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SMART Goals provide better student outcomes driven by data based decisions
SMART Goals help support our progress monitoring, and guide our data, to ensure better student outcomes
SPECIFIC
SPECIFIC
What will the student achieve?
What supports will be in place, or not be in place, when this occurs?
Will they have assistance (prompts, calculator, teacher support)?
MEASURABLE
MEASURABLE
How will you track this goal?
What data will be collected and when? (daily, weekly, etc.)
How will mastery be determined?
ATTAINABLE
ATTAINABLE
Does the student have the skills/abilities necessary to achieve this goal?
What prerequisites may be required?
What benchmarks are needed to support this goal?
RELEVANT
RELEVANT
How is this goal meaningful for the student? Why is it important?
Has previous data been collected or previous assessments been completed to justify this goal?
TIME BASED
TIME BASED
When is mastery expected? (end of the year, end of the semester, etc)
What does mastery look like for this student? (doing it 5 times vs doing it 30 times)
How many opportunities will be available to the student in the determined time frame?
USE OBSERVABLE VERBS
Examples of observable verbs:
to write
to state
to read orally
textually respond
to label (tact)
to repeat orally (echoic)
to underline
When creating goals, keep in mind...
They should be INDIVIDUALIZED!
They must directly relate to Current Functional Performance!
Address the specific needs of the student.
Address the specific behavior(s) you are looking to increase, decrease, or maintain.
They can be functional or academic!
Address communication skills
Address social skills.
Address reading skills.
Address executive functioning skills.
Linked to progressing towards enrolled grade level.
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