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Writing SMART Goals:

Writing SMART Goals:. Webinar Protocol. Overview of webinar technology Asking questions Raising your hand Muting/un-muting Technical Difficulties-Call us at 303-989-5356 Questions. Agenda. Introduction Foundations of goal setting Specific guidance & Examples Questions. Why Goals?.

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Writing SMART Goals:

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  1. Writing SMART Goals:

  2. Webinar Protocol Overview of webinar technology • Asking questions • Raising your hand • Muting/un-muting • Technical Difficulties-Call us at 303-989-5356 • Questions

  3. Agenda • Introduction • Foundations of goal setting • Specific guidance & Examples • Questions

  4. Why Goals? “We are still waiting. The lack of clear goals may provide the most credible explanation for why we are still only ‘inching along’ in our effort to improve schooling for U.S. children.” (Maeroff, 1994) “We did not find a single case in the literature where student learning increased but had not been a central goal.” (Joyce Wolf, and Calhoun, 1993)

  5. Why Set SMART GOALS? • Clearly articulate your school’s mission and vision in serving students • Directly tied to a measure of success • Specific goals: • Convey a message directly to leaders, teachers and students that they are capable of improvement • Provide a basis for rational decision making • Enable measurability • Promote professional and constructive dialogue • Goals give teamwork meaning and foster collaboration among staff and students. (Schmoker, 2000) Results: The Key to Continuous School Improvement, M. Schmoker, 1999

  6. What are SMART goals? SMART goals are specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and timely. • Specific:Targeted subject area, grade level, and student population • Measurable:Performance/target area must be measurable and include baseline and growth targets • Attainable/Achievable:Percentage of expected change • Relevant/Reflective of School’s Mission:Subject area; is the goal addressing an urgent need? • Timely:Bound by a timeframe

  7. Is it SMART or NOT? Pick which of the goals is SMART? • All 7th graders at Colorado Middle School will be successful in Math in the 2012-2013 school year. • Reduce the percent of students at the unsatisfactory level by 10% each year until less than 5% of students are in the unsatisfactory range by 2014 in order to meet AYP targets.

  8. Guidelines for Goal Setting: • Written in SMART format • Articulate your school’s mission and vision in serving students • Represent a commitment on the part of the school to meet or exceed authorizer standards • Are ambitious but shy away from setting expectations that lack baseline performance data for the proposed student population • 100% of students will score proficient or advanced in one years time. • Set organizational and management goals • finances, facilities, leadership, governance and personnel, attendance and retention rates, strength of community, parent satisfaction, etc.

  9. Goal Setting & Accountability How Many Goals? • Too many goals can become difficult to manage and measure • Not all goals that your school may develop for internal guidance and strategic planning are necessary for external accountability purposes • Thus, for purposes of an external accountability plan, most schools would be wise to develop no more than ten to twelve broad goals • Majority focusing on educational performance • Fewer goals are also acceptable • Each school should use its own discretion to determine a suitable number of goals based on its individual situation • Goals should be revisited regularly and updated with new information so they can change over time

  10. Setting Performance Goals: Setting Performance Goals

  11. Setting Performance Goals: • Set goals according to Colorado’s current accountability system. • http://www.schoolview.org/learningcenter.asp • Set additional goals for other measures the school intends to utilize (NWEA, Galileo, Scantron, etc.)

  12. Setting Performance Goals: CO Academic Achievement • Status (levels of achievement on CSAP):% of all students performing at the proficient or advanced level on CSAP in reading, mathematics, writing and science for each grade level (3-10). • Sample: 75% of students who attend for two or more years will score Proficient/Advanced on annual CSAP Reading test in 3rd grade. • Pitfalls/Concerns: 95% of students will score Proficient/Advanced on the 2012-2013 CSAP.

  13. Setting Performance Goals: CO Academic Growth • Longitudinal growth measure: Median Student Growth Percentile in reading, mathematics and writing • Sample: Students in grades 3-5 that have been continuously enrolled for more than one academic year, will have growth percentiles between the 50th and 75th percentile, in math, reading and writing. • Pitfalls/Concerns: Understanding the CO Growth Model, no longer speak in 1.5 years growth for students

  14. Setting Performance Goals: CO Gaps in Academic Growth • Subgroups of students lagging behind the general population: free/reduced lunch eligible, minority students, students with disabilities, English language learners, students with below proficient performance. • Sample: Decrease the gap in the Median Student Growth Percentile (MGP) among students eligible for Free and Reduced Priced Lunch compared to those who are not by 15 percentiles by the end of the school year in grades 6-8, as measured by the Colorado Growth Model. • Pitfalls/Concerns: Small schools may not have data, understanding of CO Growth Model

  15. Setting Performance Goals: CO Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness (HS only) • Dropout rate, graduation rate, and average Colorado ACT composite score. • Sample: 95% of seniors planning to attend college will apply and be accepted to 2- or 4-year colleges, or trade and technology schools by the end of 12th grade. • Pitfalls/Concerns: Need to be set higher than district averages

  16. Setting Performance Goals: Other Measures and Metrics • Interim Measures, exit requirements, etc. • Sample: During the 2011-12 school year, 100% of students in grades 6-8 will meet or exceed their NWEA growth targets in math. • Chart in Sample Goals document

  17. Setting Performance Goals: Setting Organizational and Management Goals

  18. Setting Organizational and Management Goals: Opportunity to demonstrate success in areas of organizational and operational performance, and areas unique to your program design: • Financial management and performance • Strength and stability of leadership, governance and personnel • Facilities and other operational management • Enrollment, attendance and retention • Staffing and professional development • Parent and community involvement • Parent and student satisfaction **Remember to keep some goals internal and only share in application what is applicable to authorizer oversight.

  19. Long-term Management of Goals: • Tracking system is in place at start of school • Dates are established to monitor goals • Goals are updated regularly to reflect accomplishment and needs of school

  20. SMART Goals: • Questions?

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