The two participant site locations were purposefully selected for this research study.
According to Creswell (2014), purposeful selection best assists the researcher in understanding
the problem and the research question. For this research study, the participant site locations were
selected based on specific criteria. The criteria chosen for selected school districts were: (1) was
considered amongst the 100 largest school districts in the United States; (2) be located in the
northeastern corridor; (3) be located within the same state; and (4) had a student population
greater than 100,000. Three public school districts met this criterion. The two school districts
selected had the lowest population of students and had similar subgroup demographics.