The study team sent invitation letters by mail to all public four-year and non-vocational or special education high schools in the state of Connecticut. These letters were followed by phone calls to all principals of schools receiving a letter to assess the school’s interest in participating in the survey. In order to encourage participation, all schools were offered a report following data collection that outlined the prevalence of the queried risk behaviors in that school. Schools that expressed an interest were contacted to begin the process of obtaining permission from School Boards and/or school system superintendents, if this was needed. In many cases, the process of obtaining permission required the presentation of a specific proposal to the School Board at a regularly scheduled meeting of the board.
