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Action Planning Template Goal: The objective of this action research is to identify the courses of teacher burnout and how to prevent teachers from leaving the educational field.  Research will help determine the factors that contribute to teacher burnout.  The intended income is to identify strategies that will help teachers posses the necessary coping skills through instructional strategies, classroom discipline, and time management to handles the stress and factors that contribute to burnout.  As a result of this research, my goal is to keep teachers motivated and in the profession thus reducing the turnover rate. Action Steps(s): Person(s) Responsible: Timeline: Start/End Needed Resources Evaluation Survey teachers about burnout and what causes burnout for them. Survey one other district to see what they do to prevent burnout. Richard Robinson August 2011- September 2011 Create a survey of relevant questions. Observe trends in teacher responses.  Identify any areas that may be considered as factors for burnout. 2. Identify strategies that help with instructional delivery, classroom discipline, and time management. Richard Robinson Dennis Reeves Beginning of each six weeks. August 2011 – May 2012 Strategies Handouts outlining the main ideas of each strategy. All of these strategies are designed to alleviate stress that contributes to burnout.  Hopefully, teachers will avoid encountering the factors responsible for burnout. 3. Meet with teachers at the end of each six weeks to discuss any frustrations or situations that may increase chances for burnout. Richard Robinson Department Heads Dennis Reeves End of each six weeks. September 2011 – May 2012 Round table discussion questions generated by teachers. Use this information to determine the “risks” that increase the chances of burnout and make adjustments to alleviate the effect of the stressful environment. 4.  Follow up survey: Question teachers about the effectiveness of the strategies and if they helped alleviate the effects of burnout. Richard Robinson May 2012 Create survey of relevant questions. Observe if there were any changes in teacher attitude and note the strategies that were effective and ineffective.

After a long visit with Mr. Reeves we made one major change. He suggested that I visit another school district to see what they do to prevent teacher burnout and turnover.