AR Project Summary

I have made tremendous progress towards the implementation of my action research project.  This week I will be presenting the intervention/enrichment block during our Tuesday’s faculty meeting.  During our last faculty meeting my principal and I introduced the intervention block and the feedback that we received from the teachers and staff.  We addressed some of the concerns outlines in the emails and survey and indicated our stance and assured them that this plan was not set it stone.  We communicated that it would be a work in progress and reaffirm why we are implementing this action plan.  This seemed to put a lot of the teachers concerns at ease and again we provided an opportunity for teachers to give us feedback, which we later analyzed.

This Tuesday, October 2, 2013 I will be introducing our call-back system and finalizing teacher assignments and Intervention/Enrichment procedures.  I requested that teachers bring their laptops because I have set aside time to freely navigate through the call-back system and become familiar with the process. This Thursday, the Advisor and their students will practice using the call-back system.  By Tuesday, October 8, 2013, the Intervention/Enrichment Block will begin and students will be called-down to their core classes for help while other students will participate in enrichment activities.  The IE Blocks are for 30 minutes on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.  Many of the non-core teachers will be assigned to enrichment activities.  We tried to give non-core teachers at least one day to call-back students.  I am the Intervention/Enrichment Block Supervisor.  I will be responsible for student discipline and managing the call-back system.  I have tried to effectively communicate to teachers and staff that we will make the necessary adjustments that are going to impact student achievement.  I feel that the teachers and staff are on board because we invited all stakeholders.  We provided multiple opportunities for teachers to express their concerns and needs.  I am very pleased by how far along we are in the process and I am eager to see how this call-back system will impact student performance.

Revised Action Plan As of Sept. 29, 2013

Action Plan: Intervention/Enrichment Block
Goal: To prove through quantitative data that implementing an enrichment/intervention program will decrease the percentage of students earning D’s and F’s.
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start-End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Read related research and identify areas of concern regarding Intervention/Enrichment Blocks. Become intermediate / proficient in the call-back system program enrichingstudentlearning.com	Joe Brown Bob Thibault	June 2013 -Sept. 2013	·Access to the call back system enrichingstudentlearning.com that links with our grading system PowerSchool. ·Copy of intervention block research action plan	List of concerns / questions to Principal.
Conduct a survey for faculty/staff regarding implementation of the intervention block. Requesting volunteers to serve on the IBC committee.	Joe Brown Bob Thibault	July 2013 –August 2013	·Google Survey	Results from the Survey
Analyze and track survey results. Prepare a list of potential committee members to serve on the Intervention Block Committee (IBC)	Joe Brown Bob Thibault	July 2013	·Contact Information for Teacher/Staff interested in serving on the committee ·Google Survey ·Google Spreadsheet	Provide a list of ideas and potential concerns regarding the call back system.
Meet with the Committee to brainstorm protocols and procedures for the intervention block.	Joe Brown Bob Thibault IBC	July 2013	·Data regarding percentage of students earning D’s and F’s ·Sample action research plans (Intervention Block) ·Access to call back system ·Draft of Teacher Assignments	Received input from committee members
Finalize Protocols and Procedures of the Call Back System	Joe Brown Bob Thibault	July 2013 – Sept. 2013	·Input teacher/staff information in the call-back system ·Assign duties for non-core/core teachers ·Final Draft of Intervention Block Plan, Procedures, and Protocols.	Final Draft of Intervention Block Plan and Protocols
Staff Training Student Training	Joe Brown	Sept. 2013	·Presentation ·Finalize Teacher Assignments ·Mock Trial Run using the Call-Back System ·Call-back Instruction/Procedure Form	Attendance Sheet
Implementing the start of the Enrichment/IB (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)	Advisory Teachers	Oct. 2013	·Teacher/Advisor Call-Back Students	Observation Tracking attendance on the call back system
Analyze and Reflection	Joe Brown	Entire School Year (Q1-Q4) 2013-2014	·Data Collection Sheets	Compare Attendance, percentage of D’s and F’s for each quarter
Conduct a survey of faculty/staff, parents, and students.	Joe Brown	May 2014	·Survey Monkey questionnaire approved my administration	Number of participants who provide feedback.
Write a final report and present to administration.	Joe Brown	June 2014	·All data collected from all sources	Feedback from administration.

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

(Harris, Edmonson, and Combs, 2010)