Action Research Plan

Action Research Plan
Goal:	To determine if general education teachers are able to provide the necessary accommodations and modifications to special education students and if not, how can we better support these teachers in meeting the needs of our students with disabilities?
Action Steps	Person Responsible	Timeline	Resources	Evaluation
Examine AEIS reports for Galena Park ISD schools from 2009-2012	Ebony Toliver	Aug. 2012-Sept. 2012	AEIS Reports from Texas Education Agency	N/A
Survey general education teachers with at least 3 special education students in the areas of Reading and Math to ascertain level of support they currently receive and highlight areas of improvement.	Ebony Toliver	Aug. 2012 - Oct. 2012	Survey Monkey Survey Questions
Interview general education teachers to ascertain knowledge of IEP's, special education process, interventions for special education students, and appropriate accommodations and modifications.	Ebony Toliver	Aug. 2012 - Oct. 2012	Dictation of notes from interview.	Ascertain general knowledge of the special education process including IEP;s allowable accommodations, appropriate accommodations and frequency of use.
Observe general education teachers during Reading/Math instruction.	Ebony Toliver	Oct. 2012 - Jan. 2013	Dictation of notes from observation.	Look for types of accommodations/modifications in use, student familiarity, and how the special education students are included in the instruction
Examine professional development opportunities offered to general education teachers in the district that pertain to providing appropriate acc. and mod. to special education students and how many general education teachers attend.	Ebony Toliver	June. 2012 - May 2013	List of attendees List of all professional development opportunities	Percentage of General education teachers who attend
Examine the district assessments throughout the year to gage improvement among the special education population.	Ebony Toliver	Aug. 2012 - May 2013	District assessment scores from Eduphoria software, breakdown by SE(Student Expectation) and Objective	Graph of Results compared across schools in the district
Interview special education teachers to determine the various levels of support provided to general education teachers throughout the year.	Ebony Toliver	Aug. 2012 - Oct. 2012	Dictation of notes from interviews.	Use interview notes to determine disparities between the level of support special education teachers feel they provide versus the level of support general education teachers feel they receive.
Survey special education teachers in the areas of Reading and Math to ascertain level of support they currently provide and highlight areas of improvement.	Ebony Toliver	Aug. 2012 - Oct. 2012	Survey Monkey Survey Questions
Observe special education teachers during pullout sessions or during in class support during reading/math instruction.	Ebony Toliver	Oct. 2012 - Jan. 2013	Dictation of notes from observations.	Look for types of accommodations/modifications in use, student familiarity, and how the instruction meets the needs of the special education population.
Compile data and notes from interviews and observations to determine areas of strength and improvement.	Ebony Toliver	May 2013 - Aug. 2013	All data collected.