Action Plan Revision

Action Planning Campus Mission Statement
The only change I made was to extend some of the deadlines in order to obtain adequate information. Goal: To ensure that the current campus mission statement truly reflect the goals of all current stakeholders in leading students toward optimum success within the classroom, school and community.
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Meet with campus administrators to discuss research plan	- Chris Massey - Michael Esparza  - Jolyn White	January 27, 2012	-       Campus mission statement	Meeting went well.  We determined that there is a need to rewrite the campus mission statement to ensure that all current grade levels were included.
Meet with campus administrators to determine who needs to be involved in this process.	- Chris Massey  - Michael Esparza - Jolyn White	February 8, 2012 February 10, 2012	-       Campus mission statement
Present action research plan to each grade level to receive input from all involved parties.	All campus teachers and administrators	February 13, 2012 March 9th, 2012	-       Campus mission statement -       Written purpose for wanting to revamp the current campus mission statement -       Survey for teachers to fill out regarding their input -       Sample campus mission statements from other districts
Meet with designated team to sort through ideas and input from teachers.  Write a few sample statements for the campus to vote on.	Campus Action Team	March 12th,  2012 March 30th , 2012	-       Original campus statement -       Teacher Surveys -       Sample campus mission statements from other districts -       Document of new statements highlighting changes and important attributes
Meet with designated team to tally votes and review teacher responses.  The CAT will make a decision to implement one of the new campus mission statements	Campus Action Team	April 11th , 2012	-       Original campus statement -       Teacher Surveys -       Sample campus mission statements from other districts -       Document of new statements highlighting changes and important attributes
Implementing the “new” campus mission statement for the 2012-2013 school year	All campus faculty and staff	August 2012-June 2013

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

(Harris, Edmonson, and Combs, 2010)

The PLAN!

Research Action Plan Campus Mission Statement
Goal: To ensure that the current campus mission statement truly reflect the goals of all current stakeholders in leading students toward optimum success within the classroom, school and community.
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Meet with campus administrators to discuss research plan	- Chris Massey - Michael Esparza  - Jolyn White	January 27, 2012	-       Campus mission statement	Meeting went well.  We determined that there is a need to rewrite the campus mission statement to ensure that all current grade levels were included.
Meet with campus administrators to determine who needs to be involved in this process.	- Chris Massey  - Michael Esparza - Jolyn White	February 8, 2012 February 10, 2012	-       Campus mission statement
Present action research plan to each grade level to receive input from all involved parties.	All campus teachers and administrators	February 13, 2012 February 27th, 2012	-       Campus mission statement -       Written purpose for wanting to revamp the current campus mission statement -       Survey for teachers to fill out regarding their input -       Sample campus mission statements from other districts
Meet with designated team to sort through ideas and input from teachers.  Write a few sample statements for the campus to vote on.	Campus Action Team	March 5, 2012 March 23, 2012	-       Original campus statement -       Teacher Surveys -       Sample campus mission statements from other districts -       Document of new statements highlighting changes and important attributes
Meet with designated team to tally votes and review teacher responses.  The CAT will make a decision to implement one of the new campus mission statements	Campus Action Team	April 2, 2012	-       Original campus statement -       Teacher Surveys -       Sample campus mission statements from other districts -       Document of new statements highlighting changes and important attributes
Implementing the “new” campus mission statement for the 2012-2013 school year	All campus faculty and staff	August 2012-June 2013

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

(Harris, Edmonson, and Combs, 2010)

Action Research Plan

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1niSEDhd3yezuta9lwh3LtjnsheURRycOx5TCD7DMtZI/edit

Action Research Plan

ACTION RESEARCH PROJECT

CAMPUS MISSION STATEMENT

1. SETTING THE FOUNDATION –

Through collaboration with campus administrators it has been discovered that the current campus mission statement does not umbrella all current grade levels.  With the transitioning of grade levels across the district, our current campus mission statement does not allow for the success of academic excellence of a state mandated testing grade level.

2. ANALYZING DATA – Use surveys that will allow for teacher input on the importance of changing/not changing the current campus mission statement.  Campus mission statements from other local school districts will be used in aiding the process.

Findings from surveys might include:

All current grade levels are not being covered under the campus mission statement.

There are revisions that can be made to include all current grade levels within the campus.

Teachers may feel that the current statement does not need to be changed.

3. DEVELOPING DEEPER UNDERSTANDING – As research is being processed, issues in phrasing and incorporating many opinions into one universal statement may arise.  For example, when I was writing my initial action research statement, it came to my attention that a campus statement needs to address more than academic success, but also the fact that we are molding the future community leaders and workers.

4. ENGAGE IN SELF-REFLECTION – As a team creating the new statement, it is important for us to answer the following questions:

Does the statement that the Campus Action Team creates actually universal enough to address the campus as a whole?

Is the statement specific enough so that every faculty and staff member knows their role in implementation and follow through?

5. EXPLORING PROGRAMMATIC PATTERNS – By meeting with faculty and staff before and after the action research, their goals and input are being thoroughly included and implemented into the new mission statement.  By involving all parties in the process of creating a mission statement, each party will know his/her role in implementing the statement.  With each party knowing their role, there is a great likelihood of success.

6. DETERMINING DIRECTION –

A. Are you clear on what you are attempting to solve (your research questions)?  Yes.  It is my goal to work with my fellow staff members to create a new mission statement for our campus.  Currently, we are working under the guidelines of a statement that was established before our district reorganized campus grade levels.  The original statement does not accurately reflect the goals and outcomes that we currently strive to achieve.

B. Have you adequately addressed the skills and resources questions?   Ultimately, the goal is to create a new statement.  After meeting with campus administrators, I am fully aware that the current statement does not align with the goals of our campus.

C. Have you established a collaborative approach to the issue?  My approach includes collaboration with the faculty and staff at my campus, along with members of the CAT (Campus Advisory Team), which includes staff, parents, and community members. 

D. Are your timelines realistic? The timelines that I have established seem to be realistic because they are based upon regularly scheduled meeting times.

E. Do you have a reasonable plan to monitor the project? I feel that the project will be monitored very well, as I serve as a member of the CAT team and I will be responsible for leading in this effort to change the current mission statement.

F. Do you have a reasonable plan for determining the level of success – how do you evaluate if the plan is effective? By receiving feedback from everyone involved in the change and by meeting regularly with the CAT, I hope to monitor the effectiveness of the new statement.

G. How will you revise and improve the plan based on monitoring and evaluation? After meeting and taking feedback into consideration, the CAT can meet to determine whether the needs and desires for campus goals are being adequately addressed.  If it is determined that the new goal is not being as effective as hoped for, we can take a few steps back in the process and adjust accordingly.

7. TAKING ACTION FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT

There is a committee formed that will be working to create a new campus mission statement.  As a committee we will work to achieve all goals and guidelines set forth in the action plan.  A formative evaluation will be done through surveys and teacher input forms that will show whether or not the implementation of the new mission statement is effective.  Upon implementing the new mission statement, the committee will meet to address concerns and information will be relayed to faculty and staff.

8. SUSTAIN IMPROVEMENT

Upon implementing the new mission statement, pros and cons will be considered.  Improved learning and campus environment will show positive reflections toward the new goal.  If this is not the case, revisions will/can be made through the Campus Action Team and campus staff.