Taking the SMART Approach with SMART Goals

ByJuvy Cariño, Pamela DeVera,

Bernadeth Gumataotao, Jana Salas, and Tricia San

Nicolas L.P. Untalan Middle School

Norms and Ground Rules

PRODUCTIVE SESSION

Introductory Activity: KWL

In front of you are Post-It notes. For each school, please share ONE idea that you know about Professional Learning Communities (PLC’s). Write the idea in the Post-It note.

Next, decide on ONE burning question that your group has regarding PLC’s. Write the question in the Post-It note.

Stick the Post-It notes on the designated butcher papers.

At the end of this session, you will be given a third colored Post-It note. Write a statement of what you have learned.

Dufour’s 3 Big Ideas

STUDENT LEARNING

COLLABORATIONRESULTS

PLC

Four Guide Questions

1. What do we want students to know?

3. What do we do when they don’t learn it?

2. How do we know when they’ve learned it?

4. What do we do when they’ve learned it?

The Framework for an ideal Middle School Vision

Dufour’s PLC

Teaming

Differentiated Instruction

Significant Student

Achievement

Definition of SMART Goals

S= Strategic and SpecificM= MeasurableA= AttainableR= Results-orientedT= Time-bound

Developed by Conzemius & O’Neill (2002).

Sample GOAL District Action Plan Goal 2: All students in Guam

Department of Education will successfully progress from grade to grade and from one level of schooling to another in order to maximize opportunities to successfully graduate from high school.

Objective 2.1: Beginning SY 2008-2009, GDOE will increase the percentage of students performing at Level 3 (Proficient) by at least 5% each grade level as measured by SAT10 or the adopted norm-referenced test per year.

School Goal: 70% of all students will improve SAT-10 performance levels to at least Level 3 (Proficient) and increase scores by 5% in each content area for SY 2010-2011.

Sample GOAL

S=M=A=R=T=

70% of all students

Performance level 3, increase 5%Gap is small between present and desired performance levels Improved SAT-10 performance levels/scores

SY 2010-2011

School Goal: 70% of all students will improve SAT-10 performance levels to at least Level 3 (Proficient) and increase scores by 5% in each content area for SY 2010-2011.

Example of Academic SMART Goal

LA

Reading

Math

Discipline/Behavior

Hands-On Activity

You are given a blank SMART goal template to complete. Sample templates were shown.

Fill in the template based on your school’s behavior data (SWIS, Powerschool)

Time allotted: 45 minutes

Wrap-up & Evaluation

Please write ONE nugget that you have gained from this SMART goal session, and post it on the last empty butcher paper.

Also, please complete the evaluation sheet.

Thank You

We hope you take the SMART approach by

using SMART goals at your school.