Action Planning

Research Question: What is the relationship between high school school start times and a student’s success in the classroom?

Goal: Determine what is the ideal start time for a secondary high school

Action Steps	Person Responsible	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Meet with campus supervisor to about action research plan.	Nukah Kanabolo, Campus supervisor	March 2013	N/A	Reflect and determine whether I have access to all the necessary resources.
Review studies on sleeping habits of high school students	Nukah Kanabolo	March 2013	Google	Use finding to determine what time is best.
Survey high school students on the amount of time they spend studying	Nukah Kanabolo	April 2013	Students	Determine how much after school time is needed for students to study.
Survey high school students on their work schedules and ask whether getting out of school late has affected their search for a job.	Nukah Kanabolo	May 2013	Students	Determine if school start times effect a student’s ability to find work
Gather school data on how often students are released from their last period class for extracurricular activities.	Nukah Kanabolo, Attendance office secretary	June 2013	School Data	Interpret the data.
Gather data on the start times of high schools in other districts and survey schools that have recently changed their school start time	Nukah Kanabolo	June 2013	Google, Contact other schools	Interpret the information discovered.