ACTION RESEARCH PLAN
GOAL:  To assess and improve campus teacher/staff morale by implementing morale boosting interventions throughout the school year.
Action Step(s)	Person(s) Responsible	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Step 1: Create questionnaire using Google Doc Forms or Survey Monkey	Angie Darbonne	September 2001	Computer with internet access	Have partner and Site Supervisor at school review
Step 2: Use questionnaire to collect data on current state of morale	Angie Darbonne	September 2011	Questionnaire with appropriate questions	Tally question responses
Step 3: Form a committee of positive campus teachers	Angie Darbonne & Elisa Joseph	October 2011	Classroom for meeting location
Step 4: Use the Delphi Method to identify actions that teachers feel will improve the morale	Angie Darbonne, Elisa Joseph and Committee	October 2011	Computer with internet access	Have committee review when formed
Step 5: Identify & Implement morale boosting interventions	Angie Darbonne, Elisa Joseph and Committee	October 2011, November 2011, January 2012, February 2012, March 2012, April 2012, May 2012	Ideas, budget, time once per month at faculty meetings; possibly faculty work room
Step 6: Use questionnaire to collect data mid-year	Angie Darbonne & Elisa Joseph	January 2012	Questionnaire with appropriate questions	Tally question responses
Step 7: Continue identifying and implementing morale boosting activities	Angie Darbonne, Elisa Joseph and Committee	February 2012, March 2012, April 2012, May 2012
Step 8: Use questionnaire to collect data end of year	Angie Darbonne & Elisa Joseph	May 2012	Questionnaire with appropriate questions	Tally question responses
Step 9: Use questionnaire to collect data at the beginning of next school year	Angie Darbonne & Elisa Joseph	September 2012	Questionnaire with appropriate questions	Tally question responses & compare to this year

Action Research Plan

ACTION RESEARCH PLAN GOAL: To assess and improve campus teacher/staff morale by implementing morale boosting interventions throughout the school year. Action Step(s) Person(s) Responsible Timeline: Start/End Needed Resources Evaluation Step 1: Use questionnaire to collect data on current state of morale Angie Darbonne September 2011 Questionnaire with appropriate questions Tally question responses Step 2: Form a committee of positive campus teachers; discuss needs for intervention Angie Darbonne & Elisa Joseph October 2011 Classroom for meeting location Step 3: Identify & Implement morale boosting interventions Angie Darbonne, Elisa Joseph and Committee October 2011, November 2011, January 2012, February 2012, March 2012, April 2012, May 2012 Ideas, budget, time once per month at faculty meetings; possibly faculty work room Step 4: Use questionnaire to collect data mid-year Angie Darbonne & Elisa Joseph January 2012 Questionnaire with appropriate questions Tally question responses & reflect on data Step 5: Continue identifying and implementing morale boosting activities Angie Darbonne, Elisa Joseph and Committee February 2012, March 2012, April 2012, May 2012 Step 6: Use questionnaire to collect data end of year Angie Darbonne & Elisa Joseph May 2012 Questionnaire with appropriate questions Tally question responses & reflect on data Step 7: Use questionnaire to collect data at the beginning of next school year for comparison Angie Darbonne & Elisa Joseph September 2012 Questionnaire with appropriate questions Tally question responses & reflect on data

What is Action Research?

Action Research is a systematic, often cyclical, process of data driven changes followed by critical reflection.  Action research allows for many stakeholders to be involved in the change process, creating togetherness and involvement. Changes that are effective must be planned and analyzed using data and that critical reflection.

I like the concept of action research because it can be used with large, complicated data or with small pieces of information.  I also like that this type of research can be flexible should the results point to a different plan of action.  The process of action research begins by inquiring about an idea, such as the association between parent involvement/support and how it affects student success.  Research is then conducted to gather initial data on parent involvement and the success or non-success of their children.  That data is analyzed and reflected upon.  Researchers involved in the process then make a plan of action based on the data.  This process may go through several rounds before an "end" is reached.

As an administrator intern, I would like to use the action research process to determine and improve the campus morale and climate.  I would like to compare data from teachers' opinions of morale during the past school year to now.  I plan to then employ methods of morale boosters and destress techniques, and then reassess the teacher's morale at a later date.