KARENA PREW 

ACTION RESEARCH PROJECT

PEERS ASSISTED LEADERSHIP SERVICES
(PALS)

Goals	Activities	Resources          Needed	Persons To Address Activities	Time Line	Benchmarks Assessments	Monitoring  Achievement
1.The elementary at-risk students will improve academically at the end of each six weeks after being mentored by high school students in the Peer Assisted Leadership Program.	30 minutes-tutoring subjects or skills as  needed for each student as requested by teacher 10 minutes closure with students Review goals for the next week in class	Academic materials that correlate with the subjects the students are struggling in.	Self High school students in  English II Honors class Sammy Edwards, Elementary Principal Elementary Counselor Classroom teachers	Every three weeks  progress reports will be checked Every six weeks: Report cards, and surveys from teachers   Cumulative data will be assessed at the end of the semester in May 2013 to assess individual student’s growth Cumulative data will be assessed May 2013 to assess  overall academic achievement for all at-risk students	Three week progress reports and Six weeks report cards	Keep records of students individually for three week progress reports and  six weeks report cards Keep records of teacher surveys at six weeks At the end of May 2013, check the academic data for each at-risk student for the semester and evaluate the success of the PALS Program Gather the cumulative data, using six week reports, for the total group of at-risk students to check for progress of all students and success of PALS Program at end of the semester in May 2013.
2.There will be fewer discipline referrals for at-risk elementary students after being mentored by the high school students in the Peer Assisted Leadership Services Program.	30 minutes-tutoring each at-risk student as requested by teacher with an additional 10 minutes closure with students each week building relationships Review goals for next week	Games, character building tools High school student will send positive notes to their assigned elementary student each week	Self High school students in  English II Honors class Sammy Edwards, Elementary Principal Elementary Counselor Classroom teachers	Every six weeks: report cards, discipline referrals  and surveys from teachers Cumulative data will be compiled for each at-risk  student  in May 2013 to assess the progress with the student’s behavior Cumulative data will be compiled for the group of at-risk students to measure the progress for  behavior in May 2013 to evaluate the success of the PALS Program	Report cards Discipline referrals Surveys to teachers	Keep records of students individually for discipline referrals and teachers surveys at each six weeks period At the end of May 2013, check the data for each at-risk student concerning their behavior for the semester and evaluate the success of the PALS Program Gather the cumulative data for the total group of at-risk students for discipline, using referrals and teacher surveys, to check for progress of all students and success of PALS Program at end of the semester in May 2013.