My Action Research Plan Template

Action Planning Template
Goal: Research and evaluate how offering classroom incentives can increase student attendance and academic achievement while decreasing disruptions due to discipline issues.
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Meet with site supervisor to receive approval for the plan. Study the academic calendar for the 2013-2014 school year to determine testing dates. Create and organize a notebook to use for data storage and notes on the research project.	Amanda Jackson, Principal A.M. Story Intermediate School Melinda Limbaugh	July 29-Aug 2, 2013	2013-2014 Palestine ISD calendar Notebook to store all data and notes on the research.	Does Mrs. Jackson agree that we need to add incentives to our current discipline management plan that does not include incentives? Are there a sufficient number of major tests/projects to be taken from which to gather data?
Purchase supplies (several colors of pony beads and shoe laces) needed for the project. Plan how to use to use the various colors of beads. Create charts to classroom behavior, posters to display in the classroom, and an informative letter for parents (English and Spanish) Plan incentives for students who earn various numbers of beads each six weeks based on attendance, academic achievement, and good citizenship.	Amanda Jackson Victor Gonzalez, Bilingual Teacher Melinda Limbaugh	August 5-16, 2013	Shoe laces Numerous colors of pony beads Notebook	What incentives can be offered to students earning the beads each week or six weeks? Are there a sufficient number of colors of beads to utilize for each area I want to address? Are there local merchants who would be willing to contribute incentives for students who earn them?
Explain the research plan and incentive plan to my new team teaching partner.	Team Teaching Partner Amanda Jackson Melinda Limbaugh	August 19-23, 2013	Copy of behavior chart Notebook	Prepare my team teaching partner for his/her role in my research. Determine if he/she has questions or concerns that need to be addressed before the arrival of students.
First six weeks instruction leading up to the first major science and math grades. Track attendance daily in Skyward. Use behavior charts to track classroom disruptions. Utilize weekly tests and math fact quizzes to determine student progress up to the Curriculum Based Assessment. Gather and analyze DMAC data after the assessment. First six weeks information will be used as baseline information.	Team teaching partner Amanda Jackson Melinda Limbaugh	September 2-October 4,  2013	Behavior charts, Skyward attendance and office referral data DMAC testing data after taking first Curriculum Based Assessments Notebook	Does the use of incentives encourage students to have good attendance during the first six weeks? Does the use of incentives promote the relearning or remembering of the basic addition and subtraction math facts? Have the students been successful in having few classroom disruptions during the first six weeks as tracked by behavior charts and Skyward office referrals?
Continue to monitor testing, attendance, and discipline data throughout the school year. Analyze data to determine whether or not incentives are providing encouragement for students to achieve academically while having few classroom disruptions.	Amanda Jackson Teaming Partner Fourth Grade Students Other School Personnel as needed (RTI, Special Education, Bilingual, etc) Melinda Limbaugh	October 7, 2013-May 30, 2014	Skyward attendance and office referral data DMAC testing data Teacher made discipline charts Notebook	Does the use of incentives create desire in students to increase academic performance, attend school as much as possible, and refrain from causing disruptions in the classroom? Do students who are low performing early in the year show improve as the year progresses?
Use data gathered throughout the year as well as input from others involved in the plan to determine whether the plan produced the desired results.	Amanda Jackson Team Teaching Partner Fourth Grade Students Fourth Grade Parents Melinda Limbaugh	June  2-6, 2014	Skyward attendance and office referral data DMAC testing data STAAR reports Teacher made discipline charts Notebook Information gathered from students and parents regarding the incentives received.	Have students shown progress throughout the year in the identified areas? How do current students and their parents feel about the use of the incentives? What suggestions do they have for the future use of incentives in the classroom?