Watto's+ARP+-+Masters+in+School+Leadership

// Following is a template **(**ConnectEd, 2010**)** I intend to use throughout the development and implementation of my Action Research Project. Some sections are currently incomplete – as is expected at this stage of the ARP development. //

**Action Research:** //How will the implementation of a SWPBS program effect the level of classroom behaviour and student safety ratings by students at Euroa Secondary College?//

**Name** **of initiator**: //Scott Watson – Assistant Principal, Euroa Secondary College// **Investigation**: //The purpose of this investigation is to determine the root cause of the discrepancy, according to student survey data from the previous 3 years, between levels of student motivation, connectedness to school and connectedness to peers in comparison to levels of classroom behaviour and student safety. Staff survey indications throughout this period of time also allude to an issue with rises in levels of student misbehaviour. Some questions therefore are - Why is this so? What to do about it? Are the discrepancies related? Relationship development – Is this a key aspect the College needs to be addressing in order to achieve less variation between student motivation, connectedness and student misbehaviour?// · // How is student safety and classroom behaviour directly impacting on the level of satisfaction students and staff have whilst at Euroa Secondary College? //  · // Does poor behaviour simply repeat itself or are we making inroads into changing the way students and staff relate to other students and staff? //  · // Will something like the SWPBS program allow for the development of positive relationship building between members of the Euroa Secondary College community? //
 * Research Questions: **

**Collection of Data** **Teacher practice data:** //Yet to be collected.//
 * How are we going to find out what is happening at present? **

**Student Achievement/Learning Data:** //Student Survey Data in relation to student safety, 2009 results: 80th percentile or above for all categories compared to the State Means (eg: student morale – 95th percentile, school connectedness – 90th percentile) yet classroom behaviour – 53rd percentile and student safety – 55th percentile (both part of student relationship category) at least 25 percentile ranking points below next lowest (teacher empathy – 82nd percentile). In 2009 there was a major discrepancy between males and females for classroom behaviour (males 7-12: 72nd percentile, females 30th percentile); as well as student safety (males 7-12: 73rd percentile, females 30th percentile). Student safety surveys conducted (October 2010 for 'Term 3' data): Here 50 students were randomly selcted via the College CASES administrative software with which 39 of these selected responded to the survey itself. Results are being collated and analysed by the SWPBS team currently with an opportunity for additions to this wiki (see Student Survey page) in relation to discussions about these results.//

**Student voice:** //Qualitative data collection (Term 4, 2010) as a follow-up to the student safety survey outline above (intention is to randomly select 10 out of the 39 respondents to the safety survey, audio tape interviews, collate and summarise data gathered in relation to student safety).//

** Analyse Data: **

**// ‘Time Out Room’ statistics //** // Term 1 2009 //
 * **// Year Level //** || **// Total referrals //** || **// Male //** || **// Female //** || **// No. of staff who referred students //** || **// ‘Repeat’ referrals - students //** ||
 * **// 7 //** || **// 30 //** || **// 27 //** || **// 3 //** || || ||
 * **// 8 //** || **// 43 //** || **// 24 //** || **// 19 //** || || ||
 * **// 9 //** || **// 42 //** || **// 29 //** || **// 13 //** || || ||
 * **// 10 //** || **// 24 //** || **// 13 //** || **// 11 //** || || ||
 * **// 11 //** || **// 8 //** || **// 7 //** || **// 1 //** || || ||
 * **// 12 //** || **// 0 //** || **// 0 //** || **// 0 //** || || ||

// Term 2 2009 //
 * **// Year Level //** || **// Total referrals //** || **// Male //** || **// Female //** || **// No. of staff who referred students //** || **// ‘Repeat’ referrals - students //** ||
 * **// 7 //** || **// 81 //** || **// 72 //** || **// 9 //** || || ||
 * **// 8 //** || **// 80 //** || **// 53 //** || **// 27 //** || || ||
 * **// 9 //** || **// 37 //** || **// 27 //** || **// 10 //** || || ||
 * **// 10 //** || **// 21 //** || **// 10 //** || **// 11 //** || || ||
 * **// 11 //** || **// 5 //** || **// 5 //** || **// 0 //** || || ||
 * **// 12 //** || **// 1 //** || **// 0 //** || **// 1 //** || || ||

// Term 3 2009 // // Term 4 2009 // // Term 1 2010 // // Term 2 2010* //
 * **// Year Level //** || **// Total referrals //** || **// Male //** || **// Female //** || **// No. of staff who referred students //** || **// ‘Repeat’ referrals - students //** ||
 * **// 7 //** || **// 88 //** || **// 81 //** || **// 7 //** || || ||
 * **// 8 //** || **// 88 //** || **// 59 //** || **// 29 //** || || ||
 * **// 9 //** || **// 29 //** || **// 24 //** || **// 5 //** || || ||
 * **// 10 //** || **// 21 //** || **// 8 //** || **// 13 //** || || ||
 * **// 11 //** || **// 3 //** || **// 3 //** || **// 0 //** || || ||
 * **// 12 //** || **// 0 //** || **// 0 //** || **// 0 //** || || ||
 * **// Year Level //** || **// Total referrals //** || **// Male //** || **// Female //** || **// No. of staff who referred students //** || **// ‘Repeat’ referrals - students //** ||
 * **// 7 //** || **// 92 //** || **// 83 //** || **// 9 //** || || ||
 * **// 8 //** || **// 65 //** || **// 45 //** || **// 20 //** ||  || ||
 * **// 9 //** || **// 36 //** || **// 23 //** || **// 13 //** || || ||
 * **// 10 //** || **// 12 //** || **// 6 //** || **// 6 //** || || ||
 * **// 11 //** || **// 1 //** || **// 0 //** || **// 1 //** || || ||
 * **// 12 //** || **// 0 //** || **// 0 //** || **// 0 //** || || ||
 * **// Year Level //** || **// Total referrals //** || **// Male //** || **// Female //** || **// No. of staff who referred students //** || **// ‘Repeat’ referrals - students //** ||
 * **// 7 //** || **// 42 //** || **// 38 //** || **// 4 //** || || ||
 * **// 8 //** || **// 96 //** || **// 85 //** || **// 11 //** ||  || ||
 * **// 9 //** || **// 65 //** || **// 49 //** || **// 16 //** || || ||
 * **// 10 //** || **// 18 //** || **// 15 //** || **// 3 //** || || ||
 * **// 11 //** || **// 1 //** || **// 1 //** || **// 0 //** || || ||
 * **// 12 //** || **// 1 //** || **// 1 //** || **// 0 //** || || ||
 * **// Year Level //** || **// Total referrals //** || **// Male //** || **// Female //** || **// No. of staff who referred students //** || **// ‘Repeat’ referrals - students //** ||
 * **// 7 //** || **// 29 //** || **// 26 //** || **// 3 //** || **// 11 //** || **// 7 //** ||
 * **// 8 //** || **// 49 //** || **// 45 //** || **// 4 //** || **// 15 //** || **// 14 //** ||
 * **// 9 //** || **// 27 //** || **// 17 //** || **// 10 //** || **// 8 //** || **// 6 //** ||
 * **// 10 //** || **// 9 //** || **// 5 //** || **// 4 //** || **// 5 //** || **// 2 //** ||
 * **// 11 //** || **// 2 //** || **// 1 //** || **// 1 //** || **// 2 //** || **// 0 //** ||
 * **// 12 //** || **// 1 //** || **// 1 //** || **// 0 //** || **// 1 //** || **// 0 //** ||

*NB – Term 2, 2010 data equal to a half a term so figures can be doubled for approximate comparisons

// When analysing this data one must take into account a number of factors. Firstly, the total number of referrals for each term is as follows – Term 1, 2009 = 147; Term 2, 2009 = 225; Term 3, 2009 = 229; Term 4, 2009 = 206; Term 1, 2010 = ………….; Term 2, 2010 = 117* //

**// Suspension Data: 2007 - present //** // Suspension Data – Euroa Secondary College – 2007 // // Suspension Data – Euroa Secondary College – 2008 // // Suspension Data – Euroa Secondary College – 2009 //
 * **// Year Level //** || **// Total suspensions (number of days) //** || **// Male //** || **// Female //** || **// ‘In house’ suspensions //** || **// External suspensions //** ||
 * **// 7 //** || **// 15 //** || **// 7 //** || **// 8 //** || **// 1 //** || **// 14 //** ||
 * **// 8 //** || **// 11 //** || **// 8 //** || **// 3 //** || **// 2 //** || **// 9 //** ||
 * **// 9 //** || **// 30 //** || **// 23 //** || **// 7 //** || **// 1 //** || **// 29 //** ||
 * **// 10 //** || **// 33 //** || **// 22 //** || **// 11 //** || **// 3 //** || **// 30 //** ||
 * **// 11 //** || **// 1 //** || **// 1 //** || **// 0 //** || **// 0 //** || **// 1 //** ||
 * **// 12 //** || **// 0 //** || **// 0 //** || **// 0 //** || **// 0 //** || **// 0 //** ||
 * **// Year Level //** || **// Total suspensions (number of days) //** || **// Male //** || **// Female //** || **// ‘In house’ suspensions //** || **// External suspensions //** ||
 * **// 7 //** || **// 51 //** || **// 31 //** || **// 20 //** || **// 21 //** || **// 30 //** ||
 * **// 8 //** || **// 31 //** || **// 20 //** || **// 11 //** || **// 4 //** || **// 27 //** ||
 * **// 9 //** || **// 17 //** || **// 8 //** || **// 9 //** || **// 1 //** || **// 16 //** ||
 * **// 10 //** || **// 30 //** || **// 20 //** || **// 10 //** || **// 8 //** || **// 22 //** ||
 * **// 11 //** || **// 14 //** || **// 9 //** || **// 5 //** || **// 0 //** || **// 14 //** ||
 * **// 12 //** || **// 0 //** || **// 0 //** || **// 0 //** || **// 0 //** || **// 0 //** ||
 * **// Year Level //** || **// Total suspensions (number of days) //** || **// Male //** || **// Female //** || **// ‘In house’ suspensions //** || **// External suspensions //** ||
 * **// 7 //** || **// 24 //** || **// 24 //** || **// 0 //** || **// 11 //** || **// 13 //** ||
 * **// 8 //** || **// 0 //** || **// 0 //** || **// 0 //** || **// 0 //** || **// 0 //** ||
 * **// 9 //** || **// 7 //** || **// 1 //** || **// 6 //** || **// 1 //** || **// 6 //** ||
 * **// 10 //** || **// 6 //** || **// 6 //** || **// 0 //** || **// 2 //** || **// 4 //** ||
 * **// 11 //** || **// 0 //** || **// 0 //** || **// 0 //** || **// 0 //** || **// 0 //** ||
 * **// 12 //** || **// 0 //** || **// 0 //** || **// 0 //** || **// 0 //** || **// 0 //** ||

// * //// Suspension Data – Euroa Secondary College – 2010 (up to 17th September - end of Term 3 - inclusive) // //** || **// 35 //** || **// 3 //** || **// 9 //** || **// 31 //** || //** || **// 23 //** || **// 12 //** || **// 12 //** || **// 23 //** || //** || **// 8 //** || **// 20 //** ||
 * **// Year Level //** || **// Total suspensions (number of days) //** || **// Male //** || **// Female //** || **// ‘In house’ suspensions //** || **// External suspensions //** ||
 * **// 7 //** || **// 6 //** || **// 5 //** || **// 1 //** || **// 3 //** || **// 3 //** ||
 * **// 8 //** || **// 40
 * **// 9 //** || **// 35
 * **// 10 //** || **// 28 //** || **// 26 //** || **// 2
 * **// 11 //** || **// 0 //** || **// 0 //** || **// 0 //** || **// 0 //** || **// 0 //** ||
 * **// 12 //** || **// 0 //** || **// 0 //** || **// 0 //** || **// 0 //** || **// 0 //** ||

*This data represents approximately 75% of a complete school year