• • How will the goal address the need or opportunity defined in your challenge statement?

  • What end targets are rigorous, yet reasonable?

  • What will you use to measure your end target? One or more than one measure?

  • What interim targets will you need to know whether you are making the right amount of progress to meet your end target?

  • How often will you review progress toward those targets?

• • Identify the components of the Goal, ensuring that it is SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Results-oriented, Time-bound). Examples:

    1. Across all elementary buildings in the district, increase the district average reading comprehension scores at each Grade 3-5 by at least __% as measured by M-STEP and NWEA by Spring, 20__.

    2. Across the middle schools in the district, decrease student absenteeism at each Grades 6-8 from __% to __% as measured by attendance reports by June, 20__.

    3. Across the high schools in the district, increase the percentage of students feeling safe at school in Grades 9-12 from __% to __% as measured by the annual student survey.

    4. Across all grades K-3 in the district, decrease the district average of Individualized Reading Improvement Plans (IRIP)by at least __% as measured by number of total IRIPs by Spring, 20__.

Note: The measurement component of a SMART goal should align to the data considered as part of the Assess Needs process. The pop-up screens used to set end and interim targets can help with this process. A SMART Goal can have more than one measure.

Team Pre-Discussion Before Choosing Goals