1. Oh, T he Places I
Could Go…
Action Research to Determine My
Professional Next Steps

2. Step 1: Clarify Vision
and Targets
In the next year, I would like to get back in the
classroom as a middle school science
teacher.

3. Step 1: Clarify Vision
and Targets
 Do I want to move to • Do I want to
Lexington and work relocate where I
in FCPS? can work at a
KIPP Charter
School?

4. Step 2: Articulate A
Theory
 Wherever I move, I want:
- A home
- A city with low poverty/crime rates
- A supportive school culture
- A school that is focused on student
achievement
- A location relatively close to Eastern KY.

5. Step 3: Implement
Action and Collect
 Therefore, Data
- I need to know the crime rates of Lexington
and possible KIPP Cities
I will find city poverty and crime statistics and
place those in a table.

6. Step 3: Implement
Action and Collect
 Therefore, Data
- I need to know the median housing prices
of Lexington and potential KIPP cities.
- I will research home values in Lexington
and possible KIPP cities to the average
home value, etc.

7. Step 3: Implement
Action and Collect
 Therefore, Data
- I need to know the focus on student achievement from
the quantative sense and also student populations
(preferably high % of ELL/Low SES Students).
- I will collect school achievement data for Lexington
Middle Schools and KIPP schools to see schools’
results.

8. Step 3: Implement
Action and Collect
Data
 Therefore,
- I need to know the distance from Lexington and
KIPP cities to Eastern Kentucky.
- I will research distance of Lexington schools’ vs.
KIPP schools’ distance from Eastern Kentucky.

9. Step 3: Implement
Action and Collect
 Therefore, Data
- I need to know about potential openings and the culture
at Lexington Middle Schools and KIPP Schools.
- I will start reaching out to principals at KIPP schools and
Lexington Middle Schools to chat about potential
openings and to qualitatively observe the culture at the
school.

10. Step 4: Reflect on the
Data and Plan Informed
Action
 Based upon the data, I will choose a city
that has a low crime rate, a school that is
focused on student achievement, and
relatively close to Eastern KY.
 Oh, the places I’ll go!