Action Research Plan

Action Planning Template
Goal: The goal of my action research is to identify the extent of the success of PBIS since its implementation and its effect on increase in instructional time provided by teachers and student achievement.
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
1. Interview Behavior specialist of our campus to discuss behavior issues before and after PBIS implementation.	Atiya Ahmed	Start-April 2012 End-May 2012	Interview questions/Scheduled time for interview	Analyze responses to questions and draw conclusions based on them.
2. Meet with the members of the PBIS Committee and collect documentation on PBIS system and the components of the system.	Members of the PBIS Committee	Start-April 2012 End- May 2012	Interview questions/Scheduled time for interview	Examine documentation and PBIS and analyze its effectiveness.
3. Meet with the DMC teacher and examine the patterns in office referrals.	DMC teacher	Start- May 2012 End- June 2012	Interview questions/Scheduled time for interview	Examine responses of the DMC teachers and documentation of office referrals to understand patterns.
4. Identify repeated offenders or frequent flyers to DMC for last year and the current year	Behavior Specialist-Atiya Ahmed and the DMC teacher	Start-May 2012 End-June 2012	Access to office referrals for previous year and current year	Evaluate and use the findings for further comparison of TAKS/STAAR results
5. Compare TAKS/STAAR results	Assistant Principals and Instructional Specialist	Start- April 2011 End-May 2012	TAKS results from last 2 years and STAAR results from this year	Compare test scores to analyze the success of PBIS since its implementation
6. Conduct a survey to gain insight about their view on PBIS and its advantages and disadvantages. Solicit responses from the teachers on how it has affected their instructional time.	Random sample of teachers	Start- May 2012 End-August 2012	Survey Questionnaire and interview questions	Draw conclusions based on their responses about the success of PBIS
7. Share findings with administration	Principal and Assistant Principals	Start-August 2012 End-October 2012	Data from interviews, surveys and documentation. Reports that I generate in the process using the relevant data.	Analyze the success of PBIS

EDLD 5301 Week 2

Week 2 has been quite of a roller coaster as I struggled to find a topic for my action research. I had narrowed down to 3 topics and with the help of my supervisor I finally decided to conduct an action research on the success of Positive Behavior Interventions and Support (PBIS). Our school implemented a new behavior program last year called the Positive Behavior Interventions and Support (PBIS) to define, teach, and implement strategies at the school wide level to encourage positive behavior and create a positive and safe school environment. My wondering is how successful PBIS has been since its implementation. I would like to evaluate the effectiveness of PBIS in students’ academic performance and overall school environment. Has PBIS been successful in eliminating or lowering the amount of behavior problems in the classroom? How can we help teachers spend their time teaching and not correcting students?