Action Research Plan

Action Planning Template
Goal: Improve Student Performance on Homework Assignments
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Assess District’s  Policy for late/missing work	Brandon Karl	August 5 to August 18	Copy of Student Handbook	Evaluate school district’s current policy regarding homework
Evaluate the procedure regarding students who did not turn in homework for previous year	Brandon Karl	August 5 to August 18	Discussion with teachers and principal	Determine how much, if any, improvement was made with previous year’s plan
Meet with core teachers to discuss the following regarding homework: How many days? What days during the week? How long on average is required to finish assignment?	Brandon Karl	August 19 to September 20	Interviews with staff, emails, surveys	Become familiar with teacher habits regarding issuing homework
Select students for research plan	Brandon Karl	September 23 to October 4	Class rosters, GPA’s, student schedules	Select 10 students from each grade (6th -8th) for case sample
Implement strategies	Principal and 6th thru 8th Grade Teachers	October 14 to December 13	Discussions with principal and core teachers so that feedback may be gathered	Analyze Data and make added changes as necessary
Gather and Analyze Data	Brandon Karl	December 13 to January 19	Missing work lists, attendance records, Lunch ISS records for missing work, interviews with teachers	Evaluate 30 students in case study to determine success of plan an continue to make needed adjustments
Continue to Implement Strategies (Modify strategies if needed)	Principal and 6th thru 8th Grade Teachers	January 20 to March 14	Discussions with principal and core teachers so that feedback may be gathered	Analyze Data and make added changes as necessary
Compile Data	Brandon Karl	March 17 to April 4	Missing work lists, attendance records, Lunch ISS records for missing work, interviews with teachers	Evaluate 30 students in case study to determine success of plan an continue to make needed adjustments
Present Findings	Brandon Karl	May 12-30	Action Research Plan	Determine if plan was successful and practical