Action Plan - Revised

I've revised my action plan based on comments from cohorts. Any revisions are shown in blue.

Goal: To determine in what ways access to a literacy library can improve student literacy in the K-2 classroom.

Action Step(s)	Person(s) Responsible	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Research K-2 literacy best practices, focusing on small group reading and library use.	L. Coulter	August 2-13, 2010	Internet Lamar Library	None needed
Meet with literacy committee to brainstorm ways to incorporate use of best practices and the literacy library in the K-2 classrooms.	L. Coulter Literacy committee	August 18, 2010	Classroom Copier for research dissemination Presentation station for presentation of research Chart paper for writing group ideas Easel Markers
Review previous year's use of the literacy library	L. Coulter	August 20, 2010	Literacy library checkout book	Previous year's information collected for comparison analysis
Survey teachers to determine current strategies in use in the classroom	L. Coulter Literacy committee	1st week of school	Survey Monkey	Pre-assessment information will be reviewed, analyzed, and charted.
Beginning-of-Year DRA	K-2 teachers	1st 2 weeks of school	DRA testing materials
Survey K-2 students on perceptions of and comfort levels with reading and books.	L.Coulter K-2 teachers	2nd week of school	Survey	Collected data for review and analysis
Develop and present PD to K-2 teachers on literacy best practices and how to implement them using the literacy library. Provide suggested activities for books in the literacy library.	Members of literacy committee Instructional coach Intervention teachers	During the first six weeks of school After school sessions	Items will vary	Evaluations at the end of each PD session provide participant feedback
Support K-2 teachers with ongoing feedback on best practice use and literacy library use	Members of literacy committee	All year	Items will vary	Feedback from teachers in short follow-up sessions
Collect observational data through classroom walkthroughs	L. Coulter	All year	Notebook	Data collection for review
Mid-year DRA	K-2 teachers	January 2011	DRA testing materials	Data collection for review
Mid-year collection of literacy library checkout activity	L. Coulter Literacy committee	January 2011	Literacy library checkout book	Data collection for review
End-of-year DRA	K-2 teachers	May 2011	DRA testing materials	Data collection for review
Survey K-2 students on perceptions of and comfort levels with reading and books. Include section on feelings about literacy library books.	L.Coulter K-2 teachers	May 2011	Survey	Collected data for review and analysis
End-of-year collection of literacy library checkout activity	L. Coulter Literacy committee	June 2011	Literacy library checkout book	Data collection for review
Survey teachers for perceptions of effectiveness	L. Coulter Literacy committee	May 2011	Survey Monkey	Data collection for review and analysis
Review, analyze, and chart data	L. Coulter Literacy committee	June 2011	All collected data	Evaluate effectiveness of increased use of literacy library paired with best practices.
Present results to staff	L. Coulter Literacy committee	June 2011	Presentation station	Present what is working and what still needs improvement