Topic:
Integrating College and Career Readiness into our middle school curriculum to prepare our students for their future.

Action Research Question:
How can I develop a curriculum for college and career readiness to integrate into our existing middle school curriculum that will satisfy our state requirements and also prepare our students for college and career readiness? How can I facilitate a staff development that will put teachers into learning communities in order to make this addition possible?

Goal:
To prepare our students for College and Career Readiness at an early age in order for them to be well informed and successful as they make choices for their future.

Activities
Resources
Responsibilities
Time line
Assessments/
Evaluations
Revisions to SIP based on monitoring and evaluation of goals and objectives
Staff Meeting for all academic teams that are chosen for research.
College Readiness TEKS
Principal
Before school starts
Lesson Plan Reviews and Walkthroughs
Set a clear understanding of what is expected.
Lesson Plan Review to identify College Readiness TEKS
College Readiness TEKS
Principals, Assistant Principals, Counselors, Lead Teachers
Aug. 2010-May 2011
Lesson Plan Review Form-providing feed back
Provide suggestions and resources that may be useful.
Student surveys on College/Career Readiness
Survey Monkey
Homeroom teachers
First week of school
Data from the surveys
Surveys need to be given periodically throughout the school year to track
progress
Parent surveys on College/Career Readiness
Survey Monkey
Parent Involvement Assistants
First week of school
Data from the surveys
Surveys need to be given periodically throughout the school year to track
progress
Community Study on “Why students aren’t successful after high school?”
Community members, community residents, local college and university staff and students, university data-testing data and success rates
Principal
Aug-Oct. 2010
Disaggregation of data that is collected.
Creating a plan of action based on the information collected.
Classroom Walkthroughs
College Readiness TEKS/21st Century Skills Checklist
Principals, Assistant Principals, Counselors, Lead Teachers
Aug. 2010-May 2011
College Readiness TEKS/21st Century Skills Checklist
Provide feedback that will guide teachers to this type of quality instruction.
Parent/Student Surveys
Survey Monkey
Homeroom Teachers/Parental Involvement Assistants
-Oct. 2010
-Dec. 2010
-Feb. 2011
-April 2011
-May 2011
Data from surveys
Based on information collected from the surveys an action plan will be created in order to best prepare our students.
Staff Meeting for all academic teams that are chosen for research.
College Readiness TEKS, 21st Century Skills, Survey Monkey Data, Data from walkthrough and lesson plan reviews, Data from community study
Principal
Monthly meetings from August-May
Teacher survey on Survey Monkey
Staff will meet periodically to disaggregate data, give feedback and provide suggestions towards an action plan that will be in place for the following year.