Action Research Plan - Increasing Parent Involvement

SCHOOL VISION:  How can I get parents more involved with their child’s academics?

GOAL How will my action research plan be beneficial for the entire campus so that it impacts everyone?

OUTCOMES	ACTIVITIES	RESOURCES/ RESEARCH TOOLS NEEDED	RESPONSIBILITY TO ADDRESS ACTIVITIES	TIME LINE	ASSESSMENT  INSTRUMENT(S) TO EVALUATE EFFECTIVENESS	PROCESS FOR MONITORING ACHIEVEMENT OF GOALS/OBJ.
Meet with at least one teacher from every grade level to discuss student grades	1. Parent survey of wants and needs related to grades	1.  K-5th grade teacher 2.  Grade level assessment forms	1.  Jeremiah Willis 2.  Jeremiah Willis	1.October 2012 2. October 2012	1. reading, writing & math scores 2.  Personal Journal	1.  Teacher & site supervisor meeting 2.   Teacher & site supervisor meeting
Gather assessment forms for analysis	1.  Database of participants to compare data	1.  Excel spreadsheet to compare various grade level scores 2. Kindergarten teachers	1.  Jeremiah Willis	1. October 2012	1.  Review of data results from spreadsheet with teachers	1.  Teacher & site supervisor meeting
Meet with grade level teachers to discuss the topic of the research and gain insight on what to look for in the scores.	1.  Professional Development Activities to teach about resources available and how to use. 2.  Parent Newsletter	1.  Conference time and analysis of previous meeting notes 2.  Parent newsletters	1.  Jeremiah Willis 2.  Jeremiah Willis	1.  November 2012 2. November 2012	1. Data Survey results of instruction 2.  Parent informal feedback	1.   Teacher & site supervisor meeting
Can easily be adapted by other campuses in the district	1. Share results with administrator	1.  Meeting with administrator	1.  Jeremiah Willis	November 2012	1.  Spreadsheet and power point displaying quantitative and qualitative data obtained	1.  Feedback to teachers from meeting with administrator
Meet with grade level teachers to see what grades they would like to see their students achieve	1.  Through data collected and surveys given	1.  Conference times and previous meeting notes	1.  Jeremiah Willis 2.  Jeremiah Willis	1. November 2012 2.  Novemeber 2012	1.  Teacher informal feedback 2.  Teacher survey 2a. Personal Observation	1.   Teacher & site supervisor meeting 2.   Teacher & site supervisor meeting
Meet with my administrator to discuss the outcome	1.  Data collected, feedback from team	Teacher & site supervisor meeting	1.  Jeremiah Willis	1. November 2012.	1.  team survey 1b.  Personal Observation	1.  Share results at  Teacher & site supervisor meeting

Action Research progress so far...

After much speculation, I have decided to go ahead and move forward with my action research plan which will focus on Increasing Parent Involvement. I am still in the works as to how to attack this issue and I'm looking forward to any ideas or suggestions anyone may have. I have also come across some things I see being a problem in the near future. One of my concerns are the willingness of some teachers to participate. Another is getting the parents to actually participate in various surveys I may create. Please feel free to comment about any solutions or other problems you see.