grants are available to sites across the decd public schooling system and for all levels of schooling and care in a partnership arrangement with a university over a month time frame these emerging innovative sites are being supported through initial research training and support in developing their research proposal access to an academic critical friend or to purchase additional academic time for particular aspects of the research process presentations at various events and progress reports are required and there is the option of final report formats including longer reports posters and powerpoint presentations although certain basic research report features must be covered background to research research methods findings conclusion and references these schools and preschools have also joined the existing innovation community of practice as active members