Action Research Plan

Action Research Plan
Inquiry: Will the implementation of motivational strategies improve and sustain school attendance in a primary school? Goal: Determining if the implementation of motivational strategies will improve and sustain attendance in a primary school.
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Meet with site supervisor and principal to discuss current and past motivational strategies used, as well as attendance policy.	Tammie Hewitt Barbara Maresh Mary Crawford	April 2013	SISD student handbook	Determine what motivational strategies have worked in the past for the students. Review attendance policy.
Conduct a survey from staff members about the current attendance strategies in used.	Staff Members Mary Crawford	May 2013	Survey about current strategies used regarding attendance	Review data collected from the staff members about their opinions concerning motivational strategies currently used to improve school attendance.
Collection of attendance records for the 2012-2013 school year.	Peggy Lewis Mary Crawford	June 2013	Attendance records.	Collection of the school attendance records for review.
Disaggregate attendance data for the 2012-2013 school year.	Mary Crawford	June 2013	Attendance records	Review and disaggregate attendance records to see where improvements need to be made pertaining to certain months and students.
Research of relevant literature	Mary Crawford	June 2013- July 2013	Internet, Lamar Online Library	Research and review literature relevant to strategies used to improve school attendance.
Present motivational strategies to site supervisor and principal for approval.	Tammie Hewitt Barbara Maresh Mary Crawford	July 2013	List of motivational strategies to be implemented	Approval from site supervisor and principal.
Present new strategies that will be used during the 2013-2014 school year at the BOY faculty meeting.	Mary Crawford	August 2013	List of motivational strategies to be implemented, Action Research Plan, Internet	Provide staff members an opportunity to give feedback.
Implement new motivational strategies throughout the school.	Staff Members Tammie Hewitt Barbara Maresh Mary Crawford	August 2013-June 2014	Motivational strategies, the materials needed to implement the strategies	Monitor the staff implementation of new motivational strategies. Provide an opportunity for staff feedback at faculty meetings.
Conduct a survey from staff members about the new strategies implemented.	Staff Members Mary Crawford	May 2014	Post-survey regarding implementation of new strategies	Collect and review data collected from the post-survey. Compare results to the survey given in May 2013.
Collection of attendance records for the 2013-2014 school year.	Peggy Lewis Mary Crawford	June 2014	Attendance records from 2013-2014 school year	Collection of the school attendance records for review.
Disaggregate the attendance records for the 2013-2014 school year. Compare to the previous school year.	Mary Crawford	June 2014	Attendance records from 2012-2013 and 2013-2014	Review and disaggregate attendance records for the 2013-2014 school year. Compare to the 2012-2013 school year to see if improvements in school attendance were made.
Present the results to the site supervisor and principal.	Tammie Hewitt Barbara Maresh	June 2014	Surveys from faculty members, attendance records	Discuss with the administration the results of my action research.