SMART SMART GOALSGOALS

What are they?What are they?Why use them?Why use them?How do you How do you write them? write them?

Why SMART Why SMART Goals?Goals?

Goals are something that you want to Goals are something that you want to achieve in the futureachieve in the future

SMART goals assist in “getting SMART goals assist in “getting focused” on what to focus efforts focused” on what to focus efforts towardtoward

SMART goals help define exactly what SMART goals help define exactly what the “future state” looks like and how the “future state” looks like and how it will be measured it will be measured

SMART goals show others how their SMART goals show others how their work “aligns” and relates to the work “aligns” and relates to the focus of the schoolfocus of the school

SMART Goals-Found in the 4 Quality LevelsSMART Goals-Found in the 4 Quality Levels

What Are SMART GOALS?

S pecific, strategic

M easurableA ttainableR esults-

orientedT ime-bound

How To Write SMART How To Write SMART GoalsGoals

Identify the Identify the “big, hairy audacious, “big, hairy audacious, critical-few”critical-few” goals that need to be goals that need to be worked on worked on (The Most Important Ones!)(The Most Important Ones!)– Consult the data!Consult the data!– What are the greatest areas in need of What are the greatest areas in need of

improvement?improvement? Dig deep and get specific Dig deep and get specific

(disaggregate!)(disaggregate!) If all you did was spend time on the If all you did was spend time on the

identified SMART goals, would the identified SMART goals, would the time be well-spent? time be well-spent?

ITBS Language Total Scores

This data shows “the big picture” of language proficiency …

This data “digs deeper” through sub test areas of language skills…

This data “digs deeper through desegregation” of student subgroup population proficiency …

Communication

Language

Vocabulary

Subgroups:

•African American

•American Indian

•IEP

•Low Income

SMART Goal SMART Goal Conclusion…Conclusion… During the 2006-07 school year, During the 2006-07 school year,

SAMPLE school will increase students’ SAMPLE school will increase students’ proficiency in vocabulary skills in the proficiency in vocabulary skills in the non-proficient student subgroups as non-proficient student subgroups as measured by the ITBS vocabulary sub measured by the ITBS vocabulary sub test assessment (See targets below for test assessment (See targets below for each non-proficient sub group)each non-proficient sub group)

SubgroupSubgroup 05-06 Actual05-06 Actual 06-07 Target06-07 Target

African AmericanAfrican American 52.4%52.4% 57.4%57.4%

American IndianAmerican Indian 50%50% 55%55%

IEPIEP 0%0% 20%20%

Free & ReducedFree & Reduced 58.7%58.7% 64%64%

What SMART Goal would you suggest for this problem?

We will work on reducing office referrals.

During the 2006-07 school year, Sample School will increase the respect shown by students.

During the 2006-07 school year, Sample School will increase the respect shown by students as measured by a 15% reduction in office referrals due to “disrespect.”

Aligning Aligning School School

Improvement Improvement Plans to the Plans to the

District District Strategic Strategic

Plan Plan

SMART Goals

SMART GOALS Examples

Practice Practice Writing Writing SMART SMART Goals…Goals…

Improve This Goal…Improve This Goal…

Every student will Every student will show evidence of show evidence of one year of growth in one year of growth in mathematics each mathematics each year in attendance.year in attendance.

SPECIFIC - MEASUREABLE - ATTAINABLE - REALISTIC - TIME-BOUND

Original:Original: Every student will show evidence of Every student will show evidence of one year of growth in mathematics each year in one year of growth in mathematics each year in attendance.attendance.

SMART GOAL:SMART GOAL: During the 2006-07 During the 2006-07 school year, all students will school year, all students will improve their math problem-improve their math problem-solving skills as measured by a solving skills as measured by a 1.0 year gain in national grade 1.0 year gain in national grade equivalent growth from the equivalent growth from the 2005-06 to the 2006-07 ITBS 2005-06 to the 2006-07 ITBS math problem solving sub test.math problem solving sub test.

Improve This Goal…Improve This Goal…

Students will meet or Students will meet or exceed the district exceed the district writing expectations writing expectations as measured by the as measured by the six-traits writing six-traits writing sample scoring.sample scoring.

SPECIFIC - MEASUREABLE - ATTAINABLE - REALISTIC - TIME-BOUND

Original:Original: Students will meet or exceed the Students will meet or exceed the district writing expectations as measured by district writing expectations as measured by the six-traits writing sample scoring.the six-traits writing sample scoring.

Performance Targets Rubric Target score at/above 3-4

Grade Level Focus Area 2005-06 % at/above 2006-07 % at/above

Kindergarten Ideas 56% 61%

First grade Organization 65% 70%

Second grade Organization 48% 53%

Third grade Word choice 74% 79%

Fourth grade Word choice 79% 84%

Fifth grade Conventions 62% 67%

SMART GOAL:SMART GOAL: During the 2006-07 school year, the number of first through fifth grade regular education students at Sample School improving their writing skills in targeted traits will increase 5% at each grade level (see chart below) as measured by the Six-Traits scoring rubric monthly grade level assessments.

Improve This Goal…Improve This Goal…

Students will show Students will show one year’s growth one year’s growth in Language Total in Language Total as measured by as measured by ITBS.ITBS.

SPECIFIC - MEASUREABLE - ATTAINABLE - REALISTIC - TIME-BOUND

Original:Original: Students will show one year’s Students will show one year’s growth in Language Total as measured by growth in Language Total as measured by ITBS. ITBS.

SMART GOAL:SMART GOAL: During the 2006-07 During the 2006-07 school year, non-proficient students school year, non-proficient students (as indicated by the ITBS vocabulary (as indicated by the ITBS vocabulary subtest) at Sample School will subtest) at Sample School will improve their vocabulary skills by improve their vocabulary skills by 5% as measured by an increase in 5% as measured by an increase in the percentage of students scoring the percentage of students scoring in the “high” and “proficient” levels in the “high” and “proficient” levels on the ITBS vocabulary assessment.on the ITBS vocabulary assessment.