Week 5 Conference Reflection

I watched the recorded version of the conference. Dr. Borel had a Power Point to give highlights of her conference. She wants to make sure that we are looking at the updated forms on the departmental website. We can use other forms that we already started with but all new information needs to be included on the forms of our choice. The PISE does not have to be signed and can be a self-assessment. There are sample vitas in our leadership book on pages 125-134. There is not a particular form to use for the professional growth plan. We need to search the internet and find one that we like the best. The entire vita has to be copied and pasted into the Word document for assignment 5.

Meeting with mentor

I met with my mentor today and he agreed with my action research plan the way it is. Pleasae see the last posted action plan and make comments of any suggestions that you might have.

Reflections this week

I realized that I need to write my comments in people's blogs a little different. I need to ask questions or tell them specific things about thier postings. This assignment proved that. I have just been writing nice things and not asking questions or really giving them anything to reflect on.

I am reposting my plan because I realized I did the evaluation part incorrectly.

Action Planning
Goal: How can a cohesive and spirited team be built? Morale is low and needs to be uplifted.
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
1. Obtain the principal’s permission to conduct the action research.	Jennifer Clement and principal	August 1 to August 7, 2012	Action research plan	N/A
2. Develop questionnaire with assistance from administrators and 2 other teachers.	Jennifer Clement, principal, and 2 other teachers.	August 8 to August 17, 2012	List of possible questions for questionnaire	N/A
3. Distribute (email) questionnaire to selected group.	Jennifer Clement	August 20, 2012	Developed questionnaire, computer, and email addresses of selected members	N/A
4. Research previously conducted researches.	Jennifer Clement	August 8 to August 31, 2012	Computer with Internet access	Share findings with mentor
5. Collect completed questionnaires and send a follow-up email requesting for questionnaires that have not been returned.	Jennifer Clement	August 27 to September 7, 2012	Computer and email addresses of all selected members	Since it is anonymous, I will send email to everyone again. I will ask for only those who have not returned a form to do so.
6. Analyze the responses.	Jennifer Clement	August 27 to September 28, 2012	Computer and Excel spreadsheet to input data	Make a spreadsheet with the answers. There will be a space for those that do not reoccur. Determine the problems that seem to be repeated.
7. Interview any teachers that gave their names to gain more information.	Jennifer Clement and teachers	September 10, 2012 to September 17, 2012	Completed questionnaires.	Have their questionnaire and ask for more information on each identified problem.
8. Analyze data from interviews and compare and add to previous data collected.	Jennifer Clement and mentor	September 10 to September 28, 2012	Data from completed questionnaires, computer and Excel spreadsheet to input data	Add comments to the data sheet with the information gained from the teachers.
9. Compare results of research with results from a similar district.	Jennifer Clement	October 1 to October 26, 2012	Data from questionnaire I developed and results from previously conducted researches.	Develop another data sheet for information gained from researching past research.
10. Develop solutions to problems shown by the data collected.	Jennifer Clement and mentor	November 1 to November 30, 2012	Results of data evaluated.	Data from other researches and current research.
11. Present findings and possible solutions to administrators.	Jennifer Clement, mentor and administrators	December 3 to December 14, 2012	Data evaluation (Excel spreadsheet) and list of possible solutions	Feedback and input from the administrators.
12. Assist in implementing solutions to targeted areas of need to increase morale.	Jennifer Clement, administrators, and campus employees	January 7  to April 30, 2013	List of  possible solutions	Feedback from the employees about the plans.
13. Send the questionnaire out to random set of campus employees.	Jennifer Clement, campus employees and administrators	May 6, 2013	Computer with email addresses of employees	N/A
14. Collect completed responses and analyze the data.	Jennifer Clement, employees, and mentor	May 13 to May 17, 2013	Questionnaires	N/A
15. Compare data from this time and beginning of the year.	Jennifer  Clement	May 13 to May 24, 2013	Computer with Excel. Data from this time and from 1st survey.	By looking at the answers from the new questionnaire and the previous one, make a determination if morale and teamwork have improved.
16. Present the findings and comparison to administration.	Jennifer Clement and administration	May 27 to May 31, 2013	Data from both surveys and comparison chart	Print out the spreadsheet showing the problems and number of people that identified each problem.

Format based on Tool 7.1 from Examining What We Do to Improve Our Schools

(Harris, Edmonson, and Combs, 2010)

Action Planning
Goal: How can a cohesive and spirited team be built? Morale is low and needs to be uplifted.
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
1. Obtain the principal’s permission to conduct the action research.	Jennifer Clement and principal	August 1 to August 7, 2012	Action research plan	N/A
2. Develop questionnaire with assistance from administrators and 2 other teachers.	Jennifer Clement, principal, and 2 other teachers.	August 8 to August 17, 2012	List of possible questions for questionnaire	N/A
3. Distribute (email) questionnaire to selected group.	Jennifer Clement	August 20, 2012	Developed questionnaire, computer, and email addresses of selected members	N/A
4. Research previously conducted researches.	Jennifer Clement	August 8 to August 31, 2012	Computer with Internet access	Share findings with mentor
5. Collect completed questionnaires and send a follow-up email requesting for questionnaires that have not been returned.	Jennifer Clement	August 27 to September 7, 2012	Computer and email addresses of all selected members	N/A
6. Analyze the responses.	Jennifer Clement	August 27 to September 28, 2012	Computer and Excel spreadsheet to input data	Myself & mentor
7. Interview any teachers that gave their names to gain more information.	Jennifer Clement and teachers	September 10, 2012 to September 17, 2012	Completed questionnaires.	N/A
8. Analyze data from interviews and compare and add to previous data collected.	Jennifer Clement and mentor	September 10 to September 28, 2012	Data from completed questionnaires, computer and Excel spreadsheet to input data	Myself & mentor
9. Compare results of research with results from a similar district.	Jennifer Clement	October 1 to October 26, 2012	Data from questionnaire I developed and results from previously conducted researches.	Myself & mentor
10. Develop solutions to problems shown by the data collected.	Jennifer Clement and mentor	November 1 to November 30, 2012	Results of data evaluated.	Myself and mentor
11. Present findings and possible solutions to administrators	Jennifer Clement, mentor and administrators	December 3 to December 14, 2012	Data evaluation (Excel spreadsheet) and list of possible solutions	Myself, mentor and administration
12. Assist in implementing solutions to targeted areas of need to increase morale.	Jennifer Clement, administrators, and campus employees	January 7  to April 30, 2013	List of  possible solutions	Myself, mentor and administration
13. Email the questionnaire out to random set of campus employees.	Jennifer Clement, campus employees and administrators	May 6, 2013	Computer with email addresses of employees	N/A
14. Collect completed responses and analyze the data.	Jennifer Clement, employees, and mentor	May 13 to May 17, 2013	Completed questionnaires	N/A
15. Compare data from this time and beginning of the year.	Jennifer  Clement	May 13 to May 24, 2013	Computer with Excel. Data from this time and from 1st survey.	Myself and mentor
16. Present the findings and comparison to administration.	Jennifer Clement and administration	May 27 to May 31, 2013	Data from both surveys and comparison chart	Myself and administration

Format based on Tool 7.1 from Examining What We Do to Improve Our Schools

(Harris, Edmonson, and Combs, 2010)