Update on Action Research Plan

My action research is based on a new after school program that my campus is in the process of implementing this school year. Getting all types of students involved in after school activities that keeps their interests and keep them out of trouble is the basis for the 21^st Century Community Learning Centers Federal After School Initiative (21^st CCLC). Because we do not have a high rate of parent involvement, I feel this program will be very beneficial to students from AP to resource. My main focus for my action research is students who struggle in the classroom and haven’t passed the STAAR test. I am intrigued to find out if the 21^st CCLC will inspire and/or support and increase in grade scores and STAAR test results. I created a questionnaire for all students on my campus, and I asked what activities they would be interested in learning about. I am now sorting through those results in order to compile a list. Once I have compiled a list, I will begin the process of finding volunteers who would want to come and teach their craft in the afternoons to students who are interested.  Once we have the volunteers in place, we can begin the after school program. I will compile a list of students to focus on once the program is up and running. These students will complete an additional survey, I will look up their STAAR results, and I will look up their grades in their classes. I will continue to monitor these students throughout the school year and compile my action research by determining whether the 21^st CCLC has a positive effect on student success in the classroom and on standardizes test.