Action Research Plan - Revised

Action Planning Template
Goal: To identify factors that affect academic performance, averages, and grades of athletes’ in-season versus out of season and to create an academic support network that maximizes academic achievement throughout the entire school year.
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Meet with Athletic Coordinator and campus Rank One manager to collect student athletes sports	Heather Damron, Bill Howard, Eric Maxey	June 2013	List of athletes by sport for the past school year	Site supervisor approval
Meet with PEIMS clerk to collect student athletes grades	Heather Damron, Katy Tindell	June 2013	List of grades by six weeks for student athletes for the past school year	Site supervisor approval
Review grades for each six weeks athlete was in-season and out of season	Heather Damron	June & July 2013	List of athlete grades and sports for the past school year	Comparison of grades when sport was in-season and out of season
Create online survey for student athletes	Heather Damron	July 2013	Internet survey tool	Coaches collaboration
Create online survey for coaches	Heather Damron	July 2013	Internet survey tool	Coordinator and site supervisor collaboration
Issue survey link and/or arrange set time in computer lab for conducting survey to identify factors that affect athlete academic performance	Heather Damron, student athletes	August 2013	Survey tool and athletes	Administrative approval of survey questions and executing survey with student athletes
Issue survey link to identify methods and procedures in providing academic support	Heather Damron, coaches	August 2013	Survey tool and coaches	Administrative approval of survey questions
Research academic support strategies, tools and methods for athletes used by other campuses	Heather Damron,	September 2013	Internet, email / phone contacts	Identify successful strategies, tools and methods
Examine results of surveys and research then compile data	Heather Damron	October & November 2013	Data	Identify both positive and negative repetitive factors as well as methods that are suitable to our stakeholders
Present data collected and results of findings to Athletic Director and Principal to devise a plan that helps to achieve academic success in both seasons / throughout the  entire school year	Heather Damron, Kyle Craighead, Virdie Montgomery	December 2013	Data and analysis	Discussion, collaboration, and problem-solving