Changes in Action Research Plan

Action Planning Template
Goal: To improve parental involvement to increase literacy achievement in a Title I elementary school.
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
-Interview Assistant Principal to find out what action has been taken to increase literacy achievement on students - Look at data from previous school year that shows were biggest needs are. -Ask if this students’ have parental support and/or school involvement.	intern	4/2/2012 – 4/6/2012	Assistant Principal, Conroe ISD’s program to document referrals	Analysis of current data: AYP reports, STAAR preliminary scores to see outcomes next school year with new parental involvement activities.
-Create a survey through Google docs to see all campus’ perspective on parental involvement. -Ask staff for suggestions on solving this issue in our school.                 Survey parents on activities they believe would help them at home	intern and  site supervisor/principal                                       Intern and site supervisor	5/1/2012- 5/11/2012                                       5/1/2012- 5/11/2012	Google docs                                         Written 5 question survey	data analysis, develop deeper understanding, exploring programmatic patterns, determining direction
-Propose activities to school principal for “Parent Nights” (teaching skills to parents) and Parental Involvement Newsletter monthly. - This nights are to take place after school once every nine weeks.	Site supervisor, Title I literacy coach, first grade bilingual teacher, Intern	6/5/2012	Power Point presentation, question stems bookmarks, and newsletter  in English and Spanish	Setting the foundation and taking action for school improvement
-analyze data (referrals) in the fall  2012 and spring 2013 to see if any improvement has been made, discuss information with supervisor and assistant principal. -create a new survey to evaluate how staff and parents perceive changes	Intern, assistant principal, and site- supervisor/principal	11/2012, 03/2013	Data (comparison of Benchmarks and common assessments from previous year, AYP report) from previous year and current ones	Google doc survey for staff, parents’ survey, data analysis, taking action for school improvement, sustain improvement.