Draft Action Research Plan

Goal: By comparing this year's number of students enrolled in Pre AP courses to that of last year, what gains have we made in the participation levels? and What can we do to get all freshman in at least one Pre AP course in the four core areas?

Context of Study: The study will focus on all grade levels and their participation in Pre AP courses with an emphasis on numbers for freshman and finding innovative ways to encourage incoming freshman to take at least one Pre AP course.

Sample size and rationale: I am going to look at all students that are taking Pre AP courses in the four core areas and figure what the percentage is in relation to the whole school’s population. One of the main objectives for the research is to see how many students overall are participating compared to last year (2010-2011).

Needed Resources: Master Schedule, TEAMS data, cooperation with Pre AP teachers, support form site supervisor and teachers, students

Activities and Timeline:

1. Review Master Schedule to find out how many Pre AP courses are being taught this year. Completed by: October 2011
2. Find number of students currently enrolled in at least one Pre AP course for this school year. Complete by: November 2011
3. Find number of students enrolled in at least one Pre AP course last year. Complete by: December 2011
4. Compare these numbers. Complete by: December 2011
5. Find percentage of students enrolled in Pre AP courses this year compared to percentage of students enrolled last year. Complete by: January 2012
6. Determine number of freshman taking at least one Pre AP course this year. Complete by: November 2011
7. Depending on number of children participating, survey a select number per core class to find out why they are taking a Pre AP course and whether they will continue taking them and move to AP as a junior or senior. Complete by: February or March 2012
8. Look into ways to encourage incoming freshman to take at least one Pre AP course. Complete by: Ongoing
9. When new school year starts, gather data on how many freshmen are taking a Pre AP course based on decisions made from #8. Complete by: September 2012

Person(s) responsible for implementation of activities: Myself and Kyle Clark

Process for Monitoring the Achievement of goals and objectives:

I will continue to monitor the achievement of the goals and objectives with the help of my site supervisor. If the data pushes us in a new direction, then new objectives will be come up with and I’ll revise the research.

Assessment instruments to evaluate the effectiveness of the action research study:

The surveys will be crucial to evaluate the effectiveness, but most importantly, the master schedule for the next school year will be where I can get answers on how the research is going.