Goal/Objective of action research: Identify student population with the most discipline referrals that resulted in exclusion from classroom for extended periods of time. Identify escalating behavior and trends.

Activities to achieve objectives: Obtain discipline data from the Assistant Principals office. Disaggregate the data based on gender, ethnicity, SES status, educational status, and other at-risk identifiers. Number of discipline referrals will also be included along with number of days excluded from home campus or classroom instruction due to ISS, OSS, DAEP, or JJAEP. Create an excel spread sheet with data and pie chart of data.

Resources and research tools needed for data gathering: I will need data from our View-It software program pertaining to discipline referrals. I will also reference the Student Handbook, and CISD Policies for discipline issues on campus.

Draft timeline for completion or implementation of activities: I will begin gathering information at the beginning of the 2010-2011 school year from the 2008 and 2009 school year to compare to the 2010 school year. Completion should be May or June of 2011 with an action plan for prevention.

Persons responsible for implementation of the action research plan: School principal, Assistant Principal, Testing Coordinator, and myself.
Process for monitoring the achievement of goals and objectives: As a campus administrative intern I will be working closely with the Assistant Principal’s office this year therefore I will access the needed information weekly and update my information as needed.

Assessment instrument(s) to evaluate the effectiveness of the research study: Through comparing the data from two previous schools years to the current one I will be able to ascertain if the campus discipline plan is effective at preventing exclusions. If it is proven that the discipline plan is ineffective I can implement another study of alternative discipline plans for campus improvement.