Alumni survey responsiveness tends to peak at two milestones: the first year out and the fourth or fifth year out¶

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Evidence · 1 study · design r2 · q1
Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q1 i? Response rates do not necessarily decline linearly over time; an experienced survey operator reports responsiveness peaks in the 1st year out and again in the 4th or 5th year out. → ev-peaks

Evidence¶

Daal 2026¶

Daal, S., Leones, T., & Iwatani, E. (2026, August). Equity-focused high school alumni connections: A design guide for alumni surveys. Digital Promise. https://doi.org/10.51388/20.500.12265/313

q1 · i? · design · r2

An expert interview reported in an Insight from the Field box: the interviewee identifies the 1st year out, when graduates still feel a fresh connection to high school, and the 4th or 5th year out, during a reflective phase, as the two peaks. No rates or effect sizes are printed.

"One interviewee with extensive experience running recurring alumni surveys for a charter school network shared that responsiveness tends to peak at two distinct milestones"

Discussion¶

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