My Action Research Plan

This week, I am attaching my proposed, draft Action Research Plan.  My inquiry is whether or not enhancing the AP curricula will assist in higher student success on AP exams.

School Vision:  ” How effective are the current Advanced Placement curricula for high school students and their success on the AP exams?  What can be done to increase student performance on the AP exams through the curricula?” GOALS:   ·               Develop an Action Plan for AP Testing Research Project ·               Identify sample space. ·               Establish committee of Administrator, AP English teachers and other interested parties to begin review of AP scores and curricula. ·               Effectively communicate objectives/goals, process/procedures, and overall importance of the action research to all stakeholders. ·               Request and review AP English Writing and Literature test results from school years 2008-2009, and 2009-2010. Share with committee members. ·               Using the scores from previous years, tests from previous years, review current curriculum for both classes and determine if any gaps exist. ·               Modify curriculum as needed to put in place for 2010-2011 school year after review. ·               Disseminate curriculum to teachers for use in teaching the AP English classes.

Outcomes	Activities	Resources/ Research Tools Needed	Responsibility to Address Activities	Timeline	Benchmarks/ Assessment	Revisions to SIP/PIP Based on Monitoring and Assessments
Develop an Action Plan for AP Testing Research Project	Draft Action Plan, review with Site Supervisor	Textbooks, Field Notes	Me	Sept. 2010	Unknown at this time	Unknown at this time
Identify sample space	E-mail/phone All sample space stakeholders	Computer/Phone	Me	Sept. 2010	Unknown at this time	Unknown at this time
Establish committee of Administrator, AP English teachers and other interested parties to begin review of AP scores and curricula.	Phone/email committee information and set first meeting	Computer/Phone Field Notebook	Me	Sept. 2010	Unknown at this time	Unknown at this time
Effectively communicate objectives/goals, process/procedures, and overall importance of the action research to all stakeholders.	Disseminate Action Plan. Begin Action Research blog for reflection.  Encourage use by all project committee members	Computer Field Notebook	Me Project Committee members	Sept. 2010	Unknown at this time	Unknown at this time
Request and review AP English Writing and Literature test results from school years 2008-2009, and 2009-2010. Share with committee members.	Meet with project committee to review data. Ensure data analyzed using Eduphoria. Discuss with project committee members	Field Notebook AP Test Data	Me Project Committee members	Sept. 2010	Unknown at this time	Unknown at this time
Using the scores from previous years, tests from previous years, review current curriculum for both classes and determine what, if any, gaps exist.	Disaggregate AP testing data with Project Committee members	Computer Field Notebook	Me Project Committee members	Sept. 2010	Unknown at this time	Unknown at this time
Modify curriculum as needed to put in place for 2010-2011 school year after review.	Meet with Project Committee, revise curriculum as a group.	Computer Field Notebook	Me Project Committee members	Oct. 2010	Unknown at this time	Unknown at this time
Disseminate curriculum to teachers for use in teaching the AP English classes.	Hand out timelines. Input into Forethought for planning.	Computer	Me	Oct. 2010	Unknown at this time	Unknown at this time
Create and/or modify curriculum to meet the AP English Writing and Literature test criteria to ensure all areas covered in class.	Meet with Project Committee, revise curriculum as a group.	Computer Field Notebook	Me Project Committee members	Oct. 2010	Unknown at this time	Unknown at this time
Meet with Site Supervisor monthly, to update on project activities and progress	Personal meeting	Computer Field Notebook Project Committee Reports	Me Site Supervisor	Sept. 2010- May 2011	Unknown at this time	Unknown at this time
Interview students pre and post exam to determine how effective they felt instruction was to their success on the exam	E-mail Q&A Phone Interview Personal Interview	Computer/Phone Field Notebook	Me	May 2011	Unknown at this time	Unknown at this time
Review AP exam results and prepare detailed analysis	Review test data, organize into meaningful report	Computer	Me	July 2011	Unknown at this time	Unknown at this time
Meet with Project Committee to disaggregate AP test results, review curricula, make recommendations for revisions to timelines.  Set forth project deadlines to complete Year 2 of project.	Review test data, align results with curricula, determine gaps, modify	Computer Field notebook	Me Project Committee Members	Aug. 2011	Unknown at this time	Unknown at this time