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Independent schools throughout the country and world now use the Independent School Survey for school evaluation purposes, for strategic planning, and/or for marketing research. With over 100,000 surveys in its database, ISACS offers the country's best resource for comparing data on constituent evaluation of virtually every element of a school's operations.

Note that the procedures for using the ISACS survey have been streamlined in order to control the cost of the survey. Therefore, it is very important that the instructions be followed. In addition, email contact is preferred, after the initial call to ISACS (see below), and should be the method of choice to facilitate communication.

ISACS Survey Team
Mr. Kevin Rooney
ISACS, Coordinator of Accreditation Services
kevin@isacs.org

Mr. Bob Dicus
Marketing Research Technologies
mrt@iquest.net

Mr. Chris Everett
The Kensington Group, Inc.
cjohneverett@earthlink.net

Survey Orders
Call Kevin Rooney at ISACS (312-255-1244) to discuss your use of the survey. To order, fill out the survey order form and fax to ISACS (312-255-1278) at Kevin's attention. However, please read this entire set of instructions before making your order.

The surveys must be ordered from the ISACS office in multiples of 250 copies. The ISACS survey may not be photocopied or stapled since data entry of completed surveys is processed using optical scanning equipment. Please do not alter the ISACS survey in any way, since to do so pollutes the overall database. There will be additional charges if the survey is altered or copies of the survey are used instead of the printed forms.
Survey Cost
The cost is $950 to utilize the survey for ISACS member schools ($1500 for NAIS member schools and $2,000 for all other schools), plus $1 per survey (schools are charged for a minimum of 250 surveys). This cost covers:

  • use of the ISACS survey for your school;
  • ability to add ten custom questions specifically for each constituent group;
  • data entry of completed surveys;
  • tabulation of the results;
  • use of the ISACS database of similar schools for comparison of results;
  • correlation and regression analysis;
  • periodic updates of the survey;
  • maintenance of the ISACS database.


    • Additional Assistance
    Additionally, schools have the option to contract with our marketing consultant for more detailed analysis and consultation. Schools have asked Chris Everett to present the results of the survey to the board, faculty or parents, or to discuss the implications of the survey and work with specific departments such as admissions or communications. In addition, a workshop, similar to that presented at the ISACS conference, on how to review and understand the survey results has been presented for some schools preparing for an ISACS visitation. Please contact Chris Everett directly if you would like additional assistance.
    Chris Everett
    Kensington Group, Inc.
    911 E. 86th Street
    Indianapolis, IN 46240
    317-252-5744
    cjohneverett@earthlink.net
    (Consultant’s fee is an ISACS-negotiated amount of $800 per day, a 20% discount from the commercial rate.) For further information or consultation on the survey, please contact ISACS (312-255-1244).