1. Goal:
What impact do New Teacher Academy and mentor programs have on new teacher
retention at Richardson High School?
Action Steps Person(s) Timeline: Needed Evaluation
Responsible Start/End Resources
Discuss action Debbie Reese July 2010 Action research Surveys from
research plan Elise Curry plan, data of new teachers
and its details new teachers from the
with from previous beginning of the
Supervising years, meeting year and end of
Assistant agendas, and the year
Principal surveys from
new teachers
from the
beginning of the
year and end of
the year
Discuss action Debbie Reese August 2010 Action research Surveys from
research plan plan, data of new teachers
and its details Instructional new teachers from the
with Specialist at from previous beginning of the
Instructional RHS years, meeting year and end of
Specialist agendas, and the year
surveys from
new teachers
from the
beginning of the
year and end of
the year
Discuss the Charles Pickitt, August 2010 Action research Teacher data
need for this Elise Curry, plan and evaluations
data and Debbie Reese
Personal Data-TAKS
relevance for the
future of the Experience scores
New Teacher Teacher data
Academy and and evaluations

2. mentor program Data-TAKS
scores
Review and Debbie Reese August 2010 Last two years Review the data
discuss last two data of New of New Teacher
Instructional
years data of Teacher Academy
New Teacher Specialist at Academy participants,
Academy RHS participates retention rate,
participates retention rate, TAKS scores,
retention rate, TAKS scores, and pass/fail
TAKS scores, pass/fail rate, rate from the last
pass/fail rate, end of the year two years. See if
end of the year survey questions there is a
survey questions to determine correlation
to determine plans for the between the
plans for the upcoming year teachers that are
upcoming year and the still teaching in
upcoming new our building and
teachers if the teachers
information that decided to
leave the
teaching field
had lower scores
all around.
After reviewing Debbie Reese August 2010 Create surveys Review the
the data for the new surveys with the
Instructional
enhance the teachers to new teacher
program to Specialist at complete each each six weeks
include more RHS six weeks. to reflect on
reflection of the their growth and
Create surveys
new teachers as create goals for
well as adding a for the new the upcoming
new element of teachers students six weeks and
surveying the to complete each semester.
six weeks.
students.
The student
surveys will be
on a voluntary
basis from the
new teacher. I

3. will ask them in
September at
our first New
Teacher
Academy
meeting if they
would like to
volunteer in my
action research
project for the
year.
Discuss with ILT - Charles August 2010 Action Research Discussion
Instructional Pickitt, six Plan about additions
Leadership assistant to NTA
Team (SBDM) principals, Goals for 10-11
NTA Six Weeks NTA
the additions to Instructional
the New Specialists, Teacher
Last two years
Teacher Specialist on data of New
Academy and Site, department Teacher
adding the NTA heads from Six Weeks NTA
Academy
into the Campus English, Math, participates Teacher/Student
Improvement Science, Social retention rate, Survey
Plan Studies, ESL, TAKS scores, Notes from
AVID, head pass/fail rate, discussion-
counselor, end of the year comments,
AP/UIL survey questions concerns and
Coordinator to determine suggestions
and Mr. plans for the
Pickitt’s upcoming year
administrative
assistant. Upcoming new
teachers
Debbie Reese information
Six Weeks NTA
Teacher
Reflection
Six Weeks NTA
Teacher/Student

4. Survey
Create 2010- Debbie Reese August 2010 Past New Review, input
2011 New Teacher Day and approval
Instructional
Teacher Day at agendas from Assistant
RHS and NTA Specialist Principals
calendar and Past NTA
agenda for the agendas and
calendars
year.
RHS New Debbie Reese August 11, 2010 Lots!! Q & A with the
Teacher Day questions from
Instructional Agenda, the morning
Specialist Computer Icebreaker
presentation
Administrators station,
participation information
Meet with
sheets, Ice
Breakers, Instructional
Scavenger Hunt, Specialist to
reflect on the
presentations
from around the day
building, meet
the mentors and
prizes
Meet with Debbie Reese September 2010 Past CIPs CIP outline
Instructional
Instructional Goals for 2010-
Specialist to
create draft of Specialist 2011 NTA
NTA for CIP
Present addition Debbie Reese September 2010 Revision of the Vote of group
of New Teacher ILT meeting addition of New
Presented to: Minutes of
Academy to Teacher
Instructional Academy to meeting
ILT - Charles
Leadership Pickitt, six RHS CIP with
Team assistant Activities,
principals, Targeted Group,
Instructional Persons

5. Specialists, Responsible,
Specialist on Timeline,
Site, department Resources and
heads from Evaluation
English, Math,
Science, Social
Studies, ESL,
AVID, head
counselor,
AP/UIL
Coordinator
and Mr.
Pickitt’s
administrative
assistant.
Meet with Debbie Reese September 2010 Past New Needs inventory
Instructional Teacher Day of new teachers
Specialist to Instructional agendas
create goals and Specialist
Past NTA
plan NTA
agendas and
meetings for the
year calendars
Monthly New Debbie Reese Once a month Each month a RHS NTA
Teacher throughout year specific topic is needs
Academy Instructional covered this assessment and
Specialist depends on the
meetings survey
NTA time of year and
also the needs NTA individual
participants –
inventory that reflection
first year
teachers was taken from NTA student
the last meeting survey
Past
presentations
include: grade
book, Special
Education,
lesson planning,

6. communication
with parents and
the community,
and teaching
strategies
Ask for
volunteers to
participate in
Action Research
with just
themselves
and/or with
surveying their
students
Meet with Debbie Reese Once a month Past New Agenda for
Instructional before each Teacher Day upcoming need
Instructional
Specialist to meeting agendas and
reflect on past Specialist throughout year
NTA meeting The previous RHS NTA
and plan month’s RHS needs
NTA needs assessment and
upcoming
assessment and survey
survey
Meet monthly Debbie Reese Once a month Completed Completed
with NTA Teacher Teacher
Action Research NTA Action Reflections Reflections
Research
participants
participants Completed Completed
Student Surveys Student Surveys
Goals created
for upcoming six
weeks and/or
semester
Meet with Debbie Reese January 2011 New Teacher Completed
Instructional Day agendas Teacher
Instructional
Specialist and Reflections
Specialist Completed
Assistant

7. Principals to Administrators Teacher Completed
discuss NTA Reflections Student Surveys
first semester
and goals for Completed Goals created
first year Student Surveys for upcoming six
weeks and/or
teacher’s second Goals created semester
semester for upcoming six
weeks and/or
semester
Teacher data:
benchmark
scores
End of year Debbie Reese May 2011 End of the year Teacher
celebration and reflection reflections and
Instructional questions/
reflection sharing of stories
Specialist survey
Administrators Celebration
Items!
New Teacher
Academy
participants
Meet with Debbie Reese June 2011 New Teacher New Teacher
administration Day agendas Day agendas
to discuss, Instructional
Specialist Completed Completed
review and
Teacher Teacher
reflect upon Administrators
NTA and the Reflections Reflections
changes that Completed Completed
were made Student Surveys Student Surveys
Create goals for Goals created Goals created
the 2011-2012 for upcoming six for upcoming six
school year weeks and/or weeks and/or
semester semester
Teacher data: Teacher data:
benchmark benchmark
scores scores

8. Create goals for Debbie Reese June 2011 New Teacher New Teacher
the 2011-2012 Day agendas Day agendas
Instructional
school year
Specialist Completed Completed
Teacher Teacher
Administrators Reflections Reflections
Completed Completed
Student Surveys Student Surveys
Goals created Goals created
for upcoming six for upcoming six
weeks and/or weeks and/or
semester semester
Teacher data: Teacher data:
benchmark benchmark
scores scores