Action Research Action Plan

Action Research Topic: Seek ways to become more effective in servicing our ESL population both in the regular classroom setting and in TAKS preparation.

Goal: To ensure that ESL students are having their needs met in regular education classrooms allowing them the opportunity to be successful.
Action Step(s):

1.Have high school teachers meet with ESL teacher during a professional development session the week prior to school to discuss methods and strategies that will help ESL students feel more comfortable.

2.ESL teachers will also make teachers aware of cultural differences and how to overcome those differences.

Person(s) responsible: ESL and High School teachers and Administrators

Timeline: 1 Day during professional development week prior to start of school year.

Needed resources: Room big enough for entire high school teaching staff and administrators, handouts with strategies and methods to successfully reach ESL students.

Evaluation: At the end of the first semester the ESL teacher and regular education teachers will compare work samples from the beginning of the year to their current samples to monitor progress and identify problematic areas.

Goal: Ensure that ESL students are being adequately prepared for the TAKS test.
Action Step(s):

1.Before the start of the school year we will disaggregate the ESL student’s scores and identify the areas they need to improve on.

2.Actively monitor the effectiveness of the TAKS remediation ESL students are receiving. I.E. before or after school TAKS classes. This can be done through bench mark testing as well as our practice TAKS administered during January.

Person(s) responsible: Regular education teachers, before or after school TAKS class teachers, high school counselor, ESL teacher

Timeline: Start August 2010; End May 2010

Evaluation: The practice TAKS that our school administers in January of each school year will be a preliminary evaluation and point out any last minute areas we need to concentrate on. The TAKS scores in May will be indicator if the ESL students were adequately prepared.