Action Planning Template
Goal: To facilitate opportunities to build relationships with students so that they believe they are valuable and will be successful in the school system.
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Obtain principals permission to conduct action inquiry on Wharton Junior High campus.	Jason Allen	May 1,2012- May 4,2012	Documentation with principal’s permission.	N/A
Survey teachers throughout school regarding thoughts on mentoring a student or group of students	Jason Allen	May 5, 2012-May 28,2012	Survey Monkey	Spreadsheet of answers.  Graph results.
Interview Teague ISD about how the program has helped student performance.	Jason Allen	May 29,2012-June 1, 2012	Email Interview Questions	N/A
Examine 2011-2012 school year STAAR scores, benchmarks, student referrals to establish a baseline of student performance.	Jason Allen	June 7,2012-June 14,2012	Data collected from “War Room”, Assistant Principal, and counselor	Spreadsheet of data given student performance for the year.
Conduct In-service and present material of how student performance can be affected by mentorship.	Jason Allen	August 21,2012	Interview with Teague ISD counselor results, graphs of their success of student performance, graph of our student performance, and goal sheet.	Teacher willingness to put program into place.
Separate students into groups so that teachers have small numbers to obtain a personal relationship.	Jason Allen	August 27, 2012	Spreadsheet	Teacher/Student satisfaction
Collect data from the “War Room” for example district assessments, progress report grades, six week report grades, and also discipline referrals	Jason Allen	September 14,2012- December 19, 2012	Spreadsheet for each student’s progress	Student growth
Meet with teachers Bi-monthly to assess the STAAR Squad	Jason Allen	September 26,2012-December 18-2012	Show results of students spreadsheets	Teachers reaction of data, to hopefully see a better student in the classroom as well as community
Survey students to determine satisfaction of the STAAR Squad	Jason Allen	January 7,2013	Survey Monkey	Graph Results
Present information to principal to show results of the first semester of the STAAR Squad.	Jason Allen	January 12, 2012	Notes and survey results	Data of target groups, grades, benchmarks, and discipline referrals.

Reflection of Week 2

I enjoyed watching the videos this week and I learned a great deal from the educators.   I especially like what Dr. Kirk Lewis said about being practical.  As an educator, I can look at all different studies and research.  It is how I interpret what they are saying and use what is going to work best for my students.  I also releaized that what may work with one group of students may not work with the next.  I need to be flexiable in my teaching, also changing, learning and growing. After I study and brake down the data I will then use results to teach and or reteach a lesson.  It is amazing how much information is on-line and I look forward to implementing my findings in the classroom.

Importantance of Blogging

Educational leaders can use blogs to communicate with other staff members by posting information to benefit the teachers in the classroom, posting important dates, and posting information for the school year. The educational leader can also use the blog to communicate with parents and the community. The leader can post information about school programs and fundraisers. They can also post information about the schools vision and expectations for the students.

Action Research

 

Action research involves the use of research methods by practitioners to study current problems or issues. Administrators and staff members conduct studies or play important roles in the research process. This type of research may focus on three levels: individual, team, or a school wide research. The focus is on a solution to a common issue or everyday issues. They could be concerns in the classroom and common areas. The results of the research are for the school itself. At my school we have put into place the PBIS team.  It stands for Positive Behavior in Schools.  The members on this team, along with the principal have done research on referrals in classrooms, in the cafeteria, the hallways, and in the restrooms.  The teachers on this team developed a plan from their research to create a positive learning environment in our school system.  This is team effort because they collected the data, interview teachers, interview office staff, and interview other people in the community.  I feel that action research is great for individual and team efforts. As an administrator action research can help you determine where students need to be placed in certain classrooms for educational growth. As a teacher, action research can also help you determine the type of strategies to help motivate students to obtain better scores on standardized test.