How is confidentiality maintained in small LEAs?
Some LEAs and schools are small, and public examination of the results of the survey might enable someone to deduce the identity of a respondent or group of respondents to the survey. For these LEAs, CDE advises working with your COE TUPE/SDFSC Coordinator to administer the survey with a consortium of small LEAs. Working with WestEd, the results of the CHKS can be reported out on a consortium-wide or countywide basis if the LEA and/or WestEd believe that reporting at the LEA level could breach confidentiality. While reporting CHKS results aggregated at a higher level may be less meaningful for the district and the public, it may be necessary in order to maintain the confidentiality of the respondents.
