Sunday, December 8, 2013

Updated 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.
Michael Caudill
Tammie Hewitt
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
Michael Caudill
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.
Michael Caudill
Tammie Hewitt
Mary Crawford
June 2014
Surveys from faculty members, attendance records
Discuss with the   administration the results of my action research.