Action Planning Template Goal/Outcome: In what ways will implementing 6 common assessments over the course of the 2012-2013 school year increase student performance in 3rd Grade on the MAP test? Below is the process for monitoring the achievement of my goals and objectives Activities designed to achieve the objectives: Persons responsible for implementation of the action research plan Timeline for completion or implementation of activities Resources and research tools needed for data gathering Assessment instrument to evaluate the effectiveness of the action research study Meet with the principal to see where she would like to see a research project Sarika Pride, principal Julie Nicholson April 2012 List of topics I created for the nine passions We chose student performance Help the principal develop a survey to give to the teachers Sarika Pride, principal Julie Nicholson June 2012 Survey questions Survey results Decide with team the ten core skills needed for all third graders to know by the end of the year to be successful in the fourth grade Third grade team Julie Nicholson, curriculum August 2012 TEKS search A  list of the skills Let the principal and  the grade level above approve the list of the ten skills Create the six common assessments Third grade team Julie Nicholson, curriculum September 2012 Acess test bank Examview EnVision curriculum TEKS Compile the data in a graph to assess teacher effectiveness and accountability Collaborate with the third grade team to decide how we will proceed with our findings from the assessments Third grade team Julie Nicholson, curriculum August  2012 Assessment scores Mastery  or non-mastery of the common assessment Collaborate with the third grade team to decide how we will proceed with intervention or enrichment Third grade team Julie Nicholson, curriculum August  2012 Title I tutors 3rd grade Teachers Curriculum Team Documentation of the lesson plans Repeat the common assessments throughout the year along with the BOY-MOY-EOY MAP assessments Third grade team Julie Nicholson, curriculum Every 6 weeks Common Assessments PES Rit and Target Score Common Assessment Scores Get teacher feedback from how they felt the year went and how they view the success of what we accomplished Third grade team Julie Nicholson, curriculum May 2013 Teachers Teacher Interviews Teacher Reflections Surveys