Action Research Plan

Action Planning Template Goal:  How does Success Maker 6 (SM6) affect Tier III students’ performance on state assessments? Action Steps(s): Person(s) Responsible: Timeline: Start/End Needed Resources Evaluation 1.  Examining the Work:  Setting the foundation: Meet with my site supervisor and decide on a plan that fits our school/district goals Self Site Supervisor July 22, 2013-July 30, 2013 Intern Plan Approved Action Research Plan 2.  Analyzing Data: Gather data from last year’s STAAR results and RTI data for Tier III at-risk students Self Aug. 1, 2013-Aug. 16, 2013 TEA STAAR results RTI campus tier III at-risk reports Summary of data results from STAAR results and RTI at-risk reports 3.  Developing Deeper Understanding: Survey teachers on interventions currently using Introduce RTI guidelines and interventions Identify at-risk students Train teachers on usage and data collection for SM6 and integrate into lessons Self Site Supervisor will help present RTI information Aug. 19, 2013-Sept. 20, 2013 Survey questions RTI powerpoint for training Universal Screener and computer lab for student at-risk identification SM6 program and computer lab for teacher training Results from survey Teacher feedback, questions and answers Data results, teacher observations Active Monitoring Teacher questions and answers 4.  Engaging in Self-Reflection: Conduct weekly observations in classrooms and meet with teachers.  Discuss program concerns and usage as well as offering ideas on adjusting lessons to meet intervention needs. Self Sept. 30, 2013-to end of action research plan Classroom for meetings data from SM6 on usage and interventions   lesson plans Observation notes Data results and suggested program interventions Collected lesson plans with interventions I will blog concerns and questions as they occur 5.  Exploring Programmatic Patterns:  My site supervisor and I will meet with teachers and students to examine the program and its data to check for any barriers that may be causing problems in implementing the program. What challenges did the teachers having in using the program? Were there any interruptions while using the program?  Did a student have excessive absences?  What problems were students experiencing? Were there any technology problems-outages? Were there any problems with the SM5 program? Self Site Supervisor Sept. 30, 2013-end of research plan Conference room for meetings SM6 data reports Data results Teachers’ reports Students’ reports 6.  Determining Direction:  Site supervisor and I will meet and review all data to see if there needs to be any revisions to the program.  If not, continue to collect data, monitor progress, meet with teachers and students, observe, reflect and report on blog. Self Site Supervisor Jan. 13, 2014-end of research plan Program Data Teacher and Student Surveys Site supervisor satisfaction with progress 7.  Taking action for school improvement: Use formative and summative data information to determine effectiveness of the program. This is the time where we will use all successful interventions so far to prepare for STAAR.   Self Jan. 13, 2014-end of STAAR Classroom assessments, attendance reports, technology data reports, teacher evaluations, student surveys Formative and Summative Reports 8.  Sustaining  Improvement: Evaluate all data Write summary of results Meet with all stakeholders and share results.  Make recommendation about program Self June 2014 STAAR Results from TEA Final Data reports Summary of meeting