Goal: To determine the best strategies to motivate students.
Action Steps | Person(s) Responsible | Timeline | Needed Resources | Evaluation |
Meeting with Site Based Decision Making Team to discuss Action Research Plan | Administration Myself SBDM Team Members | During Staff development before school 2010. | TAKS data Teacher profiles | Action Research Plan |
Select two classrooms from each grade level to serve as test groups. | Administration Myself | Before the first day of school 2010. | Past test data Previous teacher evaluations | Classrooms selected |
Develop survey to be sent home to parents and teachers with Spanish translations on the back. | Myself ESL teacher | Before the first day of school 2010. | SBDM team list of questions Current research from literature | Completed questionnaire |
Assemble packets to give to parents of students in test groups. | Myself | Before the first day of school 2010. Before the first day of the second semester. | Student Survey Parent Survey Parent Permission Forms | Packets ready |
Distribute packets to students in test groups. | Classroom Teachers | End of the first week of school End of the first week of the second semester. | Classroom Teachers | Number of packets returned |
Analyze packet information. | Myself | Beginning of school year and beginning of second semester. | Student Survey Parent Survey Parent Permission Forms | Student and parent responses. |
Analyze teacher surveys. | Classroom Teachers Myself | Beginning of school year and beginning of second semester. | Teacher surveys | Teacher responses |
Analyze test data | Myself | On-going until the end of 2010-2011 school year. | CBM test data TAKS data | Improved test scores |
Analyze Action Research Data using the Delphi Method. | Administration Myself SBDM Team Members | Before the end of 2010-2011 school year | Data from action research Current Research from literature | Improved test scores Improved school climate |
Present Action Research Data to Faculty | Myself | During staff development for 2011-2012 school year. | Data from action research | Improved test scores Improved school climate |
