SMART Goals Principals

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SMART GOALSDuplin County Schools

“SMART” : 

“SMART” If you search the web for “SMART” goals you will find over 1 million results. The term has been around a long time and used in corporations, business, government and industry a long time. The focus is on having well-written, clear goals that are understood by everyone and the how we measure success will be pre-determined.

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Harvard sociologist Henry Louis Gates contends, “Collecting data is only the first step toward wisdom. Sharing data is the first step toward community.” The goal of a learning community is ultimately to make data easily accessible and openly shared among members of a team so that team members can use it to inform and improve their practice and better meet the needs of their students. Review your data, as a team before creating a SMART goal…

SMART Goals: An an acronym for a well written goal : 

SMART Goals: An an acronym for a well written goal Strategic and Specific Measurable Attainable Results-Oriented Time-Bound SMART goals are important in helping a group become a team and creates a results orientation and focus for the team. Well written goal statements have specific actions to be taken where progress can be measured.

4 Parts to “SMART” : 

4 Parts to “SMART” Review test data to determine greatest needs Indicators are evidence we look for to see if we are achieving the goal..What we are teaching, focusing upon Measures are assessments you use to gauge progress, student learning Where we want to be.. establishing improvement targets allow you to track improvement

“SMART” : 

“SMART” 85% of students will be proficient writers at their grade level within 1 year Organization MechanicsPunctuation Measures are assessments you use to gauge progress Establishing improvement targets allow you to track improvement Indicators of writing proficiency Mock writing tests by our department will be used to assess 65% by November 75% by December 80% by January 85% by February

SAMPLE SMART GOAL : 

SAMPLE SMART GOAL GOAL: 85% of our students will be proficient with the 10th grade writing test by March 15, 2011. STRATEGY: We (10th grade English teachers) will use Mock Writing tests in our classrooms each month and focus our evaluation of these mock writing tests and our writing instruction on organization, punctuation and mechanics. We do this so our students schools will be improved such that 85% of them score Level III or better on the 10th Grade Writing Test in April. Our targets to get there are to have 65% of our students proficient by November, 75% by December, 80% by January and 85% by February.

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SAMPLE SMART GOAL Specific, Measurable, Attainable Time bound

Team Goals Align to School Goals and School goals align to district goals. : 

Team Goals Align to School Goals and School goals align to district goals. It is more effective and efficient if we all are paddling in the same direction!