Action Research Plan

Action Planning Template
Goal: What incentives and solutions can we provide in our schools to increase attendance and what are the effects on student achievement?
Action Steps(s):		Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Examining the work: Setting the foundation -Decide on action research plan. We collaborated over the topic of attendance issues and what incentives we could do to increase attendance.		JD Berna Mrs. Carter	March	Attendance officers Site Supervisor	Data collected Interviews with site supervisor
Analyzing data – Identify and interview attendance officers and staff about truancy issues on campus. Use personal notes, interviews, internet, and surveys to collect data. I will continue to collect data and analyze it. Collect data on six week grades and compare it to the number of days they were present at school.		JD Berna Attendance Officers: Barbara Welsh Paige Mungia	March/April	Attendance Records Attendance Policies Attendance officers Internet Students to survey Staff	Attendance percentages and numbers for month of March/April Personal notes and evaluations Data collected through internet, surveys, and interviews. Student achievement data for six week grades
Developing a deeper understanding - Research internet based information and resources on attendance issues in schools. Interviews with staff, principals, and attendance officers. I will take personal notes and observations from these data collecting processes. Interview Asst. Supt. on ways to improve attendance and how it effects student achievement. Surveys with students to find incentives. Research from neighboring school districts.		JD Berna	March/April	Internet Attendance officers Site Supervisor Staff School Districts Students Dr. Bullock Asst. Supt. Curriculum and Instruction Director	Personal notes Data collected through internet, surveys, and interviews
Engaging in self- reflection – Post on my daily blog. Receive feedback from my peers. Conference with site supervisor to help me reflect on my progress. I will reflect on the following: What incentives can we provide to students to encourage them to attend school? Is the current attendance policy effective?		JD Berna Site supervisor	April/ May	Internet Site supervisor	Student achievement scores and comparisons Meeting notes Personal notes Feedback from peers Daily blogs and reflections.
Exploring Programmatic Patterns – Survey students and staff to find motivating factors to attend school. Gather data from survey, interviews, and observations. Identify patterns of attendance issues and find solutions to fix truancy. Examine how it affects student achievement and implement strategies to motivate and find incentives to increase attendance.		JD Berna Students Staff Attendance officers	March /April, May	Students Staff Attendance officers	Personal Notes Survey results Find key motivators for students and parents to encourage attendance and learning.
Determining direction Work collaboratively with site supervisor. Interview personnel for effective data collection and informative information. Create a timeline that is realistic for completion and for acquiring quality data.		JD Berna Barbara Welsh Paige Mungia Kristina Carter	March/ April	School attendance reports Barbara Welsh Paige Mungia Kristina Carter	Percentages and numbers from data collected. Continue to gather data and resources to implement incentives to improve attendance and student achievement.
Taking action for school improvement Work with key personnel (attendance officers, site supervisor, Asst. Supt., and staff) to develop creative incentives and motivating principals to increase attendance. Work collaboratively with all administration to gain support in areas of concern and solutions presented in the action research plan.		JD Berna Dr. Bullock Kristina Carter Attendance officers Dr. Battershell	March/ April/ May	JD Berna Kristina Carter Attendance officers Dr. Bullock Staff Students	Survey notes Personal notes Data collected from neighboring schools on incentives for attendance Summarize findings and solutions to administration for approval. Working closely with all staff to implement plan.
Sustaining improvement – Share the solutions and incentives that are effective with increasing attendance issues with the entire school district and other school districts. Continue to monitor and work collaboratively with administration and attendance officers to stay on top of attendance issues and student achievement. Continue to reflect and be creative in order to grow professionally.		JD Berna Temple ISD	School Year 2012 - ?	School attendance reports Barbara Welsh Paige Mungia Kristina Carter	Share results with school districts. Implement a professional development section on our in-service days to allow teachers access to incentives and motivating and focusing on how important building relationships are to students on attendance and student achievement.