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Action Planning Template
Goal: How to help ESL certified teachers understand and feel more comfortable with the LPAC Manuel requirements.
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Ask the ESL certified teachers how comfortable they are with the LPAC Manuel requirements.	Self	February 2013	Language Proficiency Assessment Committee work Manual 2012-2013 www.tea.state.ts.us/	Ask ESL Teachers if they know What the LPAC is?
Meet with site supervisor to determine a time after school to hold an ESL LPAC manual framework staff in-service.	Self and site supervisor.	February 2013-May 2013	A meeting room Agenda Copies and binders of the current LPAC Manuel.	Survey the staff after the in-service. Ask: How informative the in service was. Do they feel more confident now? Do they think they could hold their own LPAC meeting? Did the print out over the required forms and the flow chart help them?
Have an optional in-service to review or answer further question.	Self, other bilingual teachers, site supervisor.	May 2013	A meeting room Language Proficiency Assessment Committee work Manual 2012-2013	How do ESL  Teacher fell to do their Student’s placement? Is the Staff More familiar with the forms?
Make a Power point presentation for my in-service meeting.	Self	February-March 2013	LPAC manual Tea website	Ask ESL teacher if the power point presentation gave them more information for better understanding of the content.
Make a packet with forms to be used during the school year. Explain the packets/ forms to the ESL certified staff.	Self	April 2013	LPAC manual	Following the appropriate forms will help on student’s placement decision.
Print out all required forms to show the required paper work involved	Self	May 2013	LPAC manual	Ask the ESL certified staff if the explanation was enough for them to understand using an evaluation form after the in-services.
Create a Limited English Proficient Training Flow chart.	Self	April 2013	We will use TEA website and LPAC manual. Texas Education Agency website. http://portal.esc20.net/portal/page/esc20public/blilesl/LPACframework	Ask ESL teacher’s if they know how to use the flow chart and explain its uses.
Create an evaluation form for the in-service provided.	Self	April 2013	Computer and participation from the ESL certified staff who will attend the in-service.	Review surveys and see how comfortable the ESL certified staff felt with the LPAC manual after the in-service.
Create a short assessment to assess ESL staff over the presented information	Self	May 2013	Computer, questions that I develop over the LPAC framework	An assessment to assess knowledge learned.

Format based on Tool 7.1 from Examining What We Do to Improve Our Schools

(Harris, Edmonson, and Combs, 2010)