Action
Research Project/Goal: Students will become knowledgeable on the topic of
college readiness and exceed state and federal student performance standards
at the middle school and high school. Give students the greatest
opportunities to earn high school credit in middle school and earn college
credit at high school.
Outcomes:
Increase
STAAR passing rates and performance standards and monitor special programs in
order to help special education, ESL students, and at-risk students. Increase
understanding of the meaning of college readiness among students, and increase
opportunities for middle school students to receive high school credit, and
high school students to receive college credit.
Activities:
1.
Utilize data from six weeks TEKScore
reports to target remedial instruction and for after school tutorials.
2.
Coordinate instruction at DAEP and ISS programs to ensure mastery of TEKS
objectives.
3. Provide
summer school, and acceleration programs to address the needs of high-risk
students.
4. Utilize
Accelerated Reader Enterprise, Literacy programs and accelerated math
programs to increase skills
5. Keep attendance rates in check
6. Research STAAR test scores and implement remedial programs at the
early stages so it is not needed in college.
7. Utilize resources from food manager in order to provide nutrition necessary
during school for students especially on test day.
8. Implement more rigorous and challenging activities for the more
advanced students to keep them engaged such as providing college courses in
high school to facilitate the college transition.
Resources/Tools
Needed: DMAC
TEKScore Reg. VII program (SFSF) and Funding, Grades
Timeline:
Benchmark and STAAR
results dates
Oct.
2013
Nov.
2013
Feb.
2013
April 2013
Jan. 2014
May 2014
Each 6 weeks
Responsible
Parties: Asst. Superintendent,
Principals, Counselors, Teachers, DAEP Teacher and Aides, ISS Aides, ESL
teachers, classroom teachers
Assessment and Evaluation: STAAR Percentage of students achieving Satisfactory
Performance Levels on required assessments, At least 90% passing rate each 6
weeks for all student groups, grades on summative and formative assessments.
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Saturday, April 27, 2013
Action Research Plan
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College Readiness is very important in education today. With so much emphasis on standardized testing and the preparing students for college readiness, it's important to make sure the students are aware of what that means and what their ultimate goal is. Your plan looks well thought out and I look forward to reading about how it turns it.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kristen. I believe there is a lot of great information out there. I know as I get more into my reasearch, I will find more and more information that will be relative to my campus. Thanks for your comment.
ReplyDeleteI will also let them understand the end in mind by helping them set goals for after high school. I will also use the advice Kristen posted to look at how these goals may produce further success throughout college as well as even after college. For those students who don't go to college, I'd like them to have the skills they need to be successful. I know there is more to college readiness than just standardized testing. I believe that students need to be prepared for life. I feel that a problem that I may run in to will be all the emphasis on standardized testing as opposed to their regular grades. There are going to be many components that I may add to the research such as attendance issues, discipline, and character. The character part may be tough to measure. I look forward to the challenge.
DeleteI agree with you both, college and career readiness is becoming a very important factor in education today and it should start in middle school. You definitely have your hands full studying this at both middle and high school levels. It might be less stressful if you focused on one or the other. (I know I had to narrow my topic down to make it more detailed and focused.)
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