Action Research Plan Update

 I started the year off with students walking to my classroom located away from the school building.  I was more strict on the tardy policy and tardies were slightly reduced.  I was not happy with the resulst and still had to deal with many esxcuses of why students could not make it on time.  After speaking with my site supervisor we came up with a plan to meet at a central locatin in the main school building .  We decided that the weight training class would meet there and dress out before moving to the weight room.  This tweak in the plan was brilliant.  Since I have started meeting the students in the school building I have reduced tardies down to almost none.  It has also helped in more kids dressing out by providing a better space for them to change.  It has helped with discipline issues in a few ways as well.  First off it has eliminated tardies and any repricussions that come from talking with students about them being tardy.  Meeting in the building forces the kids to change quickly and walk to the weigh room so that the students have enough time to finsh their workout.  The set up of the class now with changing quickly, walking to the weight room, lifting and then walking back to the school to change back keeps the gets involved in something for the duration of the class.  Any down time has now been cut out and the student is active resulting in better participation in class and reduction of discipline issues.