Protection & Trust

Project policies for safe educator transparency

These launch guidelines help keep the Arizona School Leadership Index focused on truthful, moderated, first-hand educator experiences. This page is an operational framework and is not legal advice.

Submission Guidelines

Share what you personally experienced

Submissions should describe the educator's own workplace experience with school or district leadership. The strongest reports include dates, role context, school or district context, category tags, and a clear timeline of events.

Do

  • Describe your first-hand experience.
  • Use clear timelines and role context.
  • Focus on workplace culture and professional impact.
  • Upload supporting documentation only when appropriate.

Do not

  • Make criminal accusations.
  • Use insults, threats, or harassment.
  • Share private student information.
  • Submit rumors or second-hand claims as fact.

Privacy Standards

Anonymous publicly, verified privately

The project may privately verify that a submitter is an Arizona educator while keeping that person's public identity anonymous. Public reports should avoid naming students, families, unrelated staff, or private personal details.

Verification materials, if requested, are used only for review and should not be published. Examples may include employment context, educator role, approximate employment year, or a redacted document that confirms educator status.

Moderation Policy

Reports are reviewed before publication

The moderation process checks whether a submission is experience-based, relevant to school leadership culture, free of student information, and written in a way that helps readers understand patterns without publishing unsupported accusations.

  1. Submission enters a moderation queue.
  2. Reviewer checks identity/verification status when applicable.
  3. Reviewer confirms the report follows submission guidelines.
  4. Submission is approved, rejected, or returned for clarification.
  5. Approved experiences may contribute to public trend indicators.

Right of Response

Administrators and districts may provide context

Administrators, districts, and charter networks may submit a response for review. Responses should address the reported leadership-culture pattern professionally and may be displayed with relevant profiles or retained in the moderation record.

Prohibited Content

Content that will not be accepted

  • Private student information or information that could identify a student.
  • Threats, harassment, hate speech, or personal attacks.
  • Accusations of crimes, fraud, abuse, or illegal conduct stated as fact.
  • Unverified rumors, gossip, or second-hand claims presented as personal experience.
  • Documents containing unredacted Social Security numbers, financial details, medical information, or other sensitive identifiers.