Action Planning Research

Goal: To document the measure of growth in student academics and/or attitude toward
learning based on the consistent influence of a mentor or tutor over a period of one academic
school year.

Action Step(s) Persons Timeline Resources

Evaluation
Responsible

Develop Assistant Principal, 2 days Cum folder, all Principal will

criteria for Counselor and applicable data, teacher discuss final
students to Social Worker recommendations criteria
be
considered
for the
program
Identify 10 Teachers/Counselor Two Testing data, at-risk test Completion
students from s weeks, scores, pertinent based upon
each grade should information regarding students with
level who be home situation, teacher most critical
would benefit identified recommendations, need of
from this before discipline referrals, program
program the documented based on
beginnin interventions, parent data
g of conferences
school documentation
Interview Principal, Asst. Two List of names provided n/a
mentors and Principal, Counselor weeks by school district of
tutors and Social Worker before individuals who have
the sign up to be mentors
beginnin and tutors and have
g of passed all required
school assessments/backgroun
d checks
Parent Principal/Counselor Same Information about the n/a
Information day as program
Meeting ‘Meet the
Teacher’
Mentor/Tutor Counselor and 4-6 hour Copies of what is Tutors/mento
Training Social Worker and training expected, desired r will have to
District Liaison for during outcome of program, complete in-
Mentors/Tutors first what to do when certain depth second
week of situations arise, how to interview
school handle students and after
topics appropriately completion of
 the training
to make final
decision
about them
being right fit
for the
program and
students.
Pair students Counselor, Social After Interview paperwork and n/a
with Worker training, student’s data
mentors/tutor 2 hours
Mentor/Tutor Selected students MWF for Teacher will give tutors
and selected 30 specific work/skill to
individuals minutes work on with student
for an Mentor will have binder
entire to follow with specific
school topics to cover and
year only discuss with student
in the
morning
between
7:30 and
8:00
Ongoing Counselor, Teacher, School Binder for Each nine
assessment Social Worker, Asst. year documentation of all weeks
of program to Principal assessment of students will
determine if interactions between have formal
changes or student and volunteer, in-depth
necessary or data, grades and any conversation
if notes from teachers with teacher
mentors/tutor and
s need counselor
additional about
assistance or program;
resources also, grades
will be
compared to
see if
progress is
being made
Survey for Teachers End of Paper for survey Surveys will
teacher school be compiled
year to
determined if
teachers
think
program
should
continue and
 significant
comments on
the
continuation
or not of
program
Survey for Mentors/tutors Last day Paper for survey Surveys will
mentors/tutor of be compiled
s program to determine
pros and
cons of
program and
what could
be added to
make
program
better, from
the
perspective
of mentors
and tutors
Surveys for Students Last day Paper for survey Students will
students of school be able to
discuss how
they felt
about the
program and
if they think it
was
beneficial for
them and
what
changes
could be
made to
make it
better
Final results Principal, Asst. Week Data, all surveys, Determinatio
Principal, after last teacher comments, n if program
Counselor, Social day of grades, parental was
Worker, Teachers school comments beneficial, if
it will
continue, if it
needs to
expand