Action Research Plan

Action Planning Template
Goal: To decrease the number of referrals to the Responsible Thinking Classroom in the 2013-2014 school year by utilizing a student support team for early intervention
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Review prior years discipline referrals for a baseline	Me, RTC teacher	Aug 18th – Sept. 1st	Google docs, prior years RTC referalls	Analyze data for trends in types of referrals and repeat offenders
Determine criteria for requiring student support team assistance	Me, RTC teacher, principal	Aug 18th – Sept 1st	Prior year data, principals input,	After looking at data decide on a number of referrals or actions by a student to require SST intervention and criteria for exiting intervention
Identify a list of returning students for  Support Team Placement	Me, RTC teacher	Aug 18th – Sept 1st	Prior years (2012-2013) referral data	Number of student referrals before and after intervention
Bi-Weekly conferences with chosen students	Student support team	1st 6 weeks	Planning time, referral data	Has number of referrals each student received in time before meetings decreased
Compile referral data for first six weeks, determine student exit and entry into student support team	Me, SST	End of the 1st six weeks	Referral data, google docs	Use criteria to exit students from support team and enter new students
Repeat steps 3-5 for all 6 six week blocks of the school year	SST, me, RTC teacher, Principal	2013-2014 school year	Referral data, google docs, planning time,	By using data we will enter and exit students from student support team as needed
Compile school years referral data	Me, RTC teacher	May 2014	Referral data, google docs	Compare this year’s referral data with last year’s data to see if there was a decrease in RTC referrals
Reflection	SST	May 2014	Referral data, and SST meeting logs	Use collected information and data to determine the effectiveness of team and any changes that should be made for next school year
Report findings to Administration and staff	SST, me, RTC teacher	May 2014	Referral data, meeting logs	Effectiveness of the team will be determined if there was an overall decrease in referrals and by a survey taken by the students who were involved in the process