Action Research Plan Updated & Simplified

• Goals and objectives/outcomes of the research investigation
Increase parental involvement on our campus to positively affect student achievement.

• Activities designed to achieve the objectives
1. Effective involvement of parents in classroom work: Create a program where students have homework activities that must be done with their parents. It is not necessary for the parents to know how to do the work; that’s the students’ job. It is necessary for the students to explain to their parents what they are doing, why they are doing it and how it all works.
2. Monthly PTA and SBDM meetings
3. Meet the Teacher Night and Fall and Spring Interactive Open House events
4. Parent volunteer and training program

• Resources and research tools needed for data gathering
1. Teacher involvement and participation; materials for the homework activities that students will do at home with their parents.
2. Access to auditorium; letters/emails/phone calls to remind parents about meetings; cooperation and help from all departments in bringing student work or student presentations to the meetings for parents to see.
3. Activities, performances and student work must be available and planned for the Open House events. We’ll need everyone in attendance.
4. Goals and training program to be presented to parent volunteers; access to computers to complete background check; snacks for meeting.

• Draft timeline for completion or implementation of activities
1. Involvement of parents with student homework all year
2. PTA and SBDM meetings will be held on a monthly basis so that concerns can be addressed and items can be communicated in a timely manner.
3. Meet the Teacher Night and Open House events three times throughout the year: September, November and April.
4. Volunteer parent training program in September.

• Persons responsible for implementation of the action research plan
Principal, counselor, all teachers, students

• Process for monitoring the achievement of goals and objectives
1. Record attendance at meetings; keep track of PTA membership and record participation rate; ask parents and teachers for feedback on how to best address campus and student needs.
2. Keep track of participation rates of attendees; survey students and parents and teachers about what went well and what could’ve been done differently.

• Assessment instrument(s) to evaluate the effectiveness of the action research study
1. Monitor student class work every three weeks to determine whether or not their grades are improving.
2. Survey parent participants and teacher leaders as to what worked and what needed to be included for volunteer training to be more successful.