Week 4 Blog Post

Based on the responses to the previous posting of my action plan and input from my site supervisor, I made some changes to my action research plan. This is what I have come up with:

OUTCOMES	ACTIVITIES	RESOURCES/ RESEARCH TOOLS NEEDED	RESPONSIBILITY TO ADDRESS ACTIVITIES	TIME LINE	Benchmarks/ Assessment	Revisions to SIP/PIP based on monitoring and assessments
Determine if placement in ISS positively impacts student behavior	Monitor ISS student grades	Access to TEAMS and interview student’s teachers	Ashley Bonilla	August- September 2012	Record data on student grades.  Discuss grades with the student’s advisory teacher.	If grades are maintained of increased need to focus on another area of student achievement.
	Monitor ISS student attendance	Access to TEAMS via Attendance clerk Kim Matlock	Ashley Bonilla	August- September 2012	Record data on student attendance.  Discuss grades with the student’s advisory teacher.	If attendance is maintained of increased need to focus on another area of student achievement.
	Monitor ISS student behavior	Access to student files to view violation reports	Ashley Bonilla	August- September 2012	Record data on student behavior.  Discuss grades with the student’s advisory teacher.	If behavior improves maintained of increased need to focus on another area of student achievement.
	Hold informal meetings with middle school and high school teachers to discuss student progress and ideas for improvement.	Conference time	Ashley Bonilla and Middle and High School Teachers	September 2012
	Conference with ISS teacher and social worker to discuss findings	Conference time	Ashley Bonilla, James Ross, and Kim Connally-Rangel	September 2012
	Share findings with school principal	Conference time	Ashley Bonilla and Pat Hester	September 2012
Research innovative programs to improve ISS classroom	Read educational journals to research ideas to apply to the ISS classroom	Educational journals and books	Ashley Bonilla	September 2012	List out ideas that result from research.
	Conference with ISS teacher and social worker to discuss findings	Conference time	Ashley Bonilla, James Ross, and Kim Connally-Rangel	October 2012
	Reflection	Time to journal	Ashley Bonilla	October 2012
	Share findings with school principal and include findings and changes in Campus Improvement Plan	Conference time	Ashley Bonilla  and Pat Hester	October 2012	After research and conference with others, present findings to principal.	Based on his approval, implement the chosen program and add to the campus improvement plan.
Implement new strategies/program found as a result of research	Plan with ISS teacher about implementation of plan	Conference time	Ashley Bonilla and James Ross	November 2012
	Monitor student data (attendance, grades, and violation reports) during the implementation	Access to TEAMS and student files	Ashley Bonilla	December 2012 - May 2013		During implementation, document what is successful.  If something new implemented is not working, then be open to change.