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Action Planning Template
Goal: Improve the 6th grade economically disadvantaged STAAR results in Math and Reading
Action Steps(s):		Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Define the 6th grade Economically Disadvantaged sub-population group by meeting with Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction	Felix Duran, Chad Rothbauer (asst. superintendent), Patrick Frank (site supervisor)		August 19th, 2013 -  August 20th, 2013	AEIS Report and use DMAC to identify students	Create a spreadsheet of previous testing scores of sub-population group
Gain research from other middle schools in the area to see what resources  or interventions are successful at their respective school	Felix Duran & surrounding middle schools		September 3rd – September 19th, 2013	Interventions and data from other schools	This will help gain a perspective of other districts after school programs, interventions, and strategies to determine if they could be successful at our middle school. Follow with journal reflections.
Meet with 6th grade Reading and Math Teachers (including  STAAR Teachers) to inquiry about interventions and strategies	Felix Duran, Mrs. Hicks, Mrs. Trojack, Mr. Linn, Mr. Rodiek, & Ms. Kahnank		Week of September23rd,  2013	Data from DMAC and AEIS report	Teachers will understand the plan of research. I will disseminate all needed information to teachers.  Also, I will follow with a journal of reflection.
Begin to implement strategies and interventions	Felix Duran and 6th grade teachers		October 2013 – May 2014	After school tutor and computer lab	This will help determine research and make or add any additional changes to interventions. Follow with journal reflections.
Gather grades and data from six-weeks benchmarks and report cards to monitor progress of selected implementations and strategies	Felix Duran and 6th grade teachers		October 2013 – March 2014	DMAC reports and identified students spreadsheet that was created	This step will assist in gaining data on interventions. Make any necessary changes. This will also help to see if modifications/accommodations of any students need to be changed. Follow with journal reflections.
Administer STAAR Tests	Entire campus		Late April 2014	State Test	Testing results
Conduct Interviews of teachers 6th grade math and reading teachers (including STAAR teachers)	Felix Duran and selected teachers that participated		Week of May 12th, 2014	Testing results and data collected	This will see if there was successful correlation of interventions/strategies toward the 6th grade economically disadvantaged students in Math and Reading
Analyze and interpret data and findings	Felix Duran		Week of May 19th,  2014	Data, research, & interviews	This will help justify if implementations and strategies should be used towards 7th and 8th grade.
Share results and make recommendations	Felix Duran, Mr. Frank, and superintendents		June 2014	Data, graphs, and tables	I will share recommendations based on data and research to suggest implementation of selected interventions and strategies. I will also email results to all teachers in the middle school.