My
action research project was discussed in my internship plan meeting with my
principal and associate principal at the end of my last course. It was also later confirmed through e-mail
communication with my principal this week.
Due
to what I’ve learned so far in this course, the topic we’ve agreed upon is for
me to conduct my study on the Recovery
School Recovery School
For the last 13 years that I have been
teaching for Cy-Fair ISD, I have seen a dilemma that many students are
facing. What happens when a student
passes the fall yet fails the spring of a yearlong course? They must repeat the spring semester of the
course they failed. The best choice for
the student is to immediately enroll in the makeup session offered in the
summer before the next course begins, but many do not. So, without completion of prerequisite
courses, students are being promoted.
This puts students in a precarious position. How do can they pass the next level? And, how do they retain the knowledge of the
content necessary to pass the course the second time around when it is offered
to them in the spring?
My district has made many attempts to help
alleviate this dilemma. We’ve offered
trailer courses, where the second half of a subject is offered in the
fall. We’ve offered block courses, where
a student can complete the fall and spring of a subject in one semester. We are offering make up credit on line for
students who fall way behind. But our
failure number is still growing. The
failure rate seems to be contributing to our dropout rate.
This semester two schools in my district have
piloted a “recovery school” to help students regain lost credits for each six
weeks. It was an afterschool program
offered once a week over the course of eight weeks.
When I met with my campus supervisor
(principal) this was the case he encouraged me to study. He is interested in seeing the results.
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