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Action Plan - Draft
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Inquiry: Does
pulling SPED students out of class for content mastery assistance increase their
comprehension of the objectives and ultimately increase their test scores?
Goal:
To
determine effective strategies to assist special education students, in the
mainstream Algebra 1 classes, in increasing their understanding of objectives
that are required for Algebra 1 and the state End Of Course test.
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Action Steps(s):
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Person(s) Responsible:
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Timeline: Start/End
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Needed Resources
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Evaluation
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Identify the focus
group who will receive assistance.
This list will include
all students enrolled in Algebra 1 and qualify for special education services
at Clarksville High School.
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Melinda Sanders (SPED)
Travis English
(Gen Ed – Alg.1)
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September 2013
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Mr. English’s Algebra
1 Class Rosters
List of CHS Special
Education Participants
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Who will the focus
group consist of?
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Students will take the
Algebra 1 EOC benchmark.
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Heather Crenshaw
(Testing Coordinator)
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September 2013
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Algebra 1 EOC Benchmark
Test
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What knowledge of the
Algebra 1 objectives do the individuals currently have?
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Obtain individual
student information:
*reports that include
a breakdown of the objectives and their results from the past three years
including STAAR tests, and benchmarks
*testing information
including what test they will be taking and their accommodations.
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Melinda Sanders
(SPED)
Gaylynn Mosely (DMAC
Specialist)
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September 2013
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DMAC Solutions
&
SPED Folders
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What information do we
know about the individuals and their past testing information in the area of
math?
What do we know about
the past CHS SPED students and their Algebra 1 EOC results?
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Identify target curriculum
and objectives students will need be pulled out of class for in order to
receive content mastery assistance.
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Melinda Sanders (SPED)
Travis English
(Gen Ed – Alg.1)
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September 2013
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DMAC Reports
&
IEP’s
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What are the specific
objectives the learners are expected to master?
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Coordinate schedule
for students to be pulled out for content mastery assistance and curriculum
to be used for re-teaching, intervention, and remediation
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Melinda Sanders (SPED)
Travis English
(Gen Ed – Alg.1)
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September 2013
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Data collection
results and lesson plans.
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When will the students
be pulled out for content mastery assistance?
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Students will be
pulled out of Algebra 1 and I.I. classes to receive content mastery
assistance on targeted objectives.
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Melinda Sanders (SPED)
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Begin:
October 2013
End:
May 2013
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Developed schedule and
teaching materials to use for target objectives.
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Implementation of
strategies used to enhance the students learning
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Students will retake
Algebra 1 EOC Benchmark
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Heather Crenshaw
(Testing Coordinator)
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January 2014
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Algebra 1 EOC
Benchmark
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What knowledge of the
Algebra 1 objectives do the individuals currently have compared to the
beginning of the year?
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Obtain DMAC reports
for each test given in Algebra 1 class to track improvement and mastery of
objectives and adjust interventions.
This will include the benchmark retest.
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Melinda Sanders
(SPED)
Gaylynn Mosely (DMAC
Specialist)
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Begin:
October 2013
End:
May 2013
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DMAC Reports
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What specific
objectives should be the areas of focus and what new interventions might the
content mastery center use?
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Students take Algebra
1 EOC assessment
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Heather Crenshaw
(Testing Coordinator)
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May 2013
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Algebra 1 EOC
assessment
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What did the students
learn in Algebra 1 this year with content mastery assistance?
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Compare original data
to the data resulting from the May 2014 EOC assessment to determine the
effectiveness of the assistance used by pulling students out for Content
Mastery assistance.
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Melinda Sanders (SPED)
Travis English
(Gen Ed – Alg.1)
Tonya Gifford
(Special Ed. Director)
Chris Vaughn (Site
Supervisor / High School Principal)
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May 2013
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Original data reports
and 2014 EOC reports.
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Did regular use of
content mastery assistance improve the learning of the students?
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Thursday, April 25, 2013
Action Research Plan Draft
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I can't wait to see what you find out!! I was the inclusion teacher at my former school for 3 years - having the 4th grade SPED students in my class. My school now does a full pull-out program and I am interested to see what you find out with your research. So, are you the SPED teacher? And do you plan to pull these students for just a part of the class period?
ReplyDeleteI am a SPED teacher and will be using only part of the class period for these students. All initial instruction will come from the Algebra 1 teacher and I will be providing guided practice and reteaching strategies. We also have an Intensive Intervention class period that will be used for scheduling of these students. Thank you for your interest!!!
ReplyDeleteWow! Your plan is thorough & well thought out. I admire the SPED teachers on my campus because they are collaborative in nature. They cover all bases for the better of their students and your plan is collaboration in action. I really believe the effectiveness of a well-designed pull-out program outweighs the concerns of the student leaving the regular ed. classroom. Being a kindergarten teacher, I have no idea what this looks like on the high school level, but I can't wait to watch your progress. Good luck! :)
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Thank you for your vote of confidence and encouragement. The student is my number one priority and I hope this plan and strategies work out the way I foresee it too. Thank you for joining my blog!
DeleteLooks like a good plan. Are students receiving any other interventions? It might be good idea to keep track of the students who also attend tutorial or any other interventions. I think the key to your plan will be coming up with a consistent schedule for students.
ReplyDeleteTutorials are tracked weekly by grade reports. We have a one hour lunch built into our daily schedule and the first 30 minutes is required study hall for anyone who has a grade between 75 and 80. Anyone who has a grade below 74 must attend tutorials in the subject area reported. I track this as part of my SPED documentation and will defiantly use it in my analysis data. Thank you for the suggestion! I look forward to other suggestions you may have throughout the process.
DeleteMelinda, your plan is well thought out and thorough. Our Sped. Department could really benefit from your research findings. Our students are pulled out and when we received our 5th grade STAAR results the majority of our SPED studets failed. I believe you have given plenty of time to gather your data to obtain valid results. I will look forward to following your progress.
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