___________________________________________________________________ Action Steps/Person Responsible/Timeline/Needed Resources/ Evaluations
Gathering info on struggling students/TAKS Non-Masters
Teachers/Instructional Tutors/ Instructional Coaches /Interventionist/Testing Coordinator
Sept. 2009-May 2010
TAKS Results/ TRPI / Voyager Report
Disseminating TAKS Data for instructional tutors to collaboratively list non-masters who were 3rd graders but are presently in 4th, and for 4th graders who are now in 5th. Data for current third graders will be based on the Progress
Monitors and TPRI Summary the current year
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Analyze the curriculum objectives for TAKS subjects per grade level
Teachers/ Instructional Tutors/Coaches/Interventionist/
Sept. 2009-Jan 2010
TEKS Objectives/ Six Week Outlines/ CBA's/ Progress Monitors
Establishing a plan for instructional tutors to address and provide layered instructions for TEKS taught during pull-outs at various intervals during the day
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Implementing Principal the Daily Schedule for Instructional Instructional Tutorial Pull-Outs
Principals/ AP/ Teachers/Tutors
Sept. 2009-May 2010
Master Schedule /Teachers' Daily Schedule/ Tutors' Daily Schedule
Monitor the engagement of instructional tutors with struggling
students/TAKS Non-Masters during tutorial pull-outs
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Instructional Tutors scheduling for daily tutorials
Principal/AP/ Tutors /Attendance Clerk
Sept. 2009-Jan. 2010
Teachers Master Schedule
Monitoring the attendance of struggling students and the impact that working daily with a tutor will have as they provide layered instructions
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Instructional Tutors will analyze/interpret students daily performance and assessment
Teachers /Instructional Tutors/Grade Level Chairpersons/ Instructional Coaches
Every Six Weeks from Aug. 2009- May 2010
Curriculum Based Assessment/ Informal & Formal Assessment/Mock Test/Bench Mark Exam
Review and monitor individual scores to determine patterns in TEKS objectives causing difficulties
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Redesigning Scheduling Implementations making more time for tutors to enhance
the improvement of struggling students
Instructional Tutors/ Teachers/ Instructional Coaches/ Principal/ AP
September 2009- Jan. 2010 End of First Semester
Report Cards/ Mock testing/ CBA's
Establishing which students if any have shown significant gains and determining which students may need additional tutoring ___________________________________________________________________
Evaluating and Collaborating the Process With Involved Stakeholders
Project Leader/Site Supervisor/Instructional Tutors/ SBDM team/ Other Interested Stakeholder
May 2010-July 2010
2009-2010 TAKS Results/ Report Card Records/ Summer School Records
Collaborate with all parties involved in the action research and determine if the program has shown student improvement. Make adjustments on the research plan if needed and collaboratively decide if we should keep of scrap the use of instructional tutors.
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Sharing the results of the action research
Project Leader / Principal/Site Supervisor
May 2010- July 2010
Preliminary TAKS Results Grades 3rd-5th
Presenting action research to staff using evidence of TAKS data analysis info to determine
if having the extra assistance of tutors have an impact on success of struggling students
