Action Research Project Plan

Action Planning Template – REVISIONS

Research Question: Behavior molds us into the person we are, and the person we are to be become. When looking at behavior of 3rd graders, their academics are rightly affected; whether it be positively or negatively. During the 2011-2012 school year, an increase in office referrals and a decrease in test scores was evident by our campus administrators. Will the implementation of a new behavioral management program, during the 2012-2013 school year, result in an increase in the district and state math test scores of 3rd graders at Story Elementary. Will the implementation also affect the math scores of the 2012- 2013 4th graders, who were 3rd graders in 2011-2012 when the program was not in place?  Will research show an increase in the math test scores of students from 3rd grade to 4th grade with the implementation of the new program?

Goal/Outcome: If a correlation between the new behavior management program and test scores proves to be positive, administrators will look into training all staff members on the CHAMPS training.  I will assist the administration with staff development on the trainings and aide in the implementation of the program school wide.

Notes: During my research, I will be looking at test scores from our 3rd and 4th graders at Story Elementary. During my investigation, I hope to discover if a behavior intervention program, specifically named CHAMPS, will affect the math district and state test scores of our students positively. I am hoping to show a positive correlation between the two sets of data. I will look at the number of office referrals, as well as testing data to compile my results. In researching, I will evaluate the effects of the behavior intervention program, CHAMPS, on the 4th graders, who were last year’s 3rd graders. The research will show if there was a positive impact on their test scores, as well as a decrease in the number of office referrals during a set period of time. The dates were chosen to correspond with our district and state testing dates and evaluations.

To Disseminate the findings: In order to disseminate the findings, I will begin with my site supervisor, my principal. When initially discussing my action research project, this was something she herself was interested in researching. She wants to use my research to prove to the staff that the behavior intervention program, CHAMPS, that she wants to implement campus wide, is truly beneficial to our students. Once she and I have reviewed the findings, I will present the findings to the staff during a staff development meeting.  My research will lay the ground work for the principal to begin her training on CHAMPS.

Assessment: In order to assess the findings, I will look at several areas. I will look at correlations between data without the CHAMPS program, and data with the implementation of the CHAMPS program. To begin, I will look at office referral data. For a positive correlation, the number of office referrals will need to show a decrease across all areas from the previous year. A negative correlation will show an increase or no change in the number office referrals.  When looking at the math testing data, I will be looking at an increase or decrease in percentages from 2011-2012 school year compared to 2012-2013 school year. An increase in scores will represent a positive correlation, with a decrease representing a negative correlation.

Action Steps(s):	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Compile a list of the number of office referrals by 3rd grade from Aug - Dec 2011	Aug 2012 – Dec 2012	Access to number of office referrals by 3rd grade teachers in 2011	Code students in an excel sheet to see how many students were referred to the office, as well as look at those students who had more than one referral
Compile a list of the number of office referrals by 3rd grade from Jan – May 2012	Aug 2012 – Dec 2012	Access to number of office referrals by 3rd grade teachers from Jan – May 2012	Code students in an excel sheet to see how many students were referred to the office, as well as look at those students who had more than one referral
Compile a list of the number of office referrals by 3rd grade from Aug – Dec 2012	Aug 2012 – Jan 2013	Access to number of office referrals by 3rd grade teachers from Aug – Dec 2012	Code students in an excel sheet to see how many students were referred to the office, as well as look at those students who had more than one referral
Compile a list of the number of office referrals by 3rd grade from Jan – May 2013	Jan – June 2013	Access to number of office referrals by 3rd grade teachers from Jan – June 2013	Code students in an excel sheet to see how many students were referred to the office, as well as look at those students who had more than one referral
Compile a list of the number of office referrals by 4th grade from Aug – Dec 2012	Aug 2012 – Jan 2013	Access to number of office referrals by 4th grade teachers from Aug – Dec 2012	Code students in an excel sheet to see how many students were referred to the office, as well as look at those students who had more than one referral
Compile a list of the number of office referrals by 4th grade from Jan – May 2013	Jan – June 2013	Access to number of office referrals by 4th  grade teachers from Jan – June 2013
Analyze decrease/increase in office referrals from each time period from year to year -       Aug – Dec 2011 vs Aug - Dec 2012 -       Jan – May 2012 vs Jan – May 2013 -       3rd grade to 3rd grade -       3rd grade to 4th grade	Aug 2012 – June 2013	Excel, data found from office referrals	Create a chart or graph to evaluate my findings
Gather and interpret math test scores from 2011 benchmark scores -       How many did not meet expectations -       Break down by percentages -       3rd grade -       4th grade	Aug 2012 – Dec 2012	Excel, AWARE testing data	Create a graphic representation of data
Gather and interpret math test scores from 2012 simulation scores -       How many did not meet expectations -       Break down by percentages -       3rd grade -       4th grade	Dec 2012 – March 2013	Excel, AWARE testing data	Create a graphic representation of data
Gather and interpret math test scores from 2012 STAAR scores -       How many did not meet expectations -       Break down by percentages -       3rd grade -       4th grade	Oct 2012 – Dec 2012	Excel, STAAR data from the state	Create a graphic representation of data
Gather and interpret math test scores from 2012 benchmark scores -       How many did not meet expectations -       Break down by percentages -       3rd grade -       4th grade	Oct 2012 – Dec 2012	Excel, AWARE testing data	Create a graphic representation of data
Gather and interpret math test scores from 2013 simulation scores -       How many did not meet expectations -       Break down by percentages -       3rd grade -       4th grade	Jan 2013 – March 2013	Excel, AWARE testing data	Create a graphic representation of data
Gather and interpret math test scores from 2013 STAAR scores -       How many did not meet expectations -       Break down by percentages	March 2013 – June 2013	Excel, STAAR testing data from the state	Create a graphic representation of data
Show an increase/decrease in math benchmark scores from 2011 to 2012	Sept 2012 – Dec 2013	Excel, AWARE testing data	Create a graphic representation of data
Show an increase/decrease in math simulation scores from 2012 to 2013	Feb 2013 – June 2013	Excel, AWARE testing data	Create a graphic representation of data
Show an increase/decrease in math STAAR scores from 2012 to 2013	March 2013 – June 2013	Excel, STAAR testing data from the state	Create a graphic representation of data
Compare the number of office referrals to the math testing data	Aug 2011 – June 2013	EXCEL, testing data, office referral data from previous assessments	Use the data collected to create a graphic representation of all the data collected. Find a correlation between testing data and behavior, if any