Action Research Plan

Goal:  What strategies can be used to improve grades and prevent failures of frequently absent students?
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Discuss research plan with site supervisor and obtain permission to complete project.	Brooke Hughes/ Bobby Morris/ Jason Childress	August 21, 2012 – August 27, 2012	Action Research Plan, Internship Plan	N/A
Define frequently absent students.	Brooke Hughes	August 28, 2012 - September 4, 2012	Texas Education Code	N/A
Obtain NISD policy attendance, grading, and make-up work policies.	Brooke Hughes	August 28, 2012 - September 4, 2012	NISD Student Handbook	N/A
Obtain course syllabus and present my current classroom procedures for make-up work to all students.	Brooke Hughes	August 28, 2012 - September 4, 2012	Course Syllabus	N/A
Identify frequently absent students in my current classroom students.	Brooke Hughes/ Twana Roadman	August 28, 2012 – December 18, 2012	eSchool Attendance Reports	N/A
Obtain Parent Permission for students to be used in the research.	Brooke Hughes/ Parents	August 28, 2012 – December 18, 2012	Parent Permission Slips	N/A
Research the relationship between academic success and chronically absent students.	Brooke Hughes	August 28, 2012 – December 18, 2012	Professional journals, articles, and books	Literature Review Paper for Action Research Paper at the end of the project.
Monitor 6-weeks grades for target population.	Brooke Hughes	August 28, 2012 – December 18, 2012	eSchool Six Week Grade Reports	Applying the current make-up work policy, collect data, graph data, and draw conclusions from reports.
Collaborate with other teachers on strategies that are successful in getting students to turn in make-up work on time.	Brooke Hughes/ Willing Teachers	August 28, 2012 – December 18, 2012	Classroom Rules and Procedures	Compare and Contrast these strategies with current classroom policy and district guidelines.
Implement new strategies.	Brooke Hughes	January 3, 2013 – June 7, 2013	Updated Classroom policy, NetSchool page, Teacher Webpage, Teacher created videos, student work	Enforce new strategies. Compare and contrast new strategies with previous ones.  Draw conclusions from qualitative data.
Monitor 6-Weeks grades for target population.	Brooke Hughes	January 3, 2013 – June 7, 2013	eSchool Six-Week Grade Reports	Compare and contrast previous semester grades as well as students that are present daily.  Collect data, graph information, and draw conclusions based on new strategies.
Survey students in target group.	Brooke Hughes	June 3-7, 2013	Student surveys, NetSchool	Survey students on which strategies they found most helpful.
Write paper based on collected data, generated reports, and evaluations.	Brooke Hughes	June 7, 2013 – August 16, 2013	Professional literature, generated reports, and evaluations	Answer research question, “Did implementing new strategies improve grades and prevent failures for frequently absent students?”
Share research action project to school administration and faculty.	Brooke Hughes	August 20, 2013 – August 26, 2013	Copies of research paper	Feedback from teachers and administrators.
Write a Self-Reflection.	Brooke Hughes	August 26, 2013	Research paper, Feedback, Blog	Reflect on research, experience, and findings.   Implement new strategies into new school year’s class.