Action Plan Draft - ZAP Program

Action Plan for ZAP Program
Goal: Will a ZAP (zeros aren’t permissible) program positively affect the students who have zeros, or missing homework, in achieving success in both subject area grade and meeting the standards on the TAKS tests?
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
1. Compose letter stating specifics of ZAP, including the day and time, and send it home with students to notify parents of this new program.	Laurie Thompson and Julie Sheriff	Begin 12/6/10 and have it ready to be sent home in Thursday folders on 12/17/10	Computer, school letterhead, in-depth meetings to ensure the letter is accurately stating the specifics of the program.	This is simply informative, so parents are aware that if students can not complete their work at home, we will have them complete it here at school, after hours.
2. Determine which students are to partake in ZAP program, based on missing work and/or zeros.	5th Grade Teachers: L. Thompson J. Green B. Wright E.Gibbs	12/6/10 – 12/18/10. Students will be notified Monday 1/3 as to who will need to stay and permission slips will be sent home,(since parents will need to pick up at 4:30.)	Subject area grades, report stating which assignments are missing or have the grade of zero and need to be completed again.	Letters stating which assignments will be worked on during ZAP in January will be sent home to parents on 12/18 or1/3. (Administrators will also receive a copy)
3. Analyzes scores from benchmarks, CBAs, placement tests, as well as previous TAKS tests to determine correlation.	5th grade teachers will supply scores and L. Thompson will complete analysis and share with the team	12/6/10-12/18/10	Aware program on eduphoria	Determine if student progress on these state tests are in alignment with their lack of work completion.
4. Provide weekly room to hold ZAP program, including an administrator available, such as campus principal, assistant principal, or principal intern	Thompson, Wright, Green, Sheriff or Cardoza	Each Wednesday from 1/3/10 through 6/1/11	Classroom, activities to work on if class work is finished, tutorial items, computers and other resource materials for students to complete assignments	The setting must be a quiet place, with resources available for students to complete assignments, (see resources necessary)
5. Re-assess student progress on district tests, following each benchmark, CBA or TAKS test	Thompson, after receiving data from classroom teachers	PRN, based on the dates the tests are given and/or scores are received	Aware program on eduphoria and TAKS scale scores	This will allow us to determine whether or not the ZAP program is beneficial for student progress on testing and how to better prepare the students using specific tutorial techniques, re-teaching once work is completed.
6. Analyze the percent of improvement in core subject grades	5th grade teachers	Ongoing from 1/3/10-6/1/11	Each teacher’s online grade book report, for each student participating in ZAP	This will allow us to determine whether or not the ZAP program is beneficial for student progress in classroom grades and make it easier to promote students on good conscience.