Introducing...My Action Research Topic

So here is the big reveal.  My action research topic is going to be...

How can adaptations in teaching strategies and interventions improve student performance on 3rd grade math readiness standards?

Before you all jump at the chance to give me some feedback, here's how it came about:

As my site supervisor and I sat down this week and began to discuss action research projects that would impact student achievement, our conversation became dominated by the change in the Texas Education Agency (TEA) passing standards for the 2013-2014 administration of the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR).  With this school year marking the 2nd level phase-in of the recommended standards, our school performance data could look quite difference next year.  For example, according to phase 1, 73% of our students met the passing standard on 3rd grade math in 2013, however, with the application of phase 2, only 25% of students would have met the passing standard.  Ouch!  This information quickly guided us to reach consensus on the lucky winning topic.

And..in case you are interested, here is the reference to find phase-in information:
Texas Education Agency. (2013).  State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR): Standard Setting Questions and Answers.  Retrieved from http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/STAAR-Standard-Setting-QA.pdf

Ok, so it's time to hit the comments and tell me what you think (please...and thank you)!!