The conference between my Supervisor and I went really well.  I spoke with my Supervisor and he offered some suggestions that I did not have in my action research plan that may be very beneficial.  His overall feedback was very positive and he agreed with my action research plan template.  One of the first suggestions he offered was about adding Intervention into the plan.  He felt that it was necessary to add this as a step to ensure that it was something done within the discipline process.  Sometimes when there is an intervention with students, further disciplinary actions may not be necessary.  Another suggestion he offered was concerning staff development training to equip the staff with the tools to deal with misbehaving students.  He stated that some teachers at times may not know exactly how to deal with behavior issues and with proper training this may give them the security they need when dealing with behavior incidents firsthand.  One of the last suggestions he offered aligns somewhat with the staff development which is classroom management.  He stated that it was very important for teachers to understand classroom management techniques, especially new teachers, because some have a hard time handling a classroom of students and this could create problems if there is no classroom management.  Overall, he felt very good about my plan and he looks forward to seeing the ending results.  I have updated my action research plan by adding the training as well as Intervention into it.  

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.
Conduct Teacher trainings on discipline as well as classroom management.	Teachers	October 2013 to October 2013 (2 Days)	N/A	Ensure that teachers are properly trained on discipline procedures and on how to handle specific situations
Implement new changes with discipline procedures. Also make sure that Intervention is in place and available to students.	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.