area of inquiry: independent secondary private schools in the US and
their characteristics including financial status and methods of
raising funds
specific questions:
[1] listing of independent secondary schools by region (northeast in particular).
[2] specifics of size, number of students, grades represented,
curriculum, facilities, athletic teams, breakdown of colleges
accepted, ap placement, rhoades scholars, etc.
[3] size of operating budgets, alumni, endowments, fund rasing goals,
financial aid, any statistics per child--financial, achievement, etc.
[4] number of teachers, number of teachers per child.
[5] what are considered sources of funds for independent secondary
schools to draw from for: scholarchip aid, endowment building, capital
improvements--are there any foundations that give for these purposes. |
Request for Question Clarification by
cath-ga
on
06 Jun 2005 13:56 PDT
Hi brunoO1,
You're asking for a LOT of information, and your question might better
be broken up into three or four questions, and elminate one or two. A
suggestion might be to ask for the list of schools in the northeast.
Then, once you get that, post another questions asking the researcher
to find a few items about each of those schools. cath-ga
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Clarification of Question by
bruno01-ga
on
06 Jun 2005 15:18 PDT
please restrict to schools in the northeaest US.
bruno
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Request for Question Clarification by
pafalafa-ga
on
06 Jun 2005 16:51 PDT
Bruno,
I would venture to guess that the following information is probably
available for a large list of schools:
[1] listing of independent secondary schools by region (northeast in particular)...
[2] specifics of size, number of students, grades represented...
[4] number of teachers, number of teachers per child...
The other things that you asked for really require an in-depth,
school-by-school search. I would guess that researchers could only
look into 3 or 4 schools, even for a fairly high-priced question like
yours.
May I suggest that you restrict your initial question to just the
above-mentioned information for schools in the northeast.
After you have an answer, you can then post a follow-up question
asking for details of particular schools that may be of interest to
you.
Just my two cents on all this...let us know what you think.
pafalafa-ga
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Clarification of Question by
bruno01-ga
on
06 Jun 2005 21:41 PDT
well, much of the info is available on the internet and in
publications--i would have assumed that with a quick google search you
may have concluded this.
the info you suggest below to restrict the inquiry to, seems a bit
lame for the money and the access you have to the internet.....
i will proceed as suggested, however, because i am pressed for time.
>>>restrict to northeast
>>>within northeast look in depth at five schools, three in Maine
(Waynflete and two others) and two in Massachusetts (Andover ( a
boarding school but this is ok) and one other independent day school).
let's stop haggling about how to make your job easier and get on with this.
bruno
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Request for Question Clarification by
pafalafa-ga
on
07 Jun 2005 04:16 PDT
Bruno,
Just to be clear:
--The information I was suggesting could be had is this:
I would venture to guess that the following information is probably
available for a large list of schools:
[1] listing of independent secondary schools by region (northeast in particular)...
[2] specifics of size, number of students, grades represented...
[4] number of teachers, number of teachers per child...
It can be put together for schools in the northeast, or for the US --
your choice. I imagine there would be several hundred schools on the
list.
--this isn't about haggling...it's about being realistic about what is
and isn't readily available
--we have no special access to the internet. It's the same access that you have.
--as for the specific schools you mentioned, that is what I had
suggested you post as a separate question, i.e., Question #1 (this
current one) to develop the large master list of schools in the
northeast (or US) and Question #2 to ask for in-depth information on a
few select schools.
--sorry that the process here is cumbersome sometimes, and a bit
annoying, perhaps. But at this point, we really need to have a clear
understanding about what -- if anything -- we can do for you, and
about what it is you would actually like us to do.
Please let us know how (or even whether) to proceed.
pafalafa-ga
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Request for Question Clarification by
pafalafa-ga
on
18 Jun 2005 19:09 PDT
Just checking in...any thoughts about the most recent comments?
paf
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