During the development of the Action Research Project, I
worked closely with the campus supervisor to create a research project that was
something new to the campus and also got me excited to begin and complete. The
plan was created and I was ready to begin, meetings were being set up to
communicate cost and specifications of the technology being sought. Once a
device was in mind, the idea was presented before the board for approval and a
hands-on tutorial. During the time of the presentation of the tablet purchase
and implementation our district went through some changes, this change
consisted of the switching of campus supervisors at the elementary and junior
high campus. The new principal was present at the board meeting when the
tablets were being presented. Before the board meeting and during the remainder
of the summer, I created a website that would allow the teachers to check in
and out the tablets for classroom use. Summer was over and I addressed concerns
about the tablets to the new supervisor, and it was on his list of things to
complete. The next step was to have the finances approved for purchases through
the state, and the waiting period began. I did not want to bother him too much
with the issue but finally addressed my concern once again. As of this week,
the project I was planning on implementing was declined and a new Action
Research Project must be created and completed. I’m currently reconfiguring alternate
options and meeting with the principal to have a new idea approved and
implemented for research.