Action Research Plan

School Vision:The mission of Carnegie Vanguard High School is to provide a unique and challenging learning environment to prepare the diverse gifted & talented population of Houston Independent School District for leadership in a global society.

Goal:The goal of this action research project is to analyze the effectiveness Carnegie Vanguard High School’s delivery of Gifted and Talented instruction in accordance with TEA and HISD philosophical and practical expectations.

OUTCOMES
Determine if faculty has a deep understanding of the philosophies and expectations of TEA and HISD in reference to delivery of instruction for Gifted and Talented students. Conduct surveys with faculty.
Review state and district documentation related to instructional delivery methods regarding G/T secondary learners.

ACTIVITIES
Survey questions
Stakeholder input


RESOURCES/RESEARCH TOOLS NEEDED
Literature for review
TEA policy related to the education of Gifted and Talented learners
HISD’s Secondary Guidelines for G/T learners
HISD’s Scholars and Knowledge G/T framework
Time


RESPONSIBILITY TO ADDRESS ACTIVITIES
Researcher/Student
Mentor

TIMELINE
First Month:
Identify the elements and definition of Gifted and Talented program and its goals and purposes as according to the district, the state, and the campus. Conduct Literature Review


BENCHMARKS/ASSESSMENTS
Review of all qualitative data and revise and focus the research, leading to saturation of data, revision of resources and the desired outcome.


REVISIONS TO SIP/PIP BASED ON MONITORING AND ASSESSMENTS
Revised professional development goals based on teacher understanding of philosophies and expectations.


OUTCOMES
Determine the effectiveness of instructional delivery model based on surveys, professional development certificates and state and district documents.

ACTIVITIES- MONTH TWO
Examine TEA and HISD documents, professional development transcripts, Renzulli model, and literature and compare those documents to teacher survey responses.
Discuss findings with administrative committee Literature for Review


RESOURCES
Professional development transcripts for teachers
Renzulli Model
HISD’s G/T walkthrough form
TEA State Plan for the Gifted


PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE
Committee

TIMELINE
Second Month:
Review survey data and literature in a comparative manner to surface issues related to instructional delivery
And conduct committee meetings to review all data so far.
Continue Literature Review
Blog about project/ seek input from other leaders/aspiring leaders with the same issues.

BENCHMARKS/ASSESSMENTS
Review of all qualitative data and revise and focus the research, document committee conclusions and recommendations, revise and narrow towards hypothesis


REVISED SIP/PIP
Revised instructional goals based on data to this point

OUTCOMES
Proposed implications to improve G/T delivery of instruction

ACTIVITIES
Compose final paper, summarizing findings and articulating implications and possible solutions All data used in the research process.


PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE
Student
Mentor (for guidance and revision as needed)


TIMELINE
Third Month:
Finalize research and present findings.

REVISED SIP/PIP
Finalize the research process and present findings, implications, and recommendations Create an SIP goal that addresses the recommendations in the final research project.