Findings from a Survey of State Science Leaders

This study reports on results of a survey of the Council of State Science Supervisors (CSSS). CSSS is a professional organization composed of supervisors of science education in State Education Agencies. The organization works to sustain and nurture a dynamic learning community that empowers its members to be effective and articulate advocates for quality science education at the local, state, and national levels. The survey focused on the roles and activities that CSSS members take on and participate in as supervisors of science education, as well as on how they use research to inform state decisions related to implementation of the "Framework for K-12 Science Education." In this report, the author provides information related to the study design and survey sample, as well as the roles and activities in which survey respondents reported engaging as CSSS members and state science supervisors. The author also presents findings related to CSSS members' research use, with respect to the sources and individuals they sought out for research to inform their state's decisions, as well as their efforts to acquire and use research. In future work, the author will investigate the relationships between CSSS members' roles and activities and their uses of research. [For the "Framework for K-12 Science Education," see ED536476. "For the following report, "Findings from a Survey of State Science Leaders: Year 2," see ED599942.]