Action Planning Template
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Goal: To
understand how a recent school-wide book study on Ruby Payne’s A Framework for Understanding Poverty
contributed to how we create change, as a school and as individuals, and work
toward breaking the cycle of poverty?
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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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Create a survey for
the teachers in the school that participated in the book study in the
previous school year (2011-2012).
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J. Milne
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October 2012
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Ruby Payne’s book: A Framework for Understanding Poverty;
computer; paper.
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Sample surveys;
reference texts.
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Have the survey
approved by the principal or assistant principal.
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J. Milne
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October 2012
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E-mail; hard copy of
survey.
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Principal approval.
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Find out number or
teachers that will receive the survey, and make copies of the survey.
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J. Milne
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October 2012
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List of current
faculty/staff at the school; paper; copier.
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N/A
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Distribute the
survey. Include date in which to
respond by.
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J. Milne
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October 2012
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(Mail room)
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N/A
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Collect surveys.
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J. Milne
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October 2012
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(Mail room)
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Compare number of
distributed surveys to number of collected surveys.
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Collect late
surveys.
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J. Milne
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October-November
2012
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(Mail room)
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Compare number of
distributed surveys to number of collected surveys.
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Analyze responses of
collected surveys, noting patterns and discrepancies.
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J. Milne
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November 2012
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Collected surveys;
Excel spreadsheet if needed.
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Excel spreadsheet if
needed.
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Reflect upon
findings and draw conclusions; discuss with principal and assistant principals.
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J. Milne
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November 2012 or by
appointment with principal and assistant principals.
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Collected surveys;
Excel spreadsheet if needed.
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Excel spreadsheet if
needed; final report if needed; discussion with principal and assistant
principals.
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Sustain improvement (learn to use the tools of action research
as an on-going process for professional development and school improvement);
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J. Milne; principal
and assistant principals.
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November 2012 or by
appointment with principal and assistant principals.
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N/A
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After discussion
with principal and vice principals, decide what actions need to be taken next
in order to make full use of the school-wide book study and research project.
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Format based on Tool 7.1 from Examining What We Do
to Improve Our Schools
(Harris, Edmonson, and Combs, 2010)
