Revised Action Research Plan

Action Planning Template
Goal:  Improve TAKS scores for low socio-economic/economically disadvantaged male students through a mentoring program.
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Get PEIMS data to find low socio-economic/economically disadvantaged males	Lindsey Serrette, Jennifer Alcocer	1/7/13 - 1/11/13	List of students who fit this category.	Site supervisor approval
Review TAKS scores of this population to find students who failed at least one exit level TAKS tests.	Lindsey Serrette	January 2013	TAKS scores	Site supervisor approval
Go to community meetings to recruit mentors for the program.	Lindsey Serrette	January 2013	Mentors	Mentor commitment
Go to classrooms to promote the program to the target students	Lindsey Serrette	January 2013	Teachers, students	Student commitment
Track results as students meet with mentors	Lindsey Serrette, Vivian Hernandrez, Mentors	January 2013 – May 2013	Mentors, Students	Data from mentors and teachers
Survey students, teachers, and mentors to get feedback on the mentoring program.	Lindsey Serrette	February 2013 – May 2013	Online Survey (Survey Monkey), Teacher participation, Student participation, Mentor Participation	Let all parties know that their concerns and ideas are being taken into consideration.
Go over survey results with Vivian Hernandez and decide if changes need to be made.	Lindsey Serrette, Vivian Hernandez	February 2013 – May 2013	Survey Results	Survey Results
Analyze and compare TAKS the student’s TAKS scores before joining the mentoring program to their scores after participation in the program.	Lindsey Serrette, Vivian Hernandez	June 2013	ANOVA	Comparing actual data/data results
Use the results to obtain more funding for the program and increase student and community participation	Lindsey Serrette, Vivian Hernandez, Administration	June 2013 – August 2013	Data	Any change made that will grow the program

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

(Harris, Edmonson, and Combs, 2010)