EDUC 6336 - Action Research Project for Practicum II

Spring 2020
Equity Audit Action Research Project Overview Table

Intern Name: Araceli Anguiano School: Dr. Antonio Bañuelos Elementary

Action Plan/ Statistics from Summarizing Steps of Action Plan/Project Evaluation: Reflection:
Projects Equity Audit that Statement of the Completed Prior to School What has been
Based on Identify the Presenting Closing: Describe the progress your major
Equity Audit Campus Need: Inequity: made toward your goals. learning in leading
Findings What were the Action Plan this action plan?
goal(s)? Rate the amount of What did you
What steps had you success you accomplished. discover about
accomplished? yourself as a
leader?

Project 1 – 4th Grade Math Students in the The goal of the project is to The progress made towards What I have learned
Inequity #1 African American African American decrease the gap between the project has involved in planning and
2017: 71% and Hispanic approaches, meets, and masters conducting weekly TEKS implementing the
2018: 84% ethnicities have among the ethnicity categories based assessments for action plan has
Increasing consistently by addressing economically students as well as creating taught me that it
student Hispanics scored lower disadvantage students and an individual student really does take a
achievement 2017: 85% than White ELLs. intervention plan which community to
2018: 50% students. helps students further create change. This
* Many of these Steps: develop skills at their level of spans from
Whites minorities also -Weekly assessments need. In addition, student teachers, students,
2017: 100% fall into the -Discuss student progress as a conferences regarding their administrators, and
2018: 86% economically math grade level team progress and the goals for parents. Sometimes
disadvantaged or -Plan out individualized student increasing their math scores you may be faced
4th grade Math ELL categories. plans for this year were discussed with positivity and
students as a -Hold student conferences with students. This was not encouragement and
whole -Maintain parent contact able to be conducted as often at times you may
Approaches: 82% frequently as I would like. The parent also face resistance
Meets: 45% -Enrichment and tutoring teacher conferences to change. As a
 Masters: 23% -Parent involvement sessions regarding the partnership leader, I have
-Student charting of progress we need to have with discovered that I am
4th Grade Math -Fostering student teacher parents regarding their having to push
Economically relationships academic success has been myself out of my
Disadvantaged -Incorporating culture ongoing even as we continue comfort zone in
sensitivity into lessons virtual learning. Finding order to reach
Approaches: 76% different avenues to certain goals. For
Meets: 33% communicate such as phone, example, speaking
Masters: 17% email, Remind, Google to several school
Classroom, and text have all figures and asking
been useful in finding for permission to
convenient ways to reach implement certain
more parents. Although the tasks without fear
parent involvement sessions of being denied.
were not able to occur due to
social distancing. I have
been able to create videos to
teach parents how to access
different online programs to
help them further support
their children from home.
These programs include
enrichment, how to access
the grading portal, as well
how to solve different math
skills.
Prior to the school closing,
an increase in cultural
sensitivity into lessons was
incorporated and discussed
with school and grade level.
Project 2 – Teachers in The goal of the project is to The progress made towards What I have learned
Inequity #2 -Teacher analysis primary grades increase teacher morale and to the goal was not complete. during this project
showed that are remaining at increase overall satisfaction at Some actions were able to be is that the
Increasing teachers in 4th the campus at the place of employment. implemented such as principal’s ability to
teacher grade are not higher rates than Teacher retention ultimately providing nice surprise notes build and foster
retention in being retained teachers in the helps to reinforce consistency to teachers, engaging in daily relationships with
4th grade. within the upper grades, and helps to elevate student conversations with teachers staff, and provide
school/or grade especially 4th continual progress. about their school and support is vital in
level for an grade. personal lives, and providing maintaining teacher
extended amount -Nice notes to teachers showing surprise treats in their morale and
of continuous encouragement and teacher boxes. reducing turnover.
years. appreciation Implementing team building What I discovered
-Engage in conversations with
teachers to understand what
their needs are and what
challenges they are facing.
-Provide nice tokens of
appreciation such as treats,
cards, coffee, etc.
-Posting inspirational quotes in
common team areas.
-Addressing teacher mental
health
-Engaging in team building
activities to foster relationships.
-Surveys and conversations
regarding what academic
supports teachers would like to
see on campus.
activities and actions to as a leader is that
address mental health even though I am
among teachers were not not the principal, I
able to be completed. am still able to
affect change within
my school to
provide ongoing
support to teachers.
Unfortunately, the
4th grade team once
again is only
remaining with 2
teachers out of 7 for
the upcoming
school year.