The nine passion areas that we look at with regard to school improvement really gave me insight into different things that I could be used on my campus in the future. It is so important to be sure that we not only invest in improving our staff and students but that we are always trying to improve our selves as well.

            When talking with my principal about my research plan he agreed that it would be good to see if the program is successful and how we could improve upon it. He feels that attendance is something that is difficult to improve because some of it is out of our control. Kids get sick, parent plan trips and choose to take students out of school for a day here or there, deaths in the family may cause a student to be absent. If an incentive program can make students want to come to school it’s worth researching and giving it the time and resources needed. He also mentioned that no teacher has come to him before and said “I have an idea on how to improve attendance if I can get the support from PTO will you allow me to try it.” This is a subject not to many people try to tackle, although it is a very important subject. He feels if I have a desire and passion to try to make this program better then that is what my action research should be about.