Week 3 Action Research Plan

Goal: To show a direct correlation between academic achievement and extra-curricular involvement.

Activities:

• Student Survey – Surveys will be presented to those students discussing the importance and influence extra-curricular activities play in their overall academic performance. Surveys will also be presented to non-participating students to gain insight into their perception of the role of extra-curricular activities. 9/10 - 10/10
  
• Teacher Survey – Teachers will complete a survey assessing their perceptions of the positive and negative role of extra-curricular activities for their students. 9/10 – 10/10
  
• Interview with Principal and Athletic Director – Interviews will be conducted to asses the student body that is actively involved in extra-curricular activity and those not involved. This interview will also be conducted to discuss their personal experiences. Interviews will also be conducted via teleconferencing with surrounding school districts to gain additional tools of data. 9/10 – 10/10
  
• Creation of Survey Committee – The creation of this survey committee will be made up of various stakeholders. Parents (both of those involved and non-involved), teachers, coaches, and assistant principals will meet to disseminate the data and to offer additional data as we progress through this research. 8/10 – 9/10
  
• Bi-monthly Meetings – These meetings are paramount to the findings of our research. Each member of the Survey Committee will be responsible for gathering data from varied sources. The group will be split up based on local, state, and national findings. Each will be responsible for reporting back new data bi-monthly to input into our separate data bank. 9/10 – 5/11
  

Resources:

• AEIS data report from the previous four years at Columbus Independent School District with a focus on the High School level.
  
  • Data will be focused on two main sub-groups, those involved in extra-curricular activities and those who have not or ones that have ceased participation within the program through their four years.
    
• AEIS data report on surrounding school districts including visits with campus, Google search engines, coordinators, athletic directors, principals, counselors, along with student survey from these same varied campuses.
  
• Grouping of students (extra-curricular and non extra-curricular) based on interviews with Athletic Directors and Principals. This will further the AEIS data and make it relevant to the study.
  
• Supporting literature review which provides data from schools surrounding the state and nation.
  
• Corresponding literature to support data findings.
  

Person Responsible for Implementation: David Janecek, Principals, Athletic Directors, School Counselors.

Process for Monitoring: Bi-monthly campus meetings with Survey Committee.

Assessment Instruments: Surveys, data assessments, literature reviews, comparison of groups based on local, state and national data.