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Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS)

Methods and Procedures

Read brief descriptions of the methods and procedures used for each round of SASS and TFS. For more complete information, refer to the user's manuals and technical reports that accompanied each data set.

Learn about the NCES procedures used to protect respondents' confidentiality and the differences between SASS public-use and restricted-use data files.