Action Research Plan

Action Planning Template Greg Bridges
Goal: What action steps are necessary to improve ELL state standardized test scores in Reading for 3rd and 4th grade students at two campuses? Posted on discussion board. Operational definition of target population: The target population is third and fourth grade ELL students at two different campuses with each campus housing third – sixth grades. The ELL target population at each campus is 78 – 85 students.  How will you select your sample? Evaluation of ELL 3rd and 4th grade student performance on state standardized reading scores that fall below the state average. Brief rationale for your sample size: These are the initial grade levels when state reading achievement is measured and it will include all ELL’s within our district that are entering fourth and fifth grades for the 2012-2013 school year. Briefly describe how you will conduct your research: I will use state STAAR scores (Raw), OLPT, Tejas Lee, DRA, TELPAS, teacher interviews, teacher resources, LPAC placement, district benchmark tests and grades to form categories to help gain insight based on data.
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Develop Spreadsheet with all 3rd and 4th grade ELL’s along with corresponding category headers	Bilingual/ESL Program Facilitator	July/August	Infinite Campus, a PEIMS program our district uses. Develop an Ad-Hoc Report that will extract the necessary data to begin the spreadsheet and transfer to an excel spreadsheet	Compare to LPAC records and fall PEMS submission to ensure all students have been included.
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Compile raw STAAR Reading scores of all 3rd and 4th grade students in a spreadsheet and align from highest to lowest.	BE/ESL Program Facilitator BE/ESL-F), Director of Accountability and Testing	July/August 2012	Eduphoria-AWARE, student CSR from TEA, Excel,	Since TEA is only providing raw scores, I will need to decide along with our testing director the lowest third of students based on state cut points.
Gather latest Oral Language Proficiency Testing data and post next to students name	BE/ESL-F, two campus LPAC representatives, Bilingual LPAC Aide	August/September	District LPAC Records	Does a low OLPT correlate to low STARR scores?
Gather Tejas Lee scores and post on chart	BE/ESL-F, Campus LPAC Reps., bilingual and ESL teachers, LPAC Aide, Assistant Principals	August/Sept	Reading data submitted at EOY 2012	Do Tejas Lee scores correlate to low performance on STAAR?
Gather DRA scores and post on chart	BE/ESL-F, Campus LPAC Reps., bilingual and ESL teachers, LPAC Aide, Assistant Principals	August/Sept	Scores submitted at EOY 2012	Do DRA scores correlate to low performance on STAAR?
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Gather TELPAS data including all four domains (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing)	BE/ESL-F, Campus Test Coordinators, Director of Testing	August/Oct	District and individual TELPAS results	How does TELPAS progression along all four domains affect or correlate to STAAR Reading scores?
Assign a column to student rows on spreadsheet that lists Years in US Schools.	BE/ESL-F, LPAC records	August-November	LPAC Reps., BE/ESL-F	Does years in US schools correlate to performance on STAAR Reading scores?
District benchmark scores on reading assessments	BE/ESL-F,	August-Nov.	Eduphoria-AWARE	How does benchmark scores relate to STARR results?
What are the main resources used by teachers for Reading education throughout the school year	Teachers, BE/ESL-F, Assistant Principals	August-Nov	Teacher questioning	How does resources compare from teacher to teacher campus to campus?  Is there a correlation between scores and resources used?
Based on all of above spreadsheet and comparable research, what will be the exact recommendations to principals, and district administration personnel to improve reading scores for 3rd and 4th grade ELL’s?	BE/ESL-F, District Testing Director, Assistant Superintendant of Curriculum, Executive Director of Special Programs, Principals	December 2012 –February 2013	Completed Spreadsheet with several recommendation	Based on results of disaggregation, what areas or specific TEKS were identified to be the strongest areas of growth?  What are the intervention options?