Action Research Plan

Action Planning Template
Goal: To determine in what ways will a school-wide Positive Behavior Initiative positively affect students at North Elementary to address the need for clear school wide expectations and positive behavior reinforcement procedures?
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Implement PBIS program in which students receive Starbuck Award for displaying desired expectations. Bucks may be used to purchase incentive items at the school store.	Mrs. Collinsworth gather and referrals with Mr. Lippe   Mrs.Wright will sell items at the store 3 days per week.	March 25, 2013-Gather and review all referrals.   March 25, 2013- Print all StarBuck Awards   April 10th- Start selling incentives	Gather and review all discipline referrals of 3rd grade students for the past school year. Print Starbuck Awards and create price chart for incentive items at the school store.	At end of six weeks grading period, all referrals will be reviewed to determine number to look for increase or decrease.  Review award incentive program with staff to ensure that all staff are participating in award incentive program.
Present PBIS program to staff and students in a school wide assembly. Explain expectations and StarBuck awards. Detail price list at school store. Survey staff and students	Mrs. Collinsworth will conduct surveys and interviews. Mrs. Collinsworth and Mr. Lippe will conduct school wide assembly.	March 30, 2013 Conduct staff and student preplan survey November 2013 Conduct post plan survey   April 2, 2013 Conduct preplan interviews of staff and students. November 2013 Post plan interviews    April 9, 2013 School wide assembly	Survey of staff and students on current school climate and after implementation of plan. Interview staff and students on current school climate and after implementation.	At end of six weeks, evaluations will be done on the plans implementation to ensure all staff are participating in award incentive program. At evaluation, perform a review for staff not participating in award incentive program.
Set up and conduct collaborative team meetings to discuss benefits of plan and create excitement about new rewards and starbucks currency system.     Compare the number of discipline referrals of repeat offenders prior to and after the implementation of the initiative.	Mrs. Collinsworth will conduct collaborative meeting. Mrs. Collinsworth and Mr. Lippe will conduct evaluations of staff participation. Mrs. Collinsworth will do the comparison and data collection.	April 8 Staff Meeting   December 2013 All evaluations will be completed         May 2013 referral collection of repeat offenders prior to plan implementation. Dec 2013 referral collection after plan implementation.	Evaluation document to evaluate staff on implementation in plan.         Referral files of repeat offenders.	Periodic evaluations of plan implementation will show teacher buy in.           At completion of plan, evaluation will be done on the repeat offenders to determine if those students were positively affected by the initiative.
Field note taking on playground and in cafeteria	Mrs. Collinsworth will do observation and take field notes.	October 2013 Completion of all field note taking.	Field note taking booklet	After field notes are completed, all notes will be reviewed to determine the effectiveness of the initiative.