Action Research Project
Goal: To determine if the frequency and intensity of RTI for TIER III students is helping students become more successful.  What areas of RTI Tier III need to be changed or modified to make it more successful?
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
1. Discuss Action Research topics with site supervisor.	Myself, and Dawn Randolph (assistant principal and site supervisor)	12/03/12 – 12/07/12	* Internship Plan	Discussed and created Action Research topic and wonderings
2. Look at the current curriculum and data for current tier III students.	Myself, Dawn Randolph (Assistant Principal and site supervisor), Diana Hedge (campus tier III specialist)	01/10/13 – 02/07/13	* Tier III curriculum * Progress monitoring data	Look at Progress Monitoring data and curriculum standards and determine average length of time students are in tier III.
3. Develop a plan to monitor current tier III progress and data collection.	Myself	02/08/13 – 02/28/13	*Access to past progress monitoring on all tier III students	Evaluate tier III students past progress and which tier III students have the possibility of exiting the program.
4. Monitor tier III progress on current tier III students and gather data.	Myself	02/28/13 – 04/12/13	* Progress monitoring data	Evaluate current progress monitoring data
5. Determine what changes (if any) need to be made to the tier III program.	Myself, Dawn Randolph (Assistant Principal and site supervisor	04/12/13 – 05/13/13	* Data gathered from step 2 and 4.	Review with Diana Hedge any weaknesses the current tier III curriculum may have.
6. Implement tier III strategies discussed in step 5.	Myself, Dawn Randolph (Assistant Principal and site manager), and Diana Hedge (campus tier III specialist)	05/14/13 – 05/31/13  Pick up again following school year  09/02/13 – 11/08/13	* Changes formulated in step 5.	Gather progress monitoring data during this time frame.  Receive feedback from Diana Hedge.
7. Evaluate results of the changes discussed in step 5.	Myself and Dawn Randolph (Assistant Principal and site manager),	11/11/13 – 11/25/13	*Data gathered from all above steps.	Evaluate progress monitoring during timeframe in step 6 and compare to previous progress monitoring.
8. Reflect on my findings and make recommendations for next school year.	Myself	11/26/13 – 11/28/13	* Blog generated in EDLD 5301 *Discuss findings with Diana Hedge and Dawn Randolph	Reflection of findings and providing these findings with my fellow educators and other educators.

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Harris, S., Edmonson, S., Combs, J. (2010). Examining What We Do to Improve Our Schools. Larchmont, NY: Eye on Education.