Action Plan Draft

Goals and objectives/outcomes of the research investigation 1.Provide data linking the use of GCS to passing/failing grades on student’s report cards. 2. Identify reasons teachers don’t use or don’t consistently use the GCS program. 3. Provide suggestions for any needed changes to the program. Activities designed to achieve the objectives 1.    Make a spreadsheet with student’s names and the days they used the GCS program broken down by six weeks grading periods. 2.    Check the grades of students using GCS to see if they were passing on their six weeks report cards. 3.    Do a literature review of similar programs and how they were implemented and how successful the programs were at preventing failures. 4.    Reflect on findings from data and literature review to pose questions for teacher surveys. 5.    Use teacher surveys to see the numbers of teachers who are or are not using GCS and why. Resources and research tools needed for data gathering 1.    I will use the check in sheets for the GCS students 2.    I will use the failure lists from grading periods 1-5 3.    Internet searches for literature review 4.    I will use teacher surveys based on the data I collect from the GCS check-in sheets and failure lists. Draft timeline for completion or implementation of activities 1.    March through April is the time I will gather and compile the check-in sheets for GCS. 2.     March- April is the time I will compile failure lists for the 1st-5th six weeks grading periods. 3.    April through May, I will reflect on the data I have collected, do a literature review and survey the teachers in my building concerning their use and opinions of the GCS program. 4.    June through July is the time I will compile my data and surveys and present the information to my principal. 5.    August would be the time any changes would be implemented to GCS Persons responsible for the implementation of the action research plan 1.    Myself 2.    My school principals 3.    Teachers in charge of GCS Process for monitoring the achievement of goals and objectives 1.    Compare student sign-in sheets to failure lists. 2.    Present findings to principals 3.    Collaborate with principals and GCS teachers to determine if any changes are needed to the program 4.    Survey satisfaction level of teachers with changes to the program Assessment instrument(s) to evaluate the effectiveness of the action research study 1.  Surveys, interviews and failure lists