Action Research Development

Action Planning
Goal: To increase scores in all areas of the state assessment by incorporating a tutorial session during the regular school hours, which would improve tutorial attendance and concentration levels of both teacher and student.
ACTION
STEP(S) PERSON(S)RESPONSIBLE TIMELINE:START/END NEEDED RESOURCES EVALUATION

INFORMAL INTERVIEWS WITH STAFF
DEPARTMENT HEADS DURING ALLOCATED DEPARTMENT CONFERENCE PERIODS. (THE WEEK AFTER TAKS TESTING IS COMPLETED) VERBAL QUESTIONING OF TUTORIAL SESSIONS HOW DO THE TEACHERS FEEL TUTORIALS WERE CARRIED OUT? PREPARE A BRIEF PRESENTATION ON THEIR FINDINGS.

STUDENT/PARENT SURVEYS
(HARD COPY MAILED HOME AND POSTED INTERACTIVE POSTING ONLINE.) ALL TEACHERS, STUDENTS AND PARENTS. TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT FOR WEB POSTING THE WEEK AFTER TAKS TESTING IS COMPLETED. SURVEY QUESTIONS AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT HAVE TEAMS EVALUATE DATA TAKEN FROM SURVEYS AND PREPARE A BRIEF PRESENTATION OF THEIR FINDINGS.

MEETING WITH DEPARTMENT LEADERS ALL PRINCIPALS AND DEPARTMENT HEADS UPON ARRIVAL OF TAKS SCORES TUTORIAL ATTENDANCE DATA, TAKS DATA COMPILE A LIST OF STUDENTS WHO SCORED IN THE LOWEST 25%

FACULTY MEETING ALL STAFF 4-5 PM PRESENTATIONS FROM DEPARTMENTS (INTERVIEW DATA), TEAMS (SURVERYS), COPIES OF PULLED RESEARCH DATA FROM THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION, 1983, A NATION AT RISK, AND FROM THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TIME AND LEARNING, 1994, PRISONERS OF TIME. OPEN DISCUSSION ON FINDINGS AND RESEARCHED DATA. INTRODUCTION TO DRAFT SCHEDULE FOR FOLLOWING SCHOOL YEAR TO INCORPORATE TUTORIALS DURING THE SCHOOL DAY INSTEAD OF AFTER SCHOOL.

WEEKLY QUIZ TEACHERS DURING TUTORIAL PERIOD (ONGOING FIRST AND SECOND SEMESTERS) AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENTS COVERING OBJECTIVE(S) TAUGHT DURING THAT WEEK.
CHECK FOR PERCENTAGE MASTERY. RETEACH OR MOVE TO NEXT OBJECTIVE.

OPEN BLOG ADMINISTRATION AND STAFF AT EVERY THREE WEEK PERIOD (ONGOING FIRST AND SECOND SEMESTERS) INTERNET ACCESS AND DETAILED DIRECTIVES MONITOR VIEWS FROM TEACHERS ON CHANGE REGARDING TUTORIALS

TEAM/DEPARTMENT MEETINGS WITH ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATION AND TEACHERS END OF EACH SIX WEEKS, TEACHER INSERVICE DAY PASS/FAIL PERCENTAGE FOR ALL STUDENTS EVALUATE IF STUDENTS CLASSROOM GRADES ARE IMPROVING

DISTRICT BENCHMARKS ALL STAFF, STUDENTS AND PARENTS END OF FIRST SEMESTER-DECEMBER COPY OF RELEASED TAKS TESTS STUDENT SCORES, NOTING VAST IMPROVEMENTS

DISTRICT BENCHMARKS ALL STAFF, STUDENTS AND PARENTS MARCH COPY OF RELEASED TAKS TESTS STUDENT SCORES NOTING VAST IMPROVEMENTS

TAKS TESTING ALL STAFF, STUDENTS AND PARENTS APRIL WILLINGNESS FROM ALL PARTIES TO DO THEIR BEST EXEMPLARY STATE STANDING!!!!

FACULTY MEETING ALL STAFF 4-4:30 PM REVIEW OF DATA DISCUSSED IN PREVIOUS FACULTY MEETING COMPARE CURRENT YEAR TAKS SCORES TO PREVIOUS YEARS!!!