Action Planning
Template
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Goal: What improvement will struggling readers show with the
implementation of a web-based reading program?
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Action Steps(s):
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Person(s) Responsible:
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Timeline: Start/End
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Needed Resources
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Evaluation
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1.
Discuss project goal, program implementation, & strategies with
participating teachers and administrators
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Laura Rodriguez
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Site Supervisor
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February
6-February 10, 2012
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Action Planning Template
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Program overview
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Project proposal
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Laptop and data projector
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Staff
meeting agenda, Teacher input and survey results, Question and answer session
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2.
Download and install Lexia software
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Laura Rodriguez
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February
6- February 17, 2012
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Laptop
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Order confirmation
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Login information
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School
administrative access information
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3.
Collect and organize current student
data
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Laura Rodriguez
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Site supervisor
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Testing coordinator
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February
6 –
February
17, 2012
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School Snapshot
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Demographic information
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2010-2011 School Report Card
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Star Reading Reports
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Teacher input
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Collection
of data: Star Reading Reports, Fluency Records, and TAKS scores
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4.
Analyze collected reading data in order to identify a target group of
struggling students for program enrollment
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Laura Rodriguez
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Site supervisor
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Testing coordinator
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February
17 –
February
29, 2012
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School Snapshot
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Demographic information
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2010-2011 School Report Card
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Star Reading Reports
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Teacher input
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Collection
of data: Star Reading Reports, Fluency Records, and TAKS scores
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5.
Generate a list of identified students requiring reading intervention for
program enrollment
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Laura Rodriguez
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Site supervisor
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Testing coordinator
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February
17 –
February
29, 2012
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School Snapshot
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Demographic information
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2010-2011 School Report Card
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Star Reading Reports
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Teacher input
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Collection
of data and
Class
rosters
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6.
Create teacher and student program profiles
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Laura Rodriguez
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February
17 –
February
29, 2012
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PEIMS records
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Program software
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Laptop
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Teacher
and student profiles with username and password record
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7.
Generate a program master schedule
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Laura Rodriguez
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Site supervisor
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February
17 –
February
29, 2012
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School master schedule
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Lab schedule
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Class
rosters, Enrollment List, and Master schedule
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8.
Provide a training session on how to navigate through the new web-based
program
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Laura Rodriguez
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February
17 –
February
29, 2012
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Program user information
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Program software instillation guide
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Laptops
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Data projectors
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Staff
meeting agenda
Question
and answer session
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9.
Set up purchased computer stations and download Lexia software
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Laura Rodriguez
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Technology personnel
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February
20- February 29, 2012
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10 computers
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Lexia software
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Technology
work order request form and
Instillation
confirmation page
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10.
Begin program implementation
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Laura Rodriguez
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March
1 –
May
25, 2012
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Program user guide
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Program software instillation
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Laptops
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Computers
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Master Schedule
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Enrollment rosters
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Program
data log reports and progress monitoring
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11.
Conduct monthly progress monitoring
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Laura Rodriguez
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March
1 –
May
25, 2012
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Spreadsheet or database data to compare results
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Laptop
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Printer
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Data
will be continually evaluated to identify student gains or improvements
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12.
Site supervisor conference on program effectiveness
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Laura Rodriguez
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April
2- April 4, 2012
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Spreadsheet or database data to compare results
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Laptop
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Printer
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Meeting
summary
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13.
Program progress monitor and data collection
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Laura Rodriguez
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April
2- April 4, 2012
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Spreadsheet or database data to compare results
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Laptop
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Printer
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Student
record data summary report
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14.
Generate an end of year summative report to identify student improvements
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Laura Rodriguez
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May
25- June 1, 2012
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Spreadsheet or database data to compare results
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Laptop
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Printer
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End
of year program evaluation and summative reports
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Format based on Tool 7.1
from Examining What We Do to Improve Our
Schools
(Harris, Edmonson, and
Combs, 2010)
Laura, I can't wait to learn from your research! This will be some potentially very powerful information that helps move your campus forward with respect to students' reading success. How appropriate as a tool, with the knowledge that our state assessment tool, STAAR, requires so much more rigorous thinking of our students. Looking forward to learning along with you!
ReplyDeleteI appreciate your feedback Marny. Upon review of your blog and posted comments, I may need to reflect and make adjustments to my plan with regard to my time-line. Once full implementation takes place, our Lexia program will provide an avenue for us to monitor student progress and improvements. It is indeed a powerful tool for us. I agree in that I will be able to utilize the collected data and information that the Lexia program will provide in order to help "move our campus forward with respect to our students' reading success." It was well quoted by the Chinese philosopher Laozi "the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step"(c 604 bc - c 531 bc). By conducting our action research projects, we are in essence beginning our thousand mile journeys as aspiring leaders while taking the initial steps to improve our schools. Thanks again for following me on this action research journey! I'm also looking forward to following your plan and gaining new insights about your research.
DeleteLaura your plan could surely benifit many campuses. Many students with low reading scores also perform poor in science and math. With the results from this action plan and a little elbow grease, teachers all over could possibly see improvements in their lower readering students in all academic areas.
DeleteI appreciate your feedback. Yes, this is a huge dilemma for most campuses because reading is the driving force for all content areas. Our primary goal is to monitor and improve reading skills with early identification and targeted intervention. We hope to utilize this program by providing a means for students to fill in their primary reading gaps with a meaningful and interactive web-based program.
DeleteThis is a very good subject to study. At the high school level, we still see struggling readers that needed that extra advantage at the lower level. Great idea that directly affects the success of students. Other than the timeline constraints that you already mentioned, I think it looks great and is well organized.
ReplyDeleteMichael, I appreciate your feedback. I understand that reading is a struggle for most students in the upper grades as well. It all falls back to their primary reading foundation. Without a solid foundation built on phonics, graphophonemics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension, students are unable to develop the higher level reading skills of inferencing or summarizing; therefore, the interest in the text or comprehension may be lost. It is my hope to identify these at-risk struggling readers at the primary level in order to make appropriate interventions, so that improvements will be made and learning gaps will decreased as they move throughout the school system. As far as my timeline is concerned, I'm adding revisions by extending my plan through next school year. Thanks again for your time and feedback!
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