Action Planning Template
Goal: To determine if stronger discipline procedures will increase student achievement and decrease the amount of discipline problems.
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Gather discipline records over a two year time span at the High School to review discipline issues as well as consequences assigned.	Administrators and Counselors	August 2013 to September 2013 (1 Month)	Data such as number of discipline incidents.  Discipline records from previous two years.	Evaluate discipline issues and determine what consequences were given. Did the consequence deter other referrals?  Was the consequence stern enough?
Look at student achievement in reference to grades as well as standardized testing scores.	Administrators, Counselors and Team Leaders	September 2013 to October 2013 (1 Month)	Data from students (e.g. Race, SES, etc.)  Report Cards and Test Scores	How were students grades during this time period?  What were the test scores like from the previous school year?
Examine discipline procedures.  Determine strengths and weaknesses of current plan.	Administrators	October 2013 to October 2013 (2 Weeks)	Discipline Plan currently in place.	Evaluate the current discipline plan to determine its strengths and weaknesses.  Is the discipline plan age appropriate?  Are procedures being correctly followed?
Make necessary changes to current discipline plan.	Administrators and Teachers	October 2013 to October 2013 (1 Week)	N/A	Look over information gathered concerning strengths and weaknesses to rewrite discipline plan.
Implement new changes with discipline procedures.	Administrators and Teachers	November 2013 to March 2014 (5 Months)	N/A	Monitor discipline issues and classroom performance over 5 month time period.
Examine student achievement/progress.  Review current number of discipline issues that are occurring under new discipline plan.	Administrators and Counselors	May 2014 to May 2014 (1 Month)	Semester grades, Report cards and Test Scores	Analyze data from previous school year and discipline plan and compare with new discipline plan procedures.  Review number of referrals as well as student achievement in the classroom and on Standardized test scores.

Lessons learned from Week 2. . . . 

One of the major things I learned from this week was how much data is emphasized now in schools.  From watching the interviews of the Scholars it really opened my eyes to how significant it is in dealing with students.  I also learned that Action research is something that is not extremely hard to incorporate into one's daily schedule.  You must be open to it and it should be done often if you want to be a successful leader for your Teachers.  Lastly, I learned a very great quote, "If you're green you're growing and if you're brown you're dying."  This quote was used by Dr. Timothy Chagois who is the Director of Research, Planning and Development at Beaumont ISD and by this he is saying that you never stop learning.  I agree with him 100% because no one should ever get to the point in their life where they feel as though they've learned everything because that is not a recipe for success.  

Action Research

Action research is a method in which Principal's examine themselves.  Action research is taking the time out to examine your methods and ways of doing things to ensure that they are the most effective for both the Teachers and the Student's.  It is considered to be a self reflection and it is one of the most important things that a Principal can do to grow professionally and to be able to lead.  Principals must take the time out to engage in inquiry of one's self so that they may be able to lead by example.  Some individuals feel that when they are in an Administrative position they are above being evaluated and this should not be the mind frame.  To be the best leader possible, Principals should make sure that they are evaluating themselves often  to be the most effective leader available to their campus.

With action research, everyone can come together to give their input which will result in a pool of knowledge and may be very beneficial for the campus as well as the students.  It can also be efficient, especially with time management, in accomplishing tasks.  Action research can be a building block for the campus as well as the District because it encourages teamwork and comradery among the Educators.  It can also strengthen the bridge between the school and the community because it may increase the community involvement and open up a great line of communication.  

Use of Blogs

There are many ways that educational leaders may be able to use blogs.  Blogs can be used for the purpose of lessons where students may be able to catch up on notes or information posted pertaining to a particular lesson they may have missed.  Blogs can also be a way of interacting with the students or Teachers in keeping up with certain events that may be occurring on the campus.  Educational leaders may also be able to reflect upon certain situations by using their blog as a journal or a diary for safekeeping.