I met with my site supervisor, Ida Ford, who is the new principal at our campus at her office at Brazos Bend Elementary.  She was very helpful and was able to sit down and spend time with me talking about my action research plan.  She had just returned from a training regarding our Data Teams process and suggested that I revise my project to assess how those students that are often lost in the middle – meaning they are proficient in an objective, but have not achieved mastery.  I had no initial focus for this topic which was one of my suggested topics. Ida showed me the new form and we discussed how I could collect and disseminate the information I collected.  This formed the foundation for my draft last week and upon reviewing the plan, no further changes or revisions were recommended at this time.  We did both mention that once the Data Teams process and meetings begin, revisions may have to take place as their format has changed a bit this year. Action Planning Template Goal: To identify instructional strategies and interventions that are successful in motivating the average student. Action Steps(s): Person(s) Responsible: Timeline: Start/End Needed Resources Evaluation Assess the performance of students that are above proficient according to the data teams process in Math – establish baseline Crissy Hulsman, Fourth Grade classroom teachers, and Ellen Ballew, Math Specialists September 2012 Classroom teacher data Observation journal and data team spreadsheets Gather data tracking the above proficient group of students and looking for trends Crissy Hulsman September 2012-May 2013 Grade level data team spreadsheets, teacher surveys, Score analysis, checking for increased proficiency Survey teachers to see what strategies they feel are most effective in helping these students to reach their full potential and show improvement Fourth Grade Classroom Teachers, Crissy Hulsman September 2012-May 2013 Teacher surveys, data team spreadsheets Teacher feedback Assess what instructional strategies have proven to be successful over the course of a unit/grading period Crissy Hulsman Every 9 week grading period – 4 per year Spreadsheets Data and teacher interview