Action Plan Progress Report

At this time as stated in the last portion of my assignment, because of the lowering morale  and bickering that is now beginning to spill over into CILT meetings and department meetings with our new principal and associate principal (regarding low ratings from principals, several daily visitations that make teachers feel targeted and comments/actions that have been more of frequent “gotcha” visitations rather than supportive with complimentary feedback), it has become increasingly difficult to successfully implement my previous research plan project. I can say that there are changes that need to be made that have been difficult to do in transition from the school I was released to that was comprised of 1800 students with many gang, drug, and violence related issues after transitioning back to my old position that I am currently in, which my new principal was directed to do to avoid a discrimination suit against the district because of the unethical and immoral practices against myself and another minority teacher that lead to her release as well (where she was also offered and given her job back at my old campus). 

As stated in my assignment, I have been largely slowed in gathering my data and completing portions of my project because of the stresses of keeping my head above water so to speak because of the tension between teachers and our new leadership that seems to be getting worse as more evaluators are being brought into our classrooms on a more frequent basis which leads some to believe that our complaints about and to the lead administrator have been and are being taken personally. However, I plan on working with alternate leadership in our building such as my department head who is a former very successful principal of a urban school district, the safety coordinator, our counselor (who has been newly appointed also recently as our community liaison), and requesting consultation from the executive director of our school until tensions ease between us, the teachers and our lead principal and we are able to work (hopefully soon) more like a collaborative unit that is supported in its proven instructional methods of exemplary teaching that has existed before the new principal and associate principal arrived.  I am in the process of changing my research project in the midst of my schools chaos such that it addresses more business involvement in our school as well as more events such as STAAR test pep rallies, step team, oratorical contest, and debate team to foster more student involvement, achievement, and pride in our students such that they develop as much socially as we would have them do academically to make them more well rounded and present more initiatives in which parents can be involved, aside from academics. As our school’s newly hostile work environment has hindered me a great deal from completing my revision my previously revised action research plan, (my apologies) I will still need to take more time to complete these changes and complete them soon within this month and soon after it will be added to my blog.  I need to establish contact with other leaders on the SBDM committee and FSAC as well contact the PTA president to ensure that I am involving ideas and assessing success from the viewpoint of school leaders and parent advocates as well. Since I am starting over at my old school this year yet again after being released to a new school last year, I need to also re-establish schools to visit for the action research project that I have been attempting to revise with my lead principal but have not been able to get a response or appointed time. Therefore, I will establish new dates and plans to visit school leadership and lead teachers in other campuses, while incorporated newly elected student leaders at my new campus, who may better aid me addressing the discipline and parental involvement issues that may need to be an adjusted study from my previous campus and research plan.