Wow! I've taken a whole class and didn't blog! The class was school law and was very interesting. It was a very busy 5 weeks with work, school, and family all clamoring for attention.
I made it through with only one major issue. My action research has come to a complete halt. Earlier I posted about my issues with the kick-off and it just went down-hill from there. I am changing campuses next year and my new principal (and site-supervisor) is not interested in my student based AR, and I am okay with that.
So, what to do? I was sitting in a beginning band event with the director that had organized the event listening to her wonder why parent attendance was so low and it hit me ... how about an AR on why the band parents were not showing up to this event or the previous one! We did not know the reason ... was it a language barrier? One meeting had Spanish and English notices. Was it a time/date barrier? Was the notice of the events sent out in time? How was it sent home? Did it even get home? How can I find out? What can I do about whatever I find out?
Advantage? It was a smaller group to work with than the whole school. It was something the department wanted to improve but just didn't seem to know how.
Now, I have to very quickly re-do my plan and get it approved. Good thing the next class doesn't start for another week.
Anyone have any suggestions for me? Please don't be shy. I need help.
