Action Research Agenda

OUTCOMES  & ACTIVITIES	RESOURCES/RESEARCH TOOLS NEEDED	RESPONSIBILITY TO ADDRESS ACTIVITIES	TIME LINE	Benchmarks/ ASSESSMENT	Revisions to SIP/PIP based on monitoring and assessments
1. Select Sample High School to obtain demographic information	AEIS Reports, PEIMS Data	Principal	March 2011 – 1 day	None	None
2. Obtain District and Campus Data regarding demographic information	AEIS Reports, PEIMS Data	Principal	March 2011 – 1 day	None	None
3. Obtain Discipline Data Reports	Campus Discipline Data, PEIMS, AEIS	Principal, Assistant Principals, and Deputy Secretary to Discipline	March 2011 – 2 day	None	None
4. Observe Students and Teachers Through Walkthroughs	DataWalk software, PDAS, Behavior Monitoring System	Principal, Assistant Principals, and Instructional Specialists	March & April 2011 – 10 Teaching  Days	PDAS and DataWalk software will tell us student engagement, compliance	Much of this information is quantifiable, but the objective is to see if student affecting classrooms due to negative behavior
6. Survey Teachers regarding Classroom Management Plans	Teacher Survey, PDAS/DataWalk Software	Principal, Assistant Principals in charge of appraisals of teachers	April 2011 2 Class Days	Teacher surveys will allow us insight onto what is being done in the classroom to prevent administration disciplinary actions on students due to negative behavior	Social Skills are taught in every classroom during mentor times. Ideally  these lessons over reach into every area of school so in the classroom is where some of largest problems begin.
7. Implement Positive Behavior Support System for six weeks	Teacher Professional Development Materials, Lesson Guides, Lessons	Teachers	April-May 2011 – 6 weeks	Action Steps taken in Step #8-9	Action Steps taken in #8-9
8. Evaluate PBS and its effect on student discipline through Disciplinary Reports from the Campus, and AEIS/PEIMS Reports	DataWalk software, PDAS, Behavior Monitoring System	Principal, Assistant Principals, and Instructional Specialists, Teacher Leadership Team	May 2011 – 2 Days	PDAS and DataWalk software will tell us student engagement, compliance	Much of this information is quantifiable, but the objective is to see if student affecting classrooms due to negative behavior
9. Survey teachers on its effectiveness	Teacher Survey, PDAS/DataWalk Software	Principal, Assistant Principals in charge of appraisals of teachers	May 2011 – 2 Days	Teacher surveys will allow us insight onto what is being done in the classroom to prevent administration disciplinary actions on students due to negative behavior	Social Skills are taught in every classroom during mentor times. Ideally these lessons over reach into every area of school so in the classroom are where some of largest problems begin.