Action Research Plan

Activities	Recourses/ Research Tools Needed	Person(s) Responsible	Time Line	Benchmarks/ Assessments	Evaluation Throughout Action Research
Meet with kindergarten teachers to group students into two categories: attend pre-k/did not attend pre-k.  Be sure to note if students attended a full/half day pre-kindergarten and if the institution was public or private. Use information to create a list. Also, research this topic to see what others findings are.	Kindergarten class lists and enrollment cards for all kindergarten students.	Brittani Copenhaver Kindergarten Team: Laura Bolton Amalia Davis Claudia Trujillo Stanisha Williams	August 19 – 23, 2013	n/a
Create a spreadsheet using excel. This is where student names and test scores will be entered at BOY, MOY and EOY.	Student list that was created with kindergarten teachers, August 19 – 23, 2012	Brittani Copenhaver	August 19 – 23, 2013	n/a	n/a
Analyze BOY assessment data and share it with Kindergarten team and administration.	Kindergarten Teachers class list report for DRA, DMA and TPRI assessment scores.	Brittani Copenhaver	TBA based on district testing schedule that will be released the week school starts (August 26, 2013).	DRA, DMA and TPRI	Enter data into the excel spreadsheet that was created for comparing pre-kindergarten attendees and non-attendees.
Analyze MOY assessment data and share it with Kindergarten team and administration.	Kindergarten Teachers class list report for DRA, DMA and TPRI assessment scores.	Brittani Copenahver	TBA based on district testing schedule that will be released the week school starts (August 26, 2013).	DRA, DMA and TPRI	Enter data into the excel spreadsheet that was created for comparing pre-kindergarten attendees and non-attendees.
Analyze EOY assessment data and share it with Kindergarten team and administration .	Kindergarten Teachers class list report for DRA, DMA and TPRI assessment scores.	Brittani Copenhaver	TBA based on district testing schedule that will be released the week school starts (August 26, 2013).	DRA, DMA and TPRI	Enter data into the excel spreadsheet that was created for comparing pre-kindergarten attendees and non-attendees.
Analyze BOY, MOY and EOY data all together. Compare scores of students who did attend pre-kindergarten the previous year and those that did not.	BOY, MOY and EOY data that was entered into spreadsheets throughout the year.	Brittani Copenahver	May, 2013 after all testing is complete and scores have been returned to Kindergarten teachers.	DRA, DMA and TPRI	Compare scores of students who did attend pre-kindergarten the previous year and those that did not. Create a visual to organize data.
Meet with Kindergarten teachers to discuss results from BOY, MOY and EOY assesments for DRA, DMA and TPRI. Also, locate research that shows how to help students who did not attend pre-kindergarten.	BOY, MOY and EOY data that was entered into spreadsheets throughout the year.	Brittani Copenahver Kindergarten Team: Laura Bolton Amalia Davis Claudia Trujillo Stanisha Williams	May, 2013	DRA, DMA and TPRI	If students who attend pre-kindergarten the year before performed higher on assessments how can we assist students in kindergarten that did not attend pre-kindergarten?