Action Research Plan

Action Planning Template

Goal:	Determine how effective our policies, procedures, and consequences are at motivating our students to get to class on time and receive adequate education.
Action Steps		Person(s) Responsible	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Research the average number of tardies we have per day on our campus. Break that information down to each individual grade level as well.		John Thompson Dianne Schmidt	February 2013-June 2014	Skyward Tardy referrals	Determine if the number of tardies increase or decrease during the year. Determine if there is a major different in the class grades and if there is a difference in grade levels.
Research the number of students that continue to arrive late for class after receiving consequences.		John Thompson John Martin	February 2013- June 2014	Skyward Tardy referrals	Determine if the consequences adequately deter students from arriving late to class.
Survey teachers to determine what percentage of commitment there is to assigning consequences to students who arrive late to class		John Thompson Various teachers	February 2013-June 2014	Survey distributed to various teachers. Observation of various teachers.	Determine if teachers are consistent in enforcing our current tardy policy.
Research the effectiveness of “tardy sweeps” Are they working or should we take another avenue.		John Thompson Dianne Schmidt Various teachers	February 2013-June 2014	Skyward Tardy referrals Opinion poll distributed to various teachers	Determine if tardy sweeps minimize class disruptions caused by students who arrive late.
Research tardy policies at other schools to see what steps are effective and what isn't working.		John Thompson	February 2013-June 2014	Tardy policies from other school districts	Compare tardy policies from other schools to determine if there are ideas for incentives or consequences that we can implement on our campus.