Sunday, August 5, 2012

Improving student performance using current district materials

SCHOOL VISION: School Improvement Project to increase student performance for STAAR

GOAL:  To increase academic performance by using district educational plans to improve results

OUTCOMES
ACTIVITIES
RESOURCES/ RESEARCH TOOLS NEEDED
RESPONSIBILITY TO ADDRESS ACTIVITIES
TIME LINE
Benchmarks/
ASSESSMENT
Revisions to SIP/PIP based on monitoring and assessments
Create a general breakdown of policy and educational plan
Review board policy and assess degree of compliance with board policy and educational plan.
Board Policy and Education Plan
Teachers, Assistant Principal and Principal
1st week prior to school starting
AISD Short Cycle 9th week assessment

Break curriculum in 9 weeks and analyze material needing to be covered in each 9 weeks.
Discuss curriculum and assessment of student achievement with administrators and faculty.
Austin ISD Curriculum and District assessment
Teachers, Assistant Principal and Principal
1st week of school starting
AISD Short Cycle 9th week assessment

Analyze data and chart problem areas
Evaluate last year short cycle results and data.
Last year scores and data
Teachers, Assistant Principal and Principal
2nd week of school
AISD Short Cycle 9th week assessment

Lesson plans should be created aligned with the curriculum
Team planning among grade level teachers (3rd – 5th)
Austin Curriculum
Teachers
3rd week of school
AISD Short Cycle 9th week assessment

Student performance should be monitored
Lesson plans to be implemented into the classroom
Teacher created materials and lesson plans
Teachers and students
4th week of school
AISD Short Cycle 9th week assessment

Student performance should be monitored
Teachers work on creating engaging activities for students
Teacher created materials and lesson plans
Teachers and students
5th week of school
AISD Short Cycle 9th week assessment

Potential issues should be noted and analyzed to be fixed
Teachers discuss how students are grasping the information and discuss how to fix or reteach material
Student’s data and performance
Teachers
6th week of school
AISD Short Cycle 9th week assessment

Teacher is able to address student needs based off of monitoring
Teacher to analyze students data and continue to monitor student performance
Student’s data and performance
Teachers and students
7th week of school
AISD Short Cycle 9th week assessment

Teacher preps students for taking a timed test and ensure students are ready for assessment
Prepare students to practice taking short cycle assessment to prep them for STAAR.
Test prep materials, Review materials
Teachers and students
8th week of school
AISD Short Cycle 9th week assessment



3 comments:

  1. gathering scores and comparing them is definitely a good way to conduct research. Great work.

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  2. Thanks, I just think this will help us better meeting the students' needs.

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  3. Your action research plan looks great! You chose a great topic as well. The STAAR test is said to be tougher than any test previously given. I can't wait to see the results of your project.
    Good luck!

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