Updated Action Research Plan

Action Research      After School Tutoring – Is It 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
1. Begin gathering data from the fall administration of AIMSweb from my campus and one other campus.	Becky Phifer Supervisor or Other Curriculum Specialist	October 2012- November 2012	Aimsweb data for RCBM or fluency
2.  Begin gathering reading results from Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA) scores.	Becky Phifer Classroom teachers	October 2012- November 2012	DRA scores from the prior year to check for comprehension.
3.  Find out if students were tutored in Kindergarten and 1st grade.	Becky Phifer Classroom teachers.	November 2012	Cumulative  student folders and teacher notes.
4.  Check to see if students are progress monitored and if so, examine the data points.	Becky Phifer Classroom Teachers	December 2012	Aimsweb progress monitoring data.
5.  Gather results from the winter administration of Aimsweb of both campuses.	Becky Phifer and Curriculum Specialist at the other campus. Classroom teachers	January 2013	Data from Aimsweb
6.  Meet with teachers to discuss allowing tutoring students to be progress monitored who are not currently monitored.	Becky Phifer Classroom teachers	January 2013	Aimsweb data and teacher expertise.
7.   Meet with supervisor to receive input on results.	Supervisor Becky Phifer	March 2013	Progress monitoring data.
8.  Gather results from spring administration of Aimsweb data for both campuses as well as end of year DRA results.	Becky Phifer Curriculum Specialist at the other campus and campus teachers.	May 2013	Data from spring Aimsweb. (deleted data) End of year DRA results.
9.  Meet with teachers and supervisor to look over results of the research.	Becky Phifer, supervisor, and campus teachers.	May 2013	Aimsweb data DRA results.