Week 5 Web Conference Reflection

     This was the last web conference for the EDLD 5397 course.  Dr. Borel, went over all of the assignments and what needed to be uploaded to TK20 as well as turned in to Lamar.  One of the issues that I was having was checking on tk20 to make sure that my field supervisor had documented our second web conference.  For some reason I was not seeing a certain tab, that I was having to click in order to make sure all my ducks are in a row so that I do not receive an I in this course.  I feel that Dr. Borel did a great job of walking me through the program as well as supporting us and all of our needs during this stressful time.  She was able to roll with the punches when issues occurred with tk20 and also explained all of the assignments quite in detail.  Though this was quite a stressful course as we were all trying to catch up on things like the logs from our internship as well as writing our draft action research report, I feel this course came at the right time to keep us on track.

Action Research EDLD 5326 Reflection

     To this point, I have completed about one-third of the Action Research Project.  Before I collected the student discipline data, I did some research on what some of the other PBIS schools in my district were doing to remain successful with the Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports program in place.  I found that the schools with the most success had complete buy in to the program from staff, students, and even parents were familiar with how it works so they can implement at home if needed.

     After speaking with some of the other PBIS school coordinators, I began to dig into the 2010-2011 school year data to find some patterns in behavior.  This was the year before we implemented to PBIS program.  I then  looked at the data for the 2011-2012 school year again looking for patterns to see if there were any that corresponded to the previous year.  This was our first year as a PBIS school.  Once I finished analyzing this data, I began to look at the current school year data for patterns, trends, and similarities thus far. 

     Using this information, I created a survey for the teachers and staff of my campus to answer.  Many of these questions have to do with their perception of program and how successful or unsuccessful they feel the program is functioning.  I plan to administer this survey to the staff at the end of April.  At this point the stresses of STAAR testing will have passed, and I feel they will give me a better idea of how they really feel about the program and possibly some changes they may think need to be made.

     With this information and the student data, I will be able to go the PBIS committee with a recommendation of what is needed as far as providing success with the PBIS program.

     There is still much to be done, but I feel I am not track and ready to may a data-driven recommendation to my staff that will foster a stronger bond and buy-in to the PBIS program.

My EDLD 5326 presentation

Just finished my presentation for the School and Community Relations Class EDLD 5326 and thought I would add it to the blog.  Enjoy!

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