SMART

Goals

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Does the goal answer the questions in Level 3, as well as the question, What will we do if students have already learned it? (enrichment plan included) Does the goal answer the questions in Level 2, as well as the question, What will we do if students dont learn? (intervention plan included) Does the goal answer the questions, What should students learn? and How will we know that students have learned? Does the goal answer the questions, What will the teacher learn a new skill, method, or technology? Does the goal differentiate success in measurable terms that align quality common assessments to the established essential learnings? Does the goal define success in measurable terms that align student assessment to established essential learnings? Does the goal define success in student-centered, measurable terms? Does the goal indicate or define success as teacher-centered action steps that can be checked-off a list? Does the goal motivate my TEAM and our students to take risks, exert effort, and grow significantly toward mastery on the established essential learnings? Does the goal motivate both teacher and students to take risks, exert effort, and grow significantly toward proficiency on the established essential learnings? Does the goal cause both teacher and students to take risks, exert effort, and grow significantly while maintaining realistic expectations of people and resources? Does the goal express expectations for risk taking, appreciable effort, or significant growth for the teacher? Does the goal state differentiated student mastery outcomes that students must learn through authentic, integrated, real-life applications and experiences? Does the goal state student proficiency outcomes that students must learn through various measures of assessment? Does the goal state student actions or activities a checklist item or things for student to complete? Does the goal state teacher action stepsinputs more focused on a teacher learning a new skill, method, or technology? Does the goal facilitate a recurrent cycle of TEAM target setting, assessment and instruction, and intervention and enrichment multiple times each semester? Does the goal facilitate a recurrent cycle of target setting, assessment and instruction, and intervention and enrichment multiple times each semester? Does the goal facilitate target setting, assessment and instruction, and intervention and enrichment at least once during each semester? Does the goal facilitate target setting, assessment and instruction, and intervention and enrichment one time during the academic year?

Specific/Strategic, Measureable, Attainable, Results-Oriented, Time-bound Under Development by Bo Adams & Jill Gough & The Westminster Schools PLC-F Team