Final Action Plan

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES/
OUTCOMES OF THE RESEARCH INVESTIGATION
ACTIVITIES
RESOURCES/ RESEARCH TOOLS NEEDED
TIME LINE
PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF ACTION RESEARCH PLAN
PROCESS FOR MONITORING ACHIEVEMENT OF GOALS/
OBJECTIVES
ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS/
EVALUATION
Determine if standardized test scores increased due to the change in block scheduling which resulted in shorter class periods.
Analyze the testing data from the past three years on block scheduling and three years prior without it.
AEIS reporting system. Internet access.
May, 2012

Asst. Principal

Department Head
Ensure that the accuracy of the plan is based on data analysis and that all stakeholders are involved in the process.
To evaluate the effectiveness of the study share the information and outcomes with administrators and colleagues for validation.
Implement an efficient method of accountability for students during advisory class periods to ensure learning is taking place.
Look at the current advisory curriculum and implement a system of scoring assignments for the next 10 assignments.
Access the internet based advisory curriculum and scoring rubrics.
Aug., 2012

Principal

Advisory Coordinator
Demonstrate effective group-process and consensus-building in this improvement/ accountability effort.
Validate that the data is accurate and that administrators agree with the historical timeline and information presented.
Research three scholarly works on student achievement associated with the length of time spent in learning environments.
Research data to find out if students perform better during shorter periods of instruction.
Internet access. Research articles on student retention in learning environments.
Feb.,
2012
Scholars and Journalists.
Example - Paula Wasley-Journalist -Authoritative work on learning environments and students.
Ensure that multiple sources of data are collected and used to assess student performance.
Find three scholars that have tested and evaluated classrooms with a variety of time periods.
Present or share information to selected stakeholders in written, verbal, and PowerPoint formats.
Devise a time for presenting information to stakeholders for their review.
Computer access and projector.
Sept,
2012
Gerald Hudson-Principal

Janeen Pantoja-Advisory Coordinator

Todd Williams Department Head
Allow the principal to review the information and presentation two weeks before to allow time for improvement .
Hand out evaluation forms to audience members to determine the quality of the information presented.

Action Research Plan

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES/
OUTCOMES OF THE RESEARCH INVESTIGATION
Determine if standardized test scores increased due to the change in block scheduling which resulted in shorter class periods.
Implement an efficient method of accountability for students during advisory class periods to ensure learning is taking place.
Research three scholarly works on student achievement associated with the length of time spent in learning environments.
Present or share information to selected stakeholders in written, verbal, and PowerPoint formats.


ACTIVITIES
Analyze the testing data from the past three years on block scheduling and three years prior without it.
Look at the current advisory curriculum and implement a system of scoring assignments for the next 10 assignments.
Research data to find out if students perform better in shorter periods of instruction.
Devise a time for presenting information to stakeholders for their review.


RESOURCES/ RESEARCH TOOLS NEEDED
AEIS reporting system. Internet access.
Access the internet based advisory curriculum and scoring rubrics.
Internet access. Research articles on student retention in learning environments.
Computer access and projector.


TIME LINE
May, 2012
Aug., 2012
Feb.,2012
Sept,2012


PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF ACTION RESEARCH PLAN

Asst. Principal

Department Head

Asst. Principal

Advisory Coordinator
Scholars and Journalists.
Example - Paula Wasley-Journalist -Authoritative work on learning environments and students.
Principal

Advisory Coordinator

Department Head


PROCESS FOR MONITORING ACHIEVEMENT OF GOALS/
OBJECTIVES
Ensure that the accuracy of the plan is based on data analysis and that all stakeholders are involved in the process.
Demonstrate effective group-process and consensus-building in this improvement/ accountability effort.
Ensure that multiple sources of data are collected and used to assess student performance.
Allow the principal to review the information and presentation two weeks before to allow time for improvement .


ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS/
EVALUATION
To evaluate the effectiveness of the study share the information and outcomes with administrators and colleagues for validation.
Validate that the data is accurate and that administrators agree with the historical timeline and information presented.
Find three scholars that have tested and evaluated classrooms with a variety of time periods.
Hand out evaluation forms to audience members as do determine the quality of the information presented.

Week 2 Research

Week 2 has provided some great insight as to how research can be effective in many areas that could impact your campus, teachers, students, and other members of the educational community.

Blogs for Leaders

I think leaders could benefit from blogs because it would create another avenue for people to share their thoughts and ideas. It is another link in the chain of action research. The more information and feedback a leader can get the better. Blogging seems to be a bit less formal way to communicate with stakeholders which could result in more open ideas and responses.

Action Research

Action research allows the administrator to be a part of the developmental process of change that is taking place on campus. I think it also requires the principal to be ‘visible’. It shows that you are taking an interest in building a successful future for your campus and your students. Another benefit of action research is it allows you to be a reflective practitioner and model instructional leadership. Action research allows you to see things you wouldn’t ordinarily see in the school. Organizational leadership guru Torbert puts it very well when he said that the benefits of action Inquiry is that it challenges our attention to span into different territories of experience (at the personal, group, or organizational scales) in the midst of actions. This practice promotes timeliness – learning with moment to moment intentional awareness – among individuals and with regard to the outside world of nature and human institutions. Action research studies the pre-constituted internalized and externalized universe in the present, both as it resonates with and departs from the past, and as it resonates with and helps to shape the future. Action research is like an experiment, and like any experiment it requires reflection, analysis, and testing to validate itself successful. A principal has to think, analyze, ask questions, and based on the information design a plan to be implemented. If it is successful then reflect on how to improve it. If it is not then the ‘experiment’ did not work and would require further analysis and a new plan of action.