Complete logistics planning.

You should finalize all of the last-minute details for the focus groups at the logistics team's last meeting, which should take place after the facilitator training and pilot groups. You can use this final meeting to accomplish these tasks:

• make any revisions to the interview questions, as determined through the pilot groups (if you make any changes, be sure to update the facilitators' guide)
  
• designate someone to send a revised guide to facilitators, if necessary
  
• make sure facilitators have received confirmation sheets
  
• create a demographics sheet to collect information from students participating in the focus groups (if you do not already have this information)
  
• create sign-in sheets for the focus groups
  
• resolve any last-minute problems
  
• review your checklists
  
• create a focus group chart for all site managers and work team members, especially those on the analysis team

See a sample chart for a district-wide effort.

Next: Conduct your focus groups.