ACTION RESEARCH
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GOAL:
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To reduce discipline referrals in 1st grade at Castleberry Elementary.
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Action Step(s)
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Person(s) Responsible
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Timeline: Start/End
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Needed Resources
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Evaluation
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1. Meet with principal and associate principal to discuss classroom management programs.
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Jennifer Helgen
Hollie Lancarte
Terry Johnson
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July 27th
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Discipline Referrals Data from previous year.
Conscious Discipline
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Summary of meeting. Journal entries.
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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.
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Jennifer Helgen
1st Grade Team
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August 22nd
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Survey
Focus Groups
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Analyze survey results
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3. Conduct team meeting/presentation to provide strategies and information from Conscious Discipline.
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Jennifer Helgen
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August 22nd
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Agenda with talking points
Power Point
Conscious Discipline
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Meeting and presentation feedback
Summary of meeting
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4. Interview teachers. Discuss overall thoughts and feelings regarding Conscious Discipline
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Jennifer Helgen
1st Grade Team
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September 12th
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Questions
Notebook
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Feedback from 1st grade team. Interview notes and field notes.
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5. Collect and analyze data. Review findings with 1st grade team.
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Jennifer Helgen
Terri Johnson
1st Grade Team
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September 24-28th
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Referral Data from Skyward
Journal entries from Eduphoria
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Number of referrals. Summary of data and meetings.
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6. Conduct team meeting/presentation to provide strategies and information from Conscious Discipline.
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Jennifer Helgen
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October 3rd
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Agenda with talking points
Power Point
Conscious Discipline
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Meeting and presentation feedback.
Agenda notes and summary.
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7. Survey teachers on positive and negative aspects of program. Survey students and parents to get their input on new program.
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Jennifer Helgen
1st Grade Team
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November 7th
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Survey Monkey
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Survey results
Parent and student feedback.
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8. Conduct team meeting/presentation to provide strategies and information from Conscious Discipline.
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Jennifer Helgen
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November 14th
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Agenda with talking points
Power Point
Conscious Discipline
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Meeting and presentation feedback.
Agenda notes and summary.
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9. Meet with principal and associate principal to discuss overall results thus far.
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Jennifer Helgen
Holli Lancarte
Terri Johnson
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December 11th
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Notes
Skyward Data
Eduphoria
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Meeting summary and feedback.
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10. Collect and analyze data. Review findings with 1st grade team.
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Jennifer Helgen
Terri Johnson
1st Grade Team
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January 8th
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Referral Data from Skyward
Eduphoria
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Number of referrals. Summary of data.
Meeting notes
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11. Conduct team meeting/presentation to provide strategies and information from Conscious Discipline.
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Jennifer Helgen
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January 16th
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Agenda with talking points
Power Point
Conscious Discipline
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Meeting and presentation feedback.
Agenda notes and summary.
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12. Interview teachers. Discuss overall thoughts and feelings regarding Conscious Discipline.
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Jennifer Helgen
1st Grade Team
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February 6th
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Questions
Notebook
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Feedback from 1st grade team. Interview notes and field notes.
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13. Conduct team meeting/presentation to provide strategies and information from Conscious Discipline.
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Jennifer Helgen
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March 6th
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Agenda with talking points
Power Point
Conscious Discipline
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Meeting and presentation feedback.
Agenda notes and summary.
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14. Survey teachers on positive and negative aspects of program. Survey students and parents to get their input on new program.
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Jennifer Helgen
1st Grade Team
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April 3rd
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Survey Monkey
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Survey results
Parent and student feedback.
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15. Collect and analyze data. Review findings with 1st grade team.
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Jennifer Helgen
Terri Johnson
1st Grade Team
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April 17th
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Referral Data from Skyward
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Number of referrals. Summary of data.
Meeting notes
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16. Conduct team meeting/presentation to provide strategies and information from Conscious Discipline.
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Jennifer Helgen
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May 1st
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Agenda with talking points
Power Point
Conscious Discipline
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Meeting and presentation feedback.
Agenda notes and summary.
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17. Final Interview with teachers. Overall thoughts and views on new program.
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Jennifer Helgen
1st Grade Team
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May 22nd
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Interview Questions
Notebook
Conscious Discipline
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Teacher feedback
Interview notes
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18. Collect and analyze data. Compare results to beginning of the year data and previous year’s data.
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Jennifer Helgen
Holli Lancarte
Terry Johnson
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June 4th
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Referral Data from Skyward
Eduphoria
Notes
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Number of referrals. Summary of data.
Meeting notes
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19. Write self reflection based on surveys, discipline referrals data, interview notes, and overall observation findings.
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Jennifer Helgen
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June 7th
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Data Collected
Observation Notes
Interview Notes
Microsoft Word
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Self Reflection
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20. Share information found on action research with administrators and staff.
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Jennifer Helgen
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August 2013
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Power Point
Data Collected
Notes
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Presentation feedback
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Format based on Tool 7.1 from Examining What We Do to Improve Our Schools
(Harris, Edmonson, and Combs, 2010)
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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