I have made some
progress toward completing my action research plan. To date, I have generated, distributed and
analyzed data from last year’s student survey regarding college and career preparation
at PHS. I have also compiled ACT/SAT
scores from the previous two years and I am in the process of collecting scores
from the current senior class. With
regard to AP scores, that is still a work in progress. I have scores in all tested areas from the
year before last, but still need to collect last year’s scores. Within the coming months I plan on giving the
staff a questionnaire relating to their opinions about college and career
readiness at PHS. I am scheduled to
visit with the guidance counselor and discuss ways of tracking student success
beyond high school. Currently, we do not
have a satisfactory method in place so accurate numbers of college success cannot
be reported. Since our district still
uses CSCOPE, those standards will be included when discussing curriculum rigor
and alignment. The last details that need
to be completed prior to the end of the school year are giving the current
senior class their survey and combining the results of the college readiness
benchmarks given in the fall and spring.
After all this is done, I can put the findings on paper and give my
report to school stakeholders. Even
though I feel behind at this point, I am confident that I will meet my goal of
having most of it complete by January.
