Action Research Week 3

Action Planning Template
Goal:  To determine if STAR Math is effective and if its use should be continued, expanded, or halted
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Give Students initial STAR math test on the Renaissance Place testing site.	·         Rheanna Stanley ·         Travis Bethany ·         Reese Barrington	Ongoing.  Students are given initial test within one week of their registration—this district has a high frequency rate of new students because the school is at a residential facility.	·         20 computers with internet access ·         20 calculators	Student participation and effort will be monitored and noted.
Commit to doing the Accelerated Math program in the classroom 1-2 days a week.	·         Reese Barrington ·         Rachel Tyler ·         Austin Meyer ·         Drew Nudd ·         Math Dept. in the other 5 schools in the district	September 2012-May 2014	·         1 Computer ·         1 Printer ·         20 calculators ·         (optional) math dictionaries, reference posters, graphic organizers, etc.	Students are evaluated by the software itself.  If the student completes assignments correctly, they are given a new objective and eventually tested.  If they do not, they repeat the objectives and/or the teacher is instructed to intervene.
Retest the students on STAR Math in 6 week intervals	·         Travis Bethany ·         Various test administrators from the other 5 campuses	January 2013-May 2014	·         20 computers with internet access ·         20 calculators	Student participation and effort will be monitored and noted.
Make a decision to propose expansion, continuation, or elimination of the STAR Math program.	Reese Barrington	Present-May 2014	Computer with internet access	Review and chart the data from the retests compared to the initial test.  Look for growth or regression in many categories.  Compare to the other schools’ data in the district