SuccessMaker action research revised plan

My action research plan has been approved by my principal! Thank you all who have made suggestions to how I could make my action research plan better! I have revised the plan and would like any other suggestions that you all may have.

GOAL: To determine if student achievement in Reading and Mathematics improves with the use of the SuccessMaker program with the middle school 5th and 6th grade Reading and Mathematics intervention students.

Outcomes:
1. The SuccessMaker program will be identified as successful, unsuccessful, or provides no significant change in achievement with the intervention students at the campus.

Activities:
1. Monitor the student’s progress weekly from the Initial Placement (IP) throughout the use of the SuccessMaker program to determine if there is growth, stagnation, or no improvement in the students’ achievement.
2. Run weekly SuccessMaker reports.
3. Collect and document the data from the SuccessMaker reports.
4. Use the nine week benchmark data and other assessments to determine if there is growth, stagnation, or no improvement in the students’ achievement.

Resources/Research Tools Needed:
1. The intervention student data in the SuccessMaker program.
2. The intervention students’ data on benchmarks and other assessments.
3. The intervention students’ standardized achievement test scores.

Timeline:
1. Identify the intervention students – August/September/October 2010
2. Begin the use of the SuccessMaker program – August/September/October 2010
3. Collect baseline data to use to determine progress – August/September/October 2010
4. Weekly monitoring of the intervention students progress on the SuccessMaker program – August 2010 – May 2011
5. Create a data collection spreadsheet to monitor the progress of the intervention students – August 2010

Benchmark/Assessments:
1. Collect data through the SuccessMaker program
2. Nine week benchmark exams
3. Practice TAKS scores

Revisions to SIP/PIP based on monitoring and assessments:
1. Teacher intervention tutorials may be implemented.
2. Teachers may assist the students with the SuccessMaker program if the students are struggling with improvement.

Week 3 Reflection

For my week three assignment I was required to develop the action research plan for my action research. I was not sure how to accomplish this activity without an example. I researched other action research topics on-line to get some ideas, and I got some ideas that assisted me in completing the plan. The plan that I have posted is a work in progress and not the final copy. If you have any suggestions please post them.