Friday, August 10, 2012

Agreed Upon Action Research Plan

ACTION RESEARCH PLAN
GOAL:
To reduce discipline referrals in 1st grade at Castleberry Elementary.

Action Step(s)
Person(s) Responsible
Timeline: Start/End
Needed Resources
Evaluation
1. Meet with principal and associate principal to discuss classroom management programs.
Jennifer Helgen
Hollie Lancarte
Terry Johnson
July 27th
Discipline Referrals Data from previous year. 
Conscious Discipline
Summary of meeting.  Journal entries. 
2. Survey 1st grade teachers on what they think are best practices for dealing with discipline issues. Collaborate with teacher’s best ways to smoothly transition into using Conscious Discipline. 
Jennifer Helgen
1st Grade Team
August 22nd
Survey
Focus Groups
Analyze survey results
3. Conduct team meeting/presentation to provide strategies and information from Conscious Discipline. 
Jennifer Helgen
August 22nd
Agenda with talking points
Power Point
Conscious Discipline

Meeting and presentation feedback
Summary of meeting
4. Interview teachers.  Discuss overall thoughts and feelings regarding Conscious Discipline
Jennifer Helgen
1st Grade Team
September 12th
Questions
Notebook
Feedback from 1st grade team.  Interview notes and field notes.
5.  Collect and analyze data.  Review findings with 1st grade team.
Jennifer Helgen
Terri Johnson
1st Grade Team
September 24-28th
Referral Data from Skyward
Journal entries from Eduphoria
Number of referrals.  Summary of data and meetings. 
6. Conduct team meeting/presentation to provide strategies and information from Conscious Discipline.
Jennifer Helgen
October 3rd
Agenda with talking points
Power Point
Conscious Discipline

Meeting and presentation feedback.
Agenda notes and summary.
7.  Survey teachers on positive and negative aspects of program.  Survey students and parents to get their input on new program.
Jennifer Helgen
1st Grade Team
November 7th
Survey Monkey
Survey results
Parent and student feedback.
8. Conduct team meeting/presentation to provide strategies and information from Conscious Discipline.
Jennifer Helgen
November 14th
Agenda with talking points
Power Point
Conscious Discipline

Meeting and presentation feedback.
Agenda notes and summary.
9. Meet with principal and associate principal to discuss overall results thus far.
Jennifer Helgen
Holli Lancarte
Terri Johnson
December 11th
Notes
Skyward Data
Eduphoria
Meeting summary and feedback.
10.  Collect and analyze data.  Review findings with 1st grade team.
Jennifer Helgen
Terri Johnson
1st Grade Team
January 8th
Referral Data from Skyward
Eduphoria
Number of referrals.  Summary of data.
Meeting notes
11. Conduct team meeting/presentation to provide strategies and information from Conscious Discipline. 
Jennifer Helgen
January 16th
Agenda with talking points
Power Point
Conscious Discipline

Meeting and presentation feedback.
Agenda notes and summary.
12. Interview teachers.  Discuss overall thoughts and feelings regarding Conscious Discipline.
Jennifer Helgen
1st Grade Team
February 6th
Questions
Notebook
Feedback from 1st grade team.  Interview notes and field notes.
13. Conduct team meeting/presentation to provide strategies and information from Conscious Discipline. 
Jennifer Helgen
March 6th
Agenda with talking points
Power Point
Conscious Discipline

Meeting and presentation feedback.
Agenda notes and summary.
14.  Survey teachers on positive and negative aspects of program.  Survey students and parents to get their input on new program.
Jennifer Helgen
1st Grade Team
April 3rd
Survey Monkey
Survey results
Parent and student feedback.
15.  Collect and analyze data.  Review findings with 1st grade team.
Jennifer Helgen
Terri Johnson
1st Grade Team
April 17th
Referral Data from Skyward
Number of referrals.  Summary of data.
Meeting notes
16.  Conduct team meeting/presentation to provide strategies and information from Conscious Discipline. 
Jennifer Helgen
May 1st
Agenda with talking points
Power Point
Conscious Discipline

Meeting and presentation feedback.
Agenda notes and summary.
17.  Final Interview with teachers.  Overall thoughts and views on new program. 
Jennifer Helgen
1st Grade Team
May 22nd
Interview Questions
Notebook
Conscious Discipline
Teacher feedback
Interview notes

18.  Collect and analyze data.  Compare results to beginning of the year data and previous year’s data.
Jennifer Helgen
Holli Lancarte
Terry Johnson
June 4th
Referral Data from Skyward
Eduphoria
Notes
Number of referrals.  Summary of data.
Meeting notes
19.  Write self reflection based on surveys, discipline referrals data, interview notes, and overall observation findings.
Jennifer Helgen
June 7th
Data Collected
Observation Notes
Interview Notes
Microsoft Word
Self Reflection
20.  Share information found on action research with administrators and staff. 
Jennifer Helgen
August 2013
Power Point
Data Collected
Notes
Presentation feedback


Format based on Tool 7.1 from Examining What We Do to Improve Our Schools

(Harris, Edmonson, and Combs, 2010)

1 comment:

  1. I'm not familiar with Concious Discipline, so interested in your results. I like that you are implementing the plan across an entire grade level. Is the thought that the entire elementary will implement Concious Discipling if your outcome is favorable?

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