Final Action Research Plan

After lots of thought and many discussions with others on campus, I finally came up with my final Action Research Plan. I will set up a mentor program where staff members are assigned one student to be paired up with. We will have five big meetings throughout the year. (Back to school, Halloween, Winter, Valentines, and End of year celebration) At these meetings, mentors and students will do a craft or activity, enjoy a snack, and catch up. Mentors will also be expected to check in on their mentees once every week. This can be done through a note, stopping by at their lunch break, or making a quick stop by their classroom to see how their day is going. I will rely greatly on teacher recommendations for students who are in need of this program. I will ask teachers, the counselor, and other people on the leadership team to nominate students who they feel would benefit from the program. Students with low self esteem will benefit the most with a mentor. I will create a questionnaire in the beginning of the year for students to evaluate how they view themselves in school. They will also answer the same questions at the end of the year. I will use these results to see if their self esteem and views of themselves increase throughout the school year.

Action Planning Template Goal: Does providing a mentor to a student increase their self perception? Action Steps(s): Person(s) Responsible: Timeline: Start/End Needed Resources Evaluation     Meet with counselor to discuss idea of mentor program         Counselor, Angela Hansen     April 18, 2013     Idea of plan to discuss     Agreed to start a mentor program for struggling students     Discuss Action Research plan with principal and get approval         Principal, Charles Hall     April 18, 2013     Idea of plan to discuss     Approved the Action Research Plan and gave suggestions on how to improve Discuss with teachers this importance of this program. Have them nominate students they believe would benefit from this program.     Principal, teachers(mentors)     August 2013     Form for teachers to nominate students     Mentors should meet with their mentees at least once every week to catch up and say hi. This can be done through a note or stopping by the classroom.     Principal, teachers   September 2013-May 2014   Notes for teachers to send to kids, notebooks to start back and forth journals     Have mentors complete the self evaluation     Student           September 2013   Student self evaluation questionnaire made by Mrs. Campbell     Back to school party – have mentor and mentee meet each other for the first time. They can do a craft or an activity and enjoy a snack as they get to know each other     Principal, counselor, mentors, and mentees   September 2013   Activity and snack     Thanksgiving get together - have mentor and mentee get together for a Thanksgiving party. They can do a craft or an activity and enjoy a snack as they get to know each other   Principal, counselor, mentors, and mentees   November 2013   Activity and snack     Winter get together - have mentor and mentee get together for a Winter party. They can do a craft or an activity and enjoy a snack as they get to know each other   Principal, counselor, mentors, and mentees   December 2013 or January 2014   Activity and snack     Valentines get together - have mentor and mentee get together for a Valentine party. They can do a craft or an activity and enjoy a snack as they get to know each other   Principal, counselor, mentors, and mentees   February 2014   Activity and snack     Summer get together - have mentor and mentee get together for a Summer party. They can do a craft or an activity and enjoy a snack as they get to know each other   Principal, counselor, mentors, and mentees   May 2014   Activity and snack         End of year self evaluation   Student   May 2014   Student self evaluation questionnaire made by Mrs. Campbell     Evaluate if the program benefitted the students self perception     Myself   May 2014   Student evaluations, teacher opinions