Action Planning Template
Goal: Determine differences in 6th grade math achievement based on having one teacher or two teachers (co-teach).
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Gather student/teacher sampling/schedules/ Accommodations	Joni Gricar	9/2/12-9/30/12	Student Schedules Teacher Schedules Special Ed folders	Choose classroom(s) and teachers to use in research. Organize student accommodations in binder.
Design data collection instrument/Collect all common assessment/benchmark scores to date/Distribute student/teacher surveys	Joni Gricar	10/1/12-10/31/12	Computer (Eduphoria program) Surveys	Once data instrument is designed, input scores and results of surveys into instrument
Collect new test scores/Perform first classroom observation/Collect student/teacher surveys	Joni Gricar	11/1/12-11/30/12	Computer (Eduphoria program) Surveys Observation instrument	Input new test scores, observation data into data instrument
Add most recent common assessment/benchmark scores/compile survey information	Joni Gricar	12/1/12-12/20/12	Computer (Eduphoria program) Surveys Teachers	Input new test scores and survey results into data instrument
Perform second classroom observations	Joni Gricar	01/5/13-01/31/15	Observation instrument/ Classroom	Input observation data into data instrument
Collect new common assessment/benchmark scores	Joni Gricar	02/1/13-02/28/13	Computer (Eduphoria program) Teachers	Input scores into data instrument
Distribute second round of teacher/student surveys	Joni Gricar	03/01/13-03/15/13	Surveys	Communicate due date of March 15
Collect teacher/student surveys	Joni Gricar	03/16/13-03/31/13	Surveys	Input survey results into data instrument
Collect new common assessment/benchmark scores/Perform final classroom observations	Joni Gricar	04/01/13-04/30/13	Computer (Eduphoria program) Teachers Observation instrument	Input scores and observation info into data instrument
Complete data collection, compile, and record data, graphing results over time. Share results with site supervisor and with colleagues at a faculty meeting.	Joni Gricar	05/01/13-05/31/13	Computer (Eduphoria program) all data	Using data collection, graph and conclude results of action research plan.

Format based on Tool 7.1 from Examining What We Do to Improve Our Schools

(Harris, Edmonson, and Combs, 2010)