EDLD 5301 Research

Holly Chilek
Week 3 Assignment

School Vision:
To ensure that all school members develop the passion for lifelong learning in a safe environment.

Inquiries: The research topic that I will propose is The Benefits of Standardized Dress in our schools. I will, through my research,
determine if standardize dress has any influence on academic success in the classroom. The recent progression of our school community to
Title 1 and a heavily economically disadvantaged demographic, have led to the debate/question of whether a standardized dress code would
benefit all of our demographics and decrease some of the emerging gang signs and symbols we have had to deal with in our school. The goal of
this action research project is to evaluate, through activities listed below, whether a standardized uniform or dress code would help create a sense
of order; teamwork; community; cohesion and a positive school climate, thereby producing student success at a high level and eliminating massive
discipline issues.
Does it influence the behavior and academic success or lack of success in the students of our campus?
Will instituting a standardized dress code, change the culture of creativity of our Arts Academy?
Can we build a consensus, and find common ground to implement change that everyone can believe in and that will affect the lives of
our students, for the positive, for years to come?

Goal: The purpose of this action research project is to establish a safe, learning environment, where everyone is involved, engaged, achieving at
a high rate, and in the outcome become life long learners.

Outcomes Activities Resources/ Responsibility Time Line Benchmarks/ Revisions to SIP/PIP

Research Tools To Address Assessment based on monitoring
Needed Activities and assessment
Gather data 1. Distribute surveys to School Web School August Number of surveys On-going
from parents on their Site; Technology 2010 received; 80% filled
stakeholders to feelings/opinions of the *stakeholders Designee/ in
desegregate. implementation of a will be able to Action
standardized dress download and
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code/uniforms. print Researcher

*School
newsletter
Assess the data 2. Meet with my *Action Principal and Aug 17, Principal's feedback Make
desegregation principal/site supervisor research myself 2010 changes/revisions
and make to review progress notebook that Staff based on meeting
plans for including quantitative contains Inservice/
Campus data vision, goals, Committee
Improvement and plan in approves
Plan progress, new
campus AYP campus
and AIES for improveme
2009-2010 nt plant

Build personal 3. Survey the sample to Survey School Aug 16-20, Survey results Desegregate
trust gather their Counselor/ 2010 information results of
Get feedback opinions/feelings on a Action/ First week survey
standardized dress of staff
Researcher
code/uniforms. developme
nt

Create a 4. Organize a committee, E-Mail and Instructional October Stakeholders Establish committee
committee to after evaluation of the Snail Mail Specialist/ 2010 and timelines
construct a above, of the sample Assistant
plan, based on population; parents; Principal/
data, for teachers; leadership
presentation of members; and Action
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a standardized community members to Researcher

dress code, or get feedback on the
not. surveys; research
evaluation; and
implementation
strategies of a dress code
system at our campus,
include financial
ramifications and the
benefits/drawbacks in
the discussions.

Using, blogs, Committee will Blogspot; Assistant End of Share information Recommendations
twitter, face continually monitor all Twitter; Principal, IS, November and gather based on outcome
book, and data retrieved from the Committee, 2010 information
District Action
other various listed sources.
Facebook Researcher
electronic
systems, share page
information Campus web
derived from page
all sources and
gather
information
from the
public.

A spirit of Conduct 2nd committee Data from all Committee October Committee Recommendations
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collaboration meeting sources, Members/ 2010 attendance based on outcome

and shared Present data Snacks Action Input from
vision Researcher committee
Desegregate
Timeline for data/ongoing data
completion
Set dates for next two
meetings
Brainstorm ways to
facilitate, remove
obstacles, and monitor
information

A student Interviews of student Smartboard Action November Students input Recommendations

interviews samples Laptops Researcher 2010 Committee input based on outcome
Timeline for
completion
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Data about Give survey to students in Computer Campus December Monitor student Recommendations
how students computer class in 4th, 5th, generated Technology 2010 survey results based on outcome
feel about and 6th grades survey Designee
standardized Survey Monkey Computer lab Students
dress code
Action
Researcher

Gather Meet with attorney, Jared Attorney’s Jared Chilek, December Consider legal Gather data for
research and Chilek Esq. to discuss the office Esq. 2010 ramifications committee
information legalities and religious Set of Action
about the legal considerations of a questions Researcher
side of the standardized dress code
issue in schools. Research
Desegregate Committee reviews Research and Committee January Compare information Recommendations
information information and legal information Action 2011 to information based on outcome
from attorney ramifications from Researcher already gathered
attorney.
To desegregate Committee members Action Committee February Input from Recommendations
data, Research Members 2011 committee
Ongoing deliberation of notebooks
information Action research project Action
and opinions goals and objectives, Researcher
student observations Data that
Review data to include continues to
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field notes, digital photos, come in from

interviews between blogs/twitter
teacher and students /facebook,
etc.

Parents/stude Committee plans an Invitations to Committee March Invitations and There will be student
nts informed informational meeting for all parents and members 2011 media blitz volunteers posted at
pros of the public. students Students all exits; each student
implementing To include information: These will be Parents volunteer will conduct
a standardized sent to the a short survey – 2
Data district’s Business
dress code at questions to each
graphics Stakeholders
the campus Estimated yearly costs person that leaves to
division Television
Objectives determine the
Newspaper Newspaper effectiveness of the
Pros Ads event
Radio
Question/Answer period Radio Ads
Sample Uniforms Television Ads

Area businesses that will Businesses will

advertise
carry uniforms
Uniforms
Fashion Show
Volunteer
Desserts and Punch after students

To Be Leadership team of TBD TBD Beginning Set the agenda for the Agenda
Determined committee of April end of April Meeting
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Data Committee members Data from Committee End of Goals of program Recommendations
implementatio meet to discuss the event event Members April 2011 based on results
n and regard and to plan
implementation of the
program and timeline.
Stakeholders End of year meeting Brochure with Committee Beginning Evidence of action
are informed of action research Members of May research results
action research data in user Stakeholders 2011
friendly form Implementation of
project results action research
Smart Board
results
Conference
Room
Snacks