1. Action Research Plan Lisa Stoyak
Question:
How does consistent parental and community involvement influence student
achievement?
School Vision:
Northpointe Intermediate empowers students to be motivated learners by working
together with all stakeholders to provide a safe and positive environment that promotes
excellence and respects the unique needs of all.
Goal:
To allow parents and community members more access to the classroom environment
and/or myself as a teacher.
Outcomes Activities Resources/Re Responsibiliti Time Line Benchmarks/ Revisions to
search Tools es to Address Assessment PIP based on
Needed Activities monotiring
and
assessments
Align teachers Presentation at Power-point, Lisa Stoyak Aug. 2010 none none
and in-service on computer,
administrators learning paper, pencils,
to form a communities student lists
learning and why
community to parent and
work on community
parent/commu involvement is
nity needed and
involvement how data
supports
student
success.
Teachers will Present steps 8 Steps From Lisa Stoyak Aug. 2010 All will be able Will be based
understand of action Analysis To to define and on
what a research ( Set Action by implement understanding
learning up next Harris, et. al., steps of action of teachers
community is meeting date) book, pen, research present
and how action paper,
research highlighters
works

2. Review/Collab Evaluate data AEIS Data, Grade Level Sept. 2010 Effective Revising of
oration/Brainst supporting CIP, NCLB teachers and collaboration actions needed
orming of ways student Action Guide administration and to ensure
to get parents/ achievement, communication goals are
community Campus and of ideas to being met.
members District implement the
involved improvement action
plan, AEIS research
data
Parent and Creation of Computer All Sept-Oct. 2010 Survey results Possible
Community student/parent/ Stakeholders to determine revision based
member community campus and on the
involvement to member involvement responses or
increase survey (both desires and lack thereof
student quantitative/qu needs.
achievement alitative;
include
numbered and
short answer
responses.
Supporting Creation of Computer Grade level Oct. 2010 Survey results Ongoing
data and proof observation teachers to track revisions if
of increased log of involvement neccessary
involvement by parent/commu and change in
parents and nity student
community involvement. grades.
members and Creation of
increase in quarterly grade
student log for
achievement students.
Formative Focus groups, Involvement Grade level Oct.-May 2010 Formative Ongoing
assessment data collection logs, data teachers, assessment changes and
results charts showing parents, results from revisions if
showing student community logs/chars necessary.
improvement grades, paper, members created.
in pen Increased
parent/commu attendance
nity from parents
involvement and
and student community
achievement members
within school
and
classrooms.

3. Communicatio Parent Involvement All Oct-May 2010 Parent and Ongoing
n of findings of meetings, log, students Stakeholders community revisions if
community/par newsletters grade log response to neccessary
ent outlining involvement
involvement results of within school
and how it involvement and
played a part and success. classrooms,
in student increased
achievement student
achievement,
celebration of
success for all
involved.