prior grade levels “just-intime” throughout the year, focusing mainly on
the most critical aspects needed at the
moment for students to proceed with the
current grade-level content

1☐

2☐

[PROGRAMMER: If multiple strategies were marked “yes” in question 1-8, then ask:]
1-9. Which of those instructional strategies have teachers used the most for [4th/5th] grade math
learning this school year?
[PROGRAMMER: Only present options reflecting responses to question 1-8 along with an “04 They’ve
been used equally” option:]
01 Teach less new content, focusing on the most important knowledge and skills needed for each
grade level or course
02 Teach material from prior grade levels at the beginning of the year, focusing mainly on content
that was not previously taught or that students were struggling with
03 Teach material from prior grade levels “just-in-time” throughout the year, focusing mainly on
the most critical aspects needed at the moment for students to proceed with the current gradelevel content
04 They’ve been used equally

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Section 2. About You and Your School
2-1. Departmentalized instruction is when teachers teach multiple classes of different students in one
or more core academic subjects (math, ELA, science, social studies).
During this school year (SY 2023-24/SY 2024-25/SY 2025-26), did your school provide
departmentalized instruction in math for one or more grade levels?
01 Yes
02 No
[PROGRAMMER: If question 2-1 was marked “yes”, then ask:]
2-2. During this school year (SY 2023-24/SY 2024-25/SY 2025-26) did your school provide
departmentalized instruction for math in the following grades?
Provided in this
grade

NOT provided in this
grade

1☐

2☐

01 Grade 4
02 Grade 5

1☐

2☐

2-3. Now we’d like to learn more about you and your school.
What is your job title?
Select the best response.
01
02
03
04
05
06

Principal
Assistant or Vice Principal
Math department head/chair
Math coach
Lead math teacher
Other (please specify): [TEXTBOX]

2-4. Including the current school year, how long have you worked in this job?
[NUMERIC TEXTBOX] YEARS
2-5. Do you have an undergraduate degree in mathematics?
01 Yes
02 No

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2-6. Do you have a graduate degree in mathematics?
01 Yes
02 No

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