Ready! Set!! Action!!!

By utilizing the tool Action Planning Template (Harris et al, 2009), I put my own inquiry into a preliminary action research agenda:
Action step: attend workshops on topic, report outline of program to principal
Person responsible: facilitator, Bev Wright-intern and 5th grade teacher
Timeline: Sep. 2010
Resources: Workshop (T.O.T.) and bully prevention professional development
Evaluation: Proposal for monitoring effectiveness

Action step: introduce program to team then students/parents
Person responsible: facilitator with support from principal, team, counselor
Timeline: Sep. – Oct. 2010
Resources: awareness bracelets and t-shirts w/ motto Hear it! See it! STOP IT!
Evaluation: questionnaire and survey of parents, staff and students

Action step: show video and implement additional sources such as interactive internet sites, handouts, role playing
Person responsible: facilitator with support from team and counselor
Timeline: Nov. – Dec. 2010
Resources: Internet, t-shirts and bracelets, handouts from workshops
Evaluation: survey and feedback

Now, as the beginning of the year unfolds, it will become my practice to put this action item on my daily agenda in hopes that each day will bring its own reflective consideration as the project moves forward. Continual contact with the principal and communication with the supporters will ensure collaboration. Further study and additional professional development will provide the means for moving forward and making changes as needed. By spring of 2011, I hope to feel improvements in the area of bully prevention and with a comprehensive evaluation at the end of the year, I hope to see improvements. The process would then continue for the 2011-12 school year.