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Tagged with: Middle School

Catholic Faith Lived in the Middle School
Amy Giroux

The purpose of this action research project was to examine how students apply Catholic faith principles to everyday behavior choices and to quantify parents’ understanding of their role in faith formation and application.

Catholic School Policies and Parish Life
Fr. Lee Jirovsky

The purpose of this action research project was to examine how a change in school service learning policy, with deference to the parishes that support them, affected the participation of the students in their parish life, including attendance at Mass.

Developing a Stakeholder Informed and Faith Based Code of Conduct
Carla A. West

The purpose of this action research was to gain stakeholder perspectives on current school rules. Based on these survey results, the project’s next steps will focus on creating and implementing a faith-based consistent code of conduct and consequences to guide student behaviors.

Engaging Teacher Collaboration in Writing Across the Curriculum
Patricia Yznaga

The project aims to encourage faculty collaboration in Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC), and toprovide pedagogical tools to streamline theintegration of WAC across all subject areas.

Examining Causes of Decreasing Retention and Low Enrollment at St. Genevieve Catholic School
Daisy M. Perez

The purpose of this action research was to uncover the primary factors that are influencing a decrease in student retention and low enrollment at St. Genevieve Catholic School.

Impact of a Standards-based Report Card on Stakeholder Perceptions and Student Achievement
Brianne Wetzel

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a standards-based report card in communicating student proficiency levels in reading.

Narrowing the Digital Divide at a Tuition-Free Catholic Middle School
Jennifer E. Rose


To gain insight into teacher confidence withtechnology integration into class curriculum, possible barriers to teacher use of technology, and student access to and use of technology while off campus in order to begin to develop within my school, and within its budget, a technological infrastructure that is more efficientthan our current infrastructure. Doing so will result in less frustration within our school community and an increase in teacher and student digital confidence.

New Teacher Orientation at Connelly Middle School
Cara A. Joyce

The purpose of this action research was to examine the essential components of new teacher orientation and induction at Connelly Middle School of the Holy Child.

Perceptions of Gender Roles in an All-Male School
Nicholas J. Sterrett

The purpose of this action research project was to  explore the perceptions of gender roles held by students in an all-male school, Palma School, and determine the impact of an all-male school on these perceptions.

Response to Student Literacy Needs
Jennifer Beltramo

Serving At Risk Students Through Goal Setting and Relationship Building
Andrew M. Long

The purpose of this action research project was to examine how one-to-one meetings between a student and educator, coupled with goal setting, benefit at risk students.

The Call to Serve: Response to Intervention in Catholic Schools
McKenna Corrigan

The purpose of this action research project was to determine the effectiveness of the RTI model used at St. Genevieve Catholic School in meeting the needs of Tier II and Tier III students.

Transition Tales: Evaluating the Effectiveness of New Student & Parent Transition
Gina Pignotti

In light of the consistent enrollment growth, the study evaluated the effectiveness of the school’s transition intervention programs.

Using the Socratic Seminar to Improve Student Comprehension
Rose Masters

The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of the Socratic seminar method on junior high students’ learning in Religion, especially regarding comprehension and higher order thinking skills.

What Parents Consider When Making Enrollment Decisions
Verona Bodoh

The purpose of this action research project was to identify the factors that positively or negatively influenced parents’ decisions of whether to enroll their children at St. Mary’s School. 

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