Action Research Plan

Action Step(s)	Person(s) Responsible	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
1. Create inquiry for action research plan.	Dinora Espinosa	January/February 2012	Idea(s) inquiry plan	Approval and recommendation from site supervisor
2. Look at Campus data that shows the teacher mobility/transfer/ leaving the field rate.	Dinora Espinosa	January 20, 2012 – May 30, 2013	Previous years’ data.	Analyze and Review Data
3. Formal Interviews	Dinora Espinosa	March 20, 2012 – May 30, 2013	Prepared Interview Questions Teachers, Parents, Students	Analyze and Reflect on information shared
4. Informal Interviews	Dinora Espinosa	March 20, 2012 – May 30, 2013	Teachers, Parents, Students	Analyze and Reflect on information shared
5. Create a blog with my action research question.	Dinora Espinosa	March 20, 2012 – May 30, 2013	googleblogspot	Receive input and points of view from different people then reflect on their input
6. Read relevant literature to learn how and what some campuses are doing to promote campus culture in spite of state accountability.	Dinora Espinosa	March 20, 2012 – May 30, 2013	Lamar University Library	Analyze and Reflect on Literature to see how it is similar to my findings in my interview and surveys
7. Create field notes on observations on teachers, parents, and students’ comments,  actions and decisions	Dinora Espinosa	March 20, 2012 – May 30, 2013	Teachers	Analyze and Review Data
8. Create a focus group	Dinora Espinosa	March 20, 2012 – May 30, 2013	3rd, 4th and 5th grade Teachers	Reflect and Review information shared
9. Reflective Journal	Dinora Espinosa	March 20, 2012 – May 30, 2013	Journal	Review Reflections
10. Surveys	Dinora Espinosa	March 20, 2012 – May 30, 2013	Teachers, Parents, Students	Evaluate and organize information gathered
11.  Interview campus leaders, to see what initiatives they are doing to lessen the burden on their teachers.	Dinora Espinosa	March 20, 2012 – May 30, 2013	Different Campus’ Principals	Reflect and Review Initiatives Principals are currently doing.
12. Present findings to administration and Discuss input I received from teachers, parents, and students.  Share the ideas that I read about and the initiatives already being done at other campuses.	Dinora Espinosa	March 20, 2012 – May 30, 2013		Receive feedback and suggestions from site supervisor