First, I had to develop the action research plan in EDLD
5301. I then meet with my site supervision, described the plan to him and got
permission to move ahead with the project. Next, I met with the Administrative
officer over my school (this is the person my principal answers to) and
explained what I will be trying to accomplish and why. Again, I was given permission
and it was determined that we needed to get with the district assessment
Administrative Officer for some additional planning. We realized from that
meeting that we were missing some vital components in the assessment area such
as software and specific assessment tools to get started. I needed to formulate
what we wanted that to look like. We had to brainstorm as a group and come up
with a conclusion that would have academic fidelity through the various grade
levels. Since this is a new concept for the elementary DAEP, we are realizing
that we have to start small with one subject area and build upon it in the
future after this initial test run. We have a meeting scheduled within the next
two weeks with a team of teachers to talk about the implementation of the plan
which will include the Administrative Office over the school, the Administrative
Officer of Assessment, the principal, key teachers, and me. I also spent some
time with the challenge intake secretary and became familiar with the intake
document and all of the specifics pertaining to each elementary student that is
given a challenge placement.
