Revised Action Research Plan

SCHOOL VISION: Properly train students to become an excellent Nurse Assistant by adhering to all the state policies for CNA schools.

GOAL: The goal of my research is to find new and consistent ways of assessing, evaluating and collecting data for students in a CNA Institute as it will comply with the state’s policies & regulations.

OUTCOMES	ACTIVITIES	RESOURCES/ RESEARCH TOOLS NEEDED	RESPONSIBILITY TO ADDRESS ACTIVITIES	TIME LINE	Benchmarks/ ASSESSMENT	Revisions to SIP/PIP based on monitoring  and assessments
Policy Handbook	Gather updated information from the Director’s Guide of State Policies.	Pull the Director’s Guide from the Internet	Each staff will gather policies on students’ entrance requirement.	2 weeks prior to beginning of class	Go through the Director’s guide with staff members and propose an entrance assessment based on the policies stated in the guide.
Students’ Assessment	Give students forms to fill out.	Browse the internet for sample assessments.	Compose students’ entrance assessment that meets states’ standard.	1 week prior to beginning of class.	Have staff members review the Student’s Assessment and make suggestions.
Data Collection	Go through students’ files and make sure everything is complete and adheres to the state policy.	Print out enrollment checklist.	Place student’s documents in a particular order inside their files	Week 1 of class	Have other staff go through the files to make sure that all the required documents are inside students’ files.
Decision Making	Compare students’ grades.	Gather the grades of students who were accepted into the program due to doing well in the assessment. and compare them with previous students’ grades.	Have instructors confirm the grades of each student.	One week after class is over.	Check prior and present students’ class average and make a decision on the method that works best in assessing the students.