As we wrap up this week, Week 5, I look forward to the journey ahead.  I will be entering my 10th year in education!  There is no place I would rather be.  I am also excited about my action research project.  I have been reviewing my ELL kiddos' data some this week and trying to mentally come up with my focus group.  As I look over my master list, I see siblings and can't help but think they have been in Texas schools so long.  I have to find the reason.    I am really excited about this journey.  I will report back my findings.  Stay tuned! 

Have a great first few weeks back!  And have a great first day of school!!

Thanks for the feedback.  I really appreciate it. 

I think that Ashley had some great feedback.  I will be including parenting strategies in my follow-up literature that will be presented in the parent meeting about my first round of surveys  are distributed and I get an idea of what is going on at home.  Regarding my literature reviews, I will be including the items that she listed.  I will be adding that information to my plan.

Michelle Lindsay made a great point about providing parent language learning support.  While this is not the focus of my research, I do think she makes a great point.  I will look into how I could potentially incorporate it into my plan. 

I have  a great idea that I want to get to the bottom of.  I am sure many of you are curious about this as well.  I look forward to this journey the further I get into it.  Let the fun begin...

Melanie Machost’s Action Research Plan for Administrative Leadership

GOAL : 

What actions can be done by both parents and teachers to reduce the amount of time a student requires ESL services? 

How can we as educators prevent a lifelong ESL student? 

How can we determine the difference between a language learning deficiency and a potential learning disability?

Action Steps	Person Responsible	Timeline	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Select focus group of 20 current ELL students; Attend PD on RtI for ELL’s	Melanie Machost/ RtI Coordinator, ESL Coordinator	September 2013	Student history obtained from LPAC/Cumulative folders on campus Data Analysis of STAAR scores Data Analysis of TELPAS scores Student work	Spreadsheet of focus group
Determine amount of time in US schools	Melanie Machost	October 2013	Student history obtained from LPAC/Cumulative folders on campus	Spreadsheet of focus group
Conduct student survey to determine how students feel they learn English	RtI Coordinator, ESL Coordinator, ESL Classroom Teacher, ESL Instructional Aide, Principal	November 2013	Student survey	Documentation of survey results
Conduct parent survey of home activities that encourage English language learning	RtI Coordinator, ESL Coordinator, ESL Classroom Teacher, ESL Instructional Aide, Principal	December 2013	Parent survey	Documentation of survey results
Interview students with questions developed from the survey information	Melanie Machost	January 2014	Data Analysis of STAAR scores Data Analysis of TELPAS scores Student work	Document of student interview feedback
Conduct literature review of information gathered from surveys and interviews	Melanie Machost	February 2014	Literature Review	Document various case studies for relevance and insight
Conduct literature review of information gathered from surveys and interviews	Melanie Machost	March 2014	Literature Review	Document various case studies for relevance and insight
Assist in administering STAAR and TELPAS assessments to all students	RtI Coordinator, ESL Coordinator, ESL Classroom Teacher, ESL Instructional Aide, Principal	April 2014	Data Analysis of STAAR scores Data Analysis of TELPAS scores	Documentation of STAAR and TELPAS scores
Conduct a parent meeting with findings to date	Melanie Machost	May 2014	Parent     Communication      Parent newsletter	Parent feedback survey
Re-evaluate any potential problems/answers and meet with principal to present recommendations for potential interventions	Melanie Machost	June 2014	Meeting with principal to discuss findings	Handouts of findings distributed to administration