My Action Research Plan

Action Research Plan Student Truancy
Goal: Determine the campus based measures which can be enacted to decrease student truancy. Objectives: 1.      Identify the causes of low student attendance 2.     Implement activities to target students who are frequently absent 3.    Increase student attendance
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Meet with attendance clerk and campus administrator	Billie Cisneros	July 20, 2013-September 1, 2013	Attendance clerk Dr. Veronica Durden CIS Liaison Counselors	We will discuss problem of truancy in our school as it pertains to our seniors
Review Texas truancy law, BISD truancy policy, and campus guidelines and practices	Billie Cisneros	August 1, 2013-September 30, 2013	District Student Handbook BISD policy Texas Education Code	I will review these articles to familiarize myself with local, district and state laws regarding absence and loss of credit
Data collection to identify seniors	Billie Cisneros	September 1, 2013-September 30, 2013	Attendance clerk Dr. Veronica Durden Counselors Registrar	To develop my activities , I will collect longitudinal data from 2011, 2012, and 2013 and determine course denial due to poor attendance
Select a random research sample of 10-15 students	Billie Cisneros	October 1, 2013- November 8, 2013	Janice Katawar	I will take the identified seniors and randomly select a group to follow through the course of my research.
Tag students in TEAMS	Billie Cisneros	October 1, 2013- November 8, 2013	Janice Katawar	With the help of our school technology liaison, I will tag the selected students so that I will able to track their progress
Identify prescriptive measures to alleviate the problem of credit loss due to truancy	Billie Cisneros	October 1, 2013- November 8, 2013	Collected data Literary reviews (previous research)	Use literary reviews to determine what has worked before and to determine if it can possible work on my campus
Design and implement my activities	Billie Cisneros	September1, 2013- ongoing	Attendance clerk Dr. Veronica Durden CIS Liaison Counselors Janice Katawar	Through research I will create activities to implement in my study
Conduct student attendance orientation	Billie Cisneros	October 7, 2013- November 22, 2013	Attendance clerk Dr. Veronica Durden CIS Liaison	This orientation will be designed to inform habitually truant students of what attendance requirement are expected in order to receive credit
Issue survey to targeted student	Billie Cisneros	October 7, 2013- November 22, 2013	Targeted student population Attendance clerk Dr. Veronica Durden	I will use this survey to glean information as to why students are frequently absent and to assess their knowledge of attendance law
Conduct parent attendance orientation	Billie Cisneros	October 7, 2013- November 22, 2013	Attendance clerk Dr. Veronica Durden CIS Liaison	This orientation will be designed to inform parents of habitually truant students of what attendance requirement are expected in order to receive credit
Conduct teacher attendance orientation	Billie Cisneros	October 7, 2013- November 22, 2013	Teachers who teach the targeted students	This orientation will be designed to inform teachers of habitually truant students of what attendance activities will be implemented in order to increase attendance
Alert messages through Blackboard	Billie Cisneros	December 2, 2013- January 24, 2014	Janice Katawar	These messages will be sent every time a student is absent from one or more classes a day
Timely notification of attendance infractions	Billie Cisneros	December 2, 2013- January 24, 2014	Attendance clerk CIS Liaison Counselors	Students in the targeted group will be counseled each time they receive a tardy urged to bring excuse from home
Assign the targeted student mentorship through the CIS Liasion	Billie Cisneros	December 2, 2013- January 24, 2014	CIS Liaison	Truant student will hold weekly meetings with the CIS liason to work on ways to increase attendance
Analyze data	Billie Cisneros	December 2, 2013- January 24, 2014	Attendance clerk	I will monitor targeted student attendance weekly to check for improvement or decline
Conduct a follow-up survey of students	Billie Cisneros	January 28, 2014- March 7, 2014	Targeted student population Attendance clerk Dr. Veronica Durden	I will use this instrument to determine the effectiveness of the chosen activities
Present findings to staff and Campus Education Improvement Committee (CEIC)	Billie Cisneros	January 28, 2014- March 7, 2014	Original student survewy analysis, list of programs chosen, follow-up student survey analysis	This will provide a comprehensive presentation for the CEIC and staff members

Format based on Tool 7.1 from Examining What We Do to Improve Our Schools

(Harris, Edmonson, and Combs, 2010)