Updated Action Research Plan

RTI Action Plan
Goal: To increase student achievement on standardized testing and mastery of TEKS.
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
1.  Develop alternative bell schedule.	Counselor & Administration	Dec 2012-Jan 2013	Master Schedule, List of all students	Review current activity bell schedule and make adjustments based on faculty input from department meetings. Principal will give final approval of schedule.
2.    Create class schedules for RTI.	Counselor & Administration	Dec 2012-Jan 2013	Previous STAAR scores, AWARE, District Assessment Scores, 1st 3 six weeks test scores, teachers input.	Teachers will be asked to review data for their students and make suggestions for students that will need to be placed in their core class based on their history.
3.    Criteria for student placement.	Administration and RTI committee	Dec 2012-Jan 2013	Previous STAAR scores, AWARE, District Assessment Scores, 1st 3 six weeks test scores, teachers input.	RTI committee will come up with criteria for class placement. What will be the cut-off for student placement? Ex. Students who score below 70 on tests, etc.
4.   Research and Analyze Assignments/ Activities for   RTI period	Administration, Department Chairs	Dec 2012-May 2013	STAAR Coach, Explore Learning, Adaptive Curriculum, Textbooks, Labs	Department Chairs will need to make sure that the RTI activities are rigorous, relevant, and engaging.
5.  Hold faculty meeting to discuss implementation.	Administration	Dec 2012	Master Schedule	Principal will hold meeting to go over the RTI program.
6.              6. Train elective teachers in content they will teach.	Department Chairs	Jan 2013-May 2013	Depends on content area. For example, Science teacher will train elective teacher on how to use Adaptive Curriculum, etc.	Core teachers will make sure elective teachers feel comfortable with the information.
7.  School Climate Check	RTI Committee	Jan 2013	Survey	Teachers will be surveyed the 1st two weeks to iron out any issues with the new program.
8.  Review Progress Checks	All teachers	Bi-weekly from  Jan 2013-May2013	2 weeks assessments, AWARE	Teachers will review 2 weeks assessments to check on student progression.
9.  Conduct Teacher Survey	Ashley Harper	May 2013	Survey	Survey teachers on overall success and possible improvements for schedule change.
10.  STAAR Results	Admin	May 2013	STAAR Reports	STAAR Reports
11.  Conduct Student Survey	Ashley Harper	Jan 2013-May 2013	Survey	Students will be surveyed bi-weekly to see what could be done to enhance the program. Do they feel it is beneficial? Is there something missing that they feel they could grow from?
12.  Force Field Analysis	Admin & Ashley Harper	Dec 2012-Jan 2013	Identified past and present issues.	Meet as a team to go over possible issues that would disrupt the program. Make sure our driving forces are stronger than our resisting forces.
13.  Delphi Method	Ashley Harper	Dec 2012-Jan 2013	Survey	Conduct a survey amongst all teachers regarding the new implementation and what needs to be done. Compile a list of the issues and resend to staff to come to a consensus on how to address the implementation.

Harper's Action Research Plan

Week 2 Action Research Reflection

This week I have learned that teachers have to be action research oriented. The research we do needs to be practical and can be applied to my learning environment. When choosing an action research topic, I have to make sure that:

1. I do not focus my action research question on controlling or changing other people's practices.  The only person I can control is myself and my action research question should be a self-discovery for my practices.

2. I take the time to discover a true passion so that it will sustain me through the process.

3. I focus on something that pertains to my building.

4. I ask for help from other colleagues.

5. I allow my question to change and evolve over time as I engage in the process.

In this day and age, teachers have to be data driven. I have to use data to impact my instruction on a daily basis and my action research should be data driven as well.