Action Research Plan

Action Planning Template
Goal: To increase student achievement and lower discipline incidents through increased school/home communication.
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Parents will complete a survey regarding their expectations and needs for contact between the school and themselves during the school year.	Terra Timmerman	August 2013 and January 2014	Survey Monkey or Google forms	Gathered information will be disseminated to freshman teachers and will be used to guide communication
Distribute email addresses, phone numbers and tutorial opportunities to students.	Terra Timmerman Ninth Grade teachers	August 2013 January 2014	List of email addresses, phone numbers, and tutorial availability Google Form	Teachers will report that the information was given to students
Teachers will create accounts in Remind101.com for each of their classes and will solicit students and parents to sign up for the free service.	Terra Timmerman Ninth Grade Teachers	August 2013 January 2014	Remind101.com Information sheets for parents and students	Teachers will have students sign up in class and information will be sent to parents via email and paper communication.  Timmerman will also be enrolled in each class to document communication
Campus accounts will be created for Facebook, Twitter and Remind101.com	Terra Timmerman	August 2013	Access to websites	Each site will be promoted during “Meet the Teacher” and “Freshman Orientation” Involvement will be solicited and monitored.
Using Facebook, Twitter and Remind101.com accounts, parents will be informed of state testing, extra and co-curricular events and school events	Terra Timmerman	August 2013 – may 2014	Access to media websites	Parents will join the selected media options and will provide feedback via survey.
Identify and compile a representative sampling of students (40-50) who mirror the content of the freshman class as a whole with regard to demographics and sub groups.	Terra Timmerman Campus Administration	August 2013	Access to demographic records for freshman class	Study group will be identified and followed through the school year then compared with class performance as a whole.
Teachers will utilize Remind101.com each week or as needed to communicate with parents about homework, and upcoming events in classes.	Terra Timmerman Ninth Grade Teachers	August 2013 – May 2014	Access to technology	Timmerman will be a member of each class and rosters of subscribers will be documented.
Teachers will utilize a class calendar that will be shared with students and parents	Terra Timmerman Ninth Grade Teachers	August 2013 – May 2014	Google Calendars	Teachers will compile, update and distribute calendars bi-weekly to keep students and parents informed.
Teachers will report parent contact and outcomes through Google Forms	Terra Timmerman Ninth Grade Teachers	August 2013 – May 2014	Google Forms Reports on Parent Contact	Parent contact for sample groups will be recorded and documented to be used in analysis
Using comparative data analysis, compile findings to deduce whether increasing the amount of school/home communication positively impacted academic and discipline	Terra Timmerman	August 2013 – July 2014	Access to academic and discipline records for both sample cohort and freshman class as a whole	Compare status of credit earning and state assessment data along with discipline data of those in the survey group and others with the previous freshman class.  Conclude whether increased communication was effective in increasing academic success and lowering discipline incidents.
Survey parents at the end of the year to solicit feedback about their experience in the 2013-14 school year.	Terra Timmerman	June 2014	Survey Monkey or Google Form	Compile parental responses and evaluate parent satisfaction with efforts of the study.