Student Collaboration Action Research Plan

Student Collaboration Action Research Plan
Goal: To evaluate if collaborating with the students on improving our school climate has an impact on student behavior, performance, and attendance.
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
1a. Setting the Foundation: Meet with several teachers to discuss a campus need	Jeri Collins	January 19, 2012 - January 23, 2012	Notes	Find a common campus need from teacher concerns
1b.Setting the Foundation: Review Internship Plan for possible topics	Jeri Collins	January 19, 2012 - January 23, 2012	Internship Plan	Find a topic that relates to teacher concerns
1c.Setting the Foundation: Personal Observations of student interactions in the halls and classrooms	Jeri Collins	January 19, 2012 - January 31, 2012	Notes	Find a concern based on student interactions
1d.Setting the Foundation: Conference with principal to share possible action research topic	Jeri Collins Mr. Smith, Principal	January 24, 2012 - February 1, 2012	School Email Proposal of Ideas	Selection and approval of topic
2a. Analyzing Data: Research for additional information / research done on changing school climate	Jeri Collins	February 1, 2012 - February 29, 2012	Internet Google Bing Ask.com	Word Document of information gathered
2b. Analyzing Data: Research for additional information / research done on changing behavior, performance, and attendance	Jeri Collins	February 1 - 2012 - February 29, 2012	Internet Google Bing Ask.com	Word Document on information gathered
2c. Analyzing Data: Research surveying methods	Jeri Collins	February 1 - 2012 - February 29, 2012	Internet Google Bing Ask.com Survey Monkey	Create an online survey
3a. Deeper Understanding: Get baseline numbers of office referrals from the first semester 2011 - 2012	Jeri Collins Mr. Chalfant, Asst. Principal	March 1, 2012 - March 8, 2012	Office referrals	Word document with the numbers of referrals given in the first semester
3b. Deeper Understanding: Get baseline numbers of failure rate from the first semester 2011 - 2012	Jeri Collins Ms. Rodriguez, PEIMS Clerk	March 1, 2012 - March 8, 2012	School failure report	Word document with the failure rate for the first semester 2011 - 2012
3c. Deeper Understanding: Get baseline numbers of attendance rate from the first semester 2011 - 2012	Jeri Collins Ms. Rodriguez, PEIMS Clerk	March 1, 2012 - March 8, 2012	School attendance report	Word document with the attendance rate for the first semester 2011 - 2012
3d. Deeper Understanding: Survey all 6th grade students Send out parent permission slips	Jeri Collins Mrs. Smoke, Computer Lab Teacher	March 9, 2012 - March 9, 2012	Permission Slips Computer Lab Internet Survey Program Survey Monkey?	Completed initial student surveys on current school climate
3e. Deeper Understanding: Select 8 - 10 students with the most office referrals for a Focus Group and meet with them	Jeri Collins	March 9, 2012 - March 9, 2012	Office referral information from baseline research Discussion prompts	Suggestions from Focus Group meeting
3f. Deeper Understanding: Select 8 - 10 students with the highest class failure rate for a Focus Group and meet with them	Jeri Collins	March 9, 2012 - March 9, 2012	Failure information from baseline research Discussion prompts	Suggestions from Focus Group meeting
3g. Deeper Understanding: Select 8 - 10 students with the most absences for a Focus Group and meet with them	Jeri Collins	March 9, 2012 - March 9, 2012	Absences information from baseline research Discussion prompts	Suggestions from Focus Group meeting
3h. Deeper Understanding: Select 8 - 10 students with the no referrals, no failures, and perfect attendance for a Focus Group and meet with them	Jeri Collins	March 9, 2012 - March 9, 2012	Information from baseline research Discussion prompts	Suggestions from Focus Group meeting
4. Self Reflection: Reflect on focus group results	Jeri Collins	March 9, 2012 - March 19, 2012	Focus group notes	Word document of suggestions
5. Exploring Patterns: Analyze the focus group list of suggestions for any developing patterns	Jeri Collins	March 9, 2012 - March 19, 2012	Word Document of suggestions	Word document with top 3 suggestions
6. Determining Direction: Conference with principal to share focus group results	Jeri Collins Mr. Smith	March 19, 2012 - March 19, 2012	Word document with top 3 suggestions	A suggestion has approval to implement
7a. Take Action: Implement the best solution	Jeri Collins Other staff depending on the suggestion	March 26, 2012 - March 26, 2012	Depends on the suggestion	Suggestion has been done
7b. Take Action: Collect data on referrals, grades, and attendance Every 3 weeks	Jeri Collins Mr. Chalfant Ms. Rodriguez	March 26, 2012 - May 25, 2012	Office referrals, grade reports, attendance reports	End of school reports
8a. Sustaining Improvement: Reflect on collect data for need of another suggestion being added	Jeri Collins Mr. Smith, Principal	March 26, 2012 - May 25, 2012	Word document with top 3 suggestions	A suggestion has approval to implement
8b. Sustaining Improvement: Survey all 6th grade students	Jeri Collins Mrs. Smoke	May 30, 2012 - June 1, 2012	Computer Lab Internet Survey Program Survey Monkey	Completed final student surveys on current school climate
9a. Report Findings: Write results from action research	Jeri Collins	Summer 2012	All gathered data	Draft Action Research Paper
9b. Report Findings: Share the results with school administration and faculty	Jeri Collins	Fall 2012	Power Point Presentation of Action Research	Final Action Research Paper