From SMART Goals to Action!

From SMART Goals to Action! “Helping School Help Students” General Education Department Wexford-Missaukee ISD

SMART Goals S – Specific M – Measurable A – Achievable R – Relevant T – Time-bound

Is this Goal SMART? I will lose weight.

Is this Goal SMART? To improve my health, I will lose 10 pounds by August 15, 2004.

Let’s Practice Sample School Improvement Goal • Improve reading

Improve reading… To improve reading, double the number of books checked out from the school library by May, 2005.

Selecting Goals • What is the greatest area of need? • Can we verify this with data?

School Wide Goals • What should our school wide SMART Goals be? • School wide goals are usually 1-3 year out.

School Wide Goal With in 3 years, 90% of our students will be proficient readers at their grade level.

Indicator • What indicates that this is an area of weakness? • Indicators are based on current data • Consider reviewing strands or domain where student score lower • Select broad categories for improvement

Example of Math Indicators • Basic math fact • Computational Skills • Application • Reasoning • Problem solving • Spatial relations • Statistics

Indicator School Wide Goal Drawing Conclusions With in 3 years, 90% of our students will be proficient readers at their grade level.

Measuring Goals How will we measure progress? • Measures: Tools used to monitor progress toward our goals. • Measures are specific to the indictors.

School Goal Measures • MEAP testing • ISD-Wide Annual Assessment • Quarterly Common Assessments • Timed tests • Weekly quizzes • Unit test • Performance rubrics

Measure Indicator School Wide Goal Common Assessment Drawing Conclusions State MEAP Test With in 3 years, 90% of our students will be proficient readers at their grade level. Making Inferences Words in Context

Targets • What should our Targets be? • Shorter term incremental steps toward the goal • Targets are set for each measure

Selecting Targets • Based on the data • Based on our resources • If we have no data, what is a reasonable yet challenging level of improvement we think we have a chance of achieving? Always remember to focus on what’s attainable?

Target Indicator Measure School Wide Goal 70% of students will be proficient by the end of year one Common Assessment Drawing Conclusions State MEAP Test Each sub-group will improve by at least 10% each year With in 3 years, 90% of our students will be proficient readers at their grade level. Making Inferences Words in Context

From Goal to Action! • Brainstorm strategies that can help you achieve your goal • Then, evaluate: • Which are the most doable? • Which would have the biggest impact? • Which would be fun? Remember: The “best” activity or strategy means nothing if you’re not motivated to complete it.

For Each Activity… Identify: • Expected Results • When Activity will be implemented • What is needed to implement it • Persons responsible • Target audience

Getting Results • Review progress toward goals (at least once a month) • Communicate the status to team members (email works great) • Be Accountable for ALL your results • What’s Working • What’s Not • Revise goals, as needed

From SMART Goals to Action!