Week 4 Revised Action Research Plan

Here are my week 4 revisions I made after getting feedback from a couple of sources.
 

Action Planning Template for Julie Nicholson EA 1300
Goal/Outcome: In what ways will implementing 6 common assessments over the course of the 2012-2013 School Year increase 3rd grade student performance by the End of Year 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	Timeline for completion or implementation	Resources and research tools needed	Assessment instrument to evaluate the effectiveness
Meet with the principal to decide on my research project	Sarika Pride, principal Julie Nicholson	April 2012	List of topics I created for the nine passions assignment	I chose student performance
Help the principal develop a survey to give to the teachers to establish the needs for professional development for 2012-2013	Sarika Pride, principal Maureen Yervasi, Asst. Principal Julie Nicholson	June 2012	Review of survey questions used in the past	Survey results Completed plan for professional development
Decide on the ten core skills needed for all third graders to know by the end of the year to be successful in fourth grade math	Administrators Curriculum Team Team Leaders	Late July Early August	AMC anywhere program reports EOY MAP data from 2nd grade Teacher input	A complete list of the ten skills that third grade math students need to master for continued success in fourth grade math curriculum
Create the six common math assessments that will determine mastery of the selected core math skills	Third grade math teachers Fourth grade math teacher Julie Nicholson, curriculum	September 2012 - May 2013	Exam View EnVision curriculum 3rd grade math TEKS	The finished and agreed upon assessments
Determine if training is necessary for teaching to be successful in the intervention of the core skills	Sarika Pride, Principal Victoria Cole, Instructional Specialist Julie Nicholson, Curriculum	August 2012	Survey results	The professional development plan
Organize instructional groupings and content to be taught based on our findings from each of the math assessments	Third grade math teachers Julie Nicholson, Curriculum	September 2012 – April 2013	Assessment scores Master schedule	Keep a journal of our discussion meetings
Provide intervention to the students	Third grade teachers Intervention specialists Title I tutors Paras	September 2012 – May 2013		Walk-throughs by the principal during intervention Anecdotal notes
After each assessment re-evaluate our tactics for working with the students and discussing what is working, what is not	Third grade team Julie Nicholson, Curriculum Sarika Pride, principal	Every 6 weeks after each assessment	Assessments Assessment results	Compile the data in a graph to assess teacher effectiveness and accountability Anecdotal notes
Repeat the common assessments throughout the year	Third grade team Julie Nicholson, curriculum	Every 6 weeks	Common Assessments	Keeping MAP RIT and PES Target Scores in mind Common Assessment Scores
Get teacher feedback from how they felt the year went and how they view the success of core skill identification and student mastery of the core skills	Third grade team Julie Nicholson, curriculum	End of May – First of June 2013	Third grade Teachers Title I tutors Paras	Teacher Interviews Teacher Reflections or Surveys
Cupcake Celebration	Third grade team Julie Nicholson, Curriculum Sarika Pride, Principal Maureen Yervasi, Asst. Principal Tutors/Paras	May 2013 After the last MAP scores are reported and compared to the PES scores	cupcakes	Smiles, happy teachers, and happy third grade students! J