Action Research items for consideration:

1. How can an outreach program designed to prevent bullying help our fifth grade students be better prepared to handle social challenges of middle school?
2. In what ways can implementing a buddy program support the school’s reading initiative for low performing students?
3. What can we do to minimize cafeteria problems with a revised lunchroom atmosphere?

Although each area constitutes wondering, the No Bully Zone issue is at the forefront of my action research. As more and more stories are told regarding mean behaviors amongst our youth, I feel strides can be made by educating our students before they reach the middle school years, which are some of the toughest. The program would be a proactive resource for providing tools for the bullied, awareness for the bullies and educating those who are not aware of the problem's ugly presence.