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How are you implementing the vision (ELCC 1.3)?

The vision of my action research will be implemented in several ways. I will try to get the vision across to all the stakeholders in the school community. By November of 2012, I will try to get the staff on board with my vision of my action research. I feel that once I get the staff on board, it will be easier to complete my action research. By February of 2013, I will involve all other stakeholders will be informed of my action research vision. Once the results of my action research are final, I will share the vision with all the stakeholders. By May 2013, I will share the results of the action research with all the school community.

Steward the Vision (ELCC 1.4).

When sharing the vision of my action research, I used motivational techniques to get all the stakeholders on board with my action research. During a faculty meeting in November, I explained to the staff that I would be conducting an action research and if I could please get cooperation if I needed it. I explained what the action research was about and received good feedback from the staff. When I sent out the initial teachers survey, I used the results to measure how much interest there was in my action research. I also used the results of the first survey to see what changes I needed to make to my action research.

Promote community involvement in the vision (ELCC 1.5). 

            To gain the support of the community for my action research, I used a letter to    the parents of the LEP students that were going to be involved in my research. In the letter I asked the parents for their help with whatever they could do for my research. I will be using the school television station to announce the results of my action research. I want to use communication with the community to get them involved in my vision.

Manage resources (ELCC 3.3).

When talking to the principal about my action research, she expressed her opinion on using a committee for my action research. Teachers and administrators were asked to participate in my action research. I used all the members involved in my action research to come up with the best action research. We decided that the school literacy program would be the ideal topic for the action research. We have used technology to collect any data that we have needed for our action research.

Mobilize community resources (ELCC 4.3).

I used the school social worker to see if I had all the home information of the students that are to be involved in my action research. I have not used much community resources to express my vision to the community.

Promote positive school culture (ELCC 2.1). 

The teacher feedback was positive for my action research. They are not satisfied with how the literacy program is implemented in our school. If our action research data says that the literacy program is not helping students improve in reading levels, then changes need to be made.

Provide an effective instructional program (ELCC 2.2).

I will conduct a feedback survey at the end of my action research. My action research will be completed by May 2013. I plan to compare initial data collected with data collected at the end of my action research. I will analyze each objective that was planned through my action research. Hopefully the data will show the results and any changes that need to be made to the literacy program.

Influencing the larger context (ELCC 6.3).

We plan to explain the results of the action research to the entire school community. All the stakeholders will be debriefed of the results. We will announce the results to the staff during a faculty meeting in May. We will use a power point presentation to disseminate our results. The results of the action research will be shared with the parents, students, and community members through a special cultural night in the school. The cultural night will be advertised through district television station, local radio stations and local newspaper. During this night od culture we will share the results of the action research with the community members.

Design a comprehensive professional growth plan (ELCC 2.4).

The results of my action research will show either the literacy program is working or the literacy program is not helping our students. If our research shows that the literacy program is working in helping our LEP students, then the program should remain as it is. If the results show that the literacy program is not helping, then changes need to be made to the literacy program. Any program that is implemented in schools must help students improve academically. The faculty must know how to implement these programs. Teachers must be trained to implement these programs.