Week 4 Revised Action Research blog

Goal: To develop a guide for teachers to follow that helps them determine what student behavior warrants a discipline referral.

1.Action Step(s)- Analyze referrals throughout the first semester of the upcoming school year to get an idea of what behaviors teachers generally write students up for.
Person Responsible- Assistant principals make a log categorizing the discipline referrals.
Timeline: August 2010- January 2011
Needed Resources- A discipline log for the AP's that is convenient for them to use to ensure all discipline referrals are tallied under a specific category.
Evaluation- Do a check at the end of each week to get the results of the log.
2.Action Step(s)- Send out a survey to teachers to determine what areas of discipline they feel should be addressed by the teacher and what areas should be addressed by the principals.
Person Responsible- I will make and send out the survey and score the results.
Time-line: The survey will be sent out during the 3rd week of school.
Needed Resources- Materials to develop a survey sent to each teacher with a convenient method for returning them to me.
Evaluation- I will evaluate the surveys based on the scale developed on the survey.
3.Action Step(s)- Compare teacher responses on survey to the discipline procedures detailed in the teacher handbook.
Person Responsible- I will compare the responses to determine if there are any conflicts between the teacher handbook and what teachers personally feel.
Time-line: 4th and 5th week of school after I have received the responses to the teacher surveys.
Needed Resources- Teacher handbook and completed surveys.
4.Action Step(s)- Use teacher responses and the discipline log results to develop a list of discipline issues that each teacher should be prepared to handle on their own. Also compile a list of discipline issues that teachers should seek the help of the administration to remedy.
Person Responsible- Myself, the head principal, and my adviser.
Time-line: 6th and 7th weeks of school.
Needed Resources- Discipline log, teacher surveys, teacher handbook, input from the administrators.
Evaluation- Give the lists to a group of teachers that volunteer to evaluate the lists and give input on any changes that they think should be made.
5. Action Step(s)- Include a training session for implementing the discipline plan as part of our teacher in-service for the second semester.
Person Responsible- AP's
Time-line: During in-service for second semester
Needed Resources- AP's to discuss how to approach discipline in regards to the issues that teachers should be dealing with on their own.