After School Tutoring- Is It Still a Good Option?

Action Research      After School Tutoring – Is It Still a Good Option?
Goal:  To find out what benefit after school tutoring has on 2nd grade students and what factors influence the outcome.
Action Steps	Person(s)                                       Responsible	Timeline     Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
1. Begin gathering data from the fall administration of Aimsweb from my campus and 1 other campus.	Me Supervisor or Other Curriculum Support	October 2012- November 2012	Aimsweb data for RCBM or fluency	Look at results of Aimsweb data to see if students falling well below average are in tutoring. Write a reflection about what was learned on my blog.
2.  Begin gathering reading results from DRA scores.	Me Classroom teachers	October 2012- November 2012	DRA scores from the prior year to check for comprehension.	Compare where students are in Aimsweb to where their reading level was the prior year. Enter thoughts on my blog.
3.  Find out if students were  tutored in Kindergarten and 1st grade.	Me Classroom teachers.	November 2012	Cum folders and teacher notes.	See if there is a trend in students repeating tutoring Enter thoughts on my blog.
4. Check to see if students are progress monitored and if so, follow the data points.	Me Classroom Teachers	December 2012	Aimsweb progress monitoring data.	Look at progress monitoring data to determine if there is an increase in fluency and to see if students are on target to meet their goals. Enter thoughts on my blog.
5. Gather results from the winter administration of Aimsweb of both campuses.	Me and Curriculum Specialist at the other campus. Classroom teachers	January 2013	Data from Aimsweb	Look over results of Aimsweb data and meet with teachers to decide which students should continue tutoring. Enter observations on my blog.
6. Meet with teachers to discuss allowing tutoring students to be progress monitored who are not currently monitored.	Classroom teachers and me.	January 2013	Aimsweb data and teacher expertise.	Begin setting new goals and levels for progress monitoring. Enter thoughts on my blog.
7.   Meet with supervisor to receive input on results up to this point.	Supervisor Me	March 2013	Progress monitoring data.	Observe results and begin gathering thoughts about how tutoring is affecting student learning. Write about these reflections on my blog.8.
8.  Gather results from spring administration of Aimsweb data for both campuses as well as end of year DRA results.	Me Curriculum Specialist at the other campus and campus teachers.	May 2013	Data from spring Aimsweb data. End of year DRA results	Observe and compare the results of Aimsweb data and DRA scores to determine the effectiveness of after school tutoring. Enter thoughts on my blog.
9.  Meet with teachers and supervisor to look over results of the research.	Me, supervisor, and campus teachers.	May 2013	Aimsweb data Progress monitoring data DRA results.	Make decisions about how effective after school tutoring is.  Determine how much growth students made.  Compare what teachers used for instruction and decide what factors influenced the success or failure of after school tutoring. Enter final thoughts and results on my blog.