Research Action Project Update March 2013

The focus of this action research revolves around this question: What is the relationship between students who were part of a Transitional-First Grade (T1) class or retained in elementary and their success at the end of middle school or in high school? During the last few weeks the process of gathering data has started. I meet with the middle school principal who is also interested in the data and conclusions that may be drawn as the research progresses. The middle school counselor provided access to the testing data. Data from 2009 state test was not located at that time, but it can still be found through individual results. I have begun to organize the data by student and student’s birth date to compare with the normal age for the class. Then I will be able to determine the reason for the age discrepancy. Next, I plan to list the achievement data by grade. I hope that trends will develop as more data is gathered. I still need to meet with the high school principal and counselor to acquire data from that site. I have scheduled a meeting to begin that portion of the data gathering process. Everyone involved in the process thus far has been curious about the action research question and helpful in the process. I plan to do the bulk of the research and analysis during the summer months. At this time there are no changes to this plan. I am considering whether it would be wise to focus on a single subject area for achievement results, or whether possibly Math and Reading would provide sufficient data and results.

EDLD 5326--Partnership Presentation

5326 School Community Relations--Partnership Timeline

Task	Who?	What?	When?
Write plan	Stacy Williams	Write and submit the plan for approval to school administration and the Site Based Decision Making Committee.	March 2013
Plan approval	Stacy Williams	Obtain approval from school administration and the Site Based Decision Making Committee.	March 2013
Form committee	Stacy Williams	Form a committee of teachers, administrators, and community members to implement plan.	April 2013
Elicit volunteers	Stacy Williams, Chairman of the Tutoring Project Committee	Elicit volunteer tutors from high school students, parents, and citizens throughout the community social media, community billboards, and fliers.	April 2013-August 2013
Elicit Partners	Stacy Williams, Chairman of the Tutoring Project Committee	Elicit community/business partners by presenting at PTO meetings, churchs and civic organizations and social media.	April 2013-August 2013
Title I funds	Stacy Williams, Chairman of the Tutoring Project Committee and Site Principal	Obtain funding from Title I sources.	May 2013-allocation August 2013-funding
Community Partner funds	Stacy Williams, Chairman of the Tutoring Project Committee	Obtain additional funding from community partners.	May 2013-August 2013
Organize tutor training	Stacy Williams, Chairman of the Tutoring Project Committee and Site Principal	Organize initial training for tutors.	June 2013-August 2013
Secure Facility/Technology	Stacy Williams, Chairman of the Tutoring Project Committee and Site Principal	Secure facility and technology for tutoring use.	May 2013
Arrange snacks	Stacy Williams, Chairman of the Tutoring Project Committee and Food Service Director	Arrange snacks for tutoring from school Food Service Program.	May 2013 and August 2013
Arrange Transportation	Stacy Williams, Chairman of the Tutoring Project Committee and Transportation Director	Arrange transportation for tutoring.	May 2013 and August 2013
Identify student/Permission forms	Stacy Williams, Chairman of the Tutoring Project Committee and classroom teacher, site school counselor	Identify students and obtain permission from parents to provide tutoring services.	August 2013
Student Needs Reporting Procedures	Stacy Williams, Chairman of the Tutoring Project Committee and site administrator	Hold meeting to inform teachers of procedures for reporting student needs.	August 2013
Grouping	Stacy Williams, Chairman of the Tutoring Project Committee and teachers	Match students, needs, and tutors in pairs or small groups.	August 2013
Begin Service	Stacy Williams, Chairman of the Tutoring Project Committee, teachers, and tutors	Begin tutoring services and review student needs weekly.	September 2013