California Mini-CorpsOctober 10, 2014

Writing SMART Goals In order to become a team – a group of people working interdependently to achieve a common goal for which members are held mutually accountable – you must establish a specific and measurable performance goal. The SMART acronym helps teams in PLCs establish goals linked to gains in student achievement.

S = SPECIFIC Goals should be very focused and clearly define what we want students to know or do if the activities of the Action Plan are successful

M = MEASURABLE Goals should clearly spell out the amount of change or progress that would be considered successful. They can also stipulate an absolute standard or criterion that must be accomplished.

A = ATTAINABLE Goals should be “ do-able, ” but should stretch students. In other words, Goals should challenge people to do their best, but they need also be achievable

R = RESULTS-ORIENTED Goals should be expressed in terms of student outcomes, indicating the target behaviors that are evidence of student success. Activities to reach goals should be included in the Action Plan, but should not be included in the SMART Goal.

T=TIME-BOUND A timeframe or end-point for the desired student outcomes should be established. Without a time limit, there is no urgency to taking action now.

Writing SMART Goals Not a S.M.A.R.T. Goal: Students will improve their writing skills in English 2. Goal does not identify a measurement or a time frame. S.M.A.R.T. Goal: By June 2011, 90% of English 2 students will score a 3 or better on the conventions rubric as evidenced by the Fresno Unified District’s Writing Assessment.

Not a S.M.A.R.T. Goal: Students will improve their reading fluency. Goal does not identify the “who”, a measurement, or a time frame. S.M.A.R.T. Goal: By June 2011, 85% of first grade students will score at low risk in oral reading fluency as evidenced by the Fresno Unified Schools DIBELS Assessment. Writing SMART Goals

More examples SMART Goals S.M.A.R.T. Goal: By February 26, the % of 4th grade students scoring at proficiency or above will increase from 11% to 16% as measured by the District Writing Test. When (time)? Who (specific)? Results? Measured by? Attainable?

More examples SMART Goals GLAS 3 Math S.M.A.R.T. Goal: By March 26, 2010, the % of fourth grade students scoring at proficiency/adv. in Math will increase from 34% to 56% as measured by the GLASS III.

DIBELS Below Grade Level: Well Below Benchmark; set up a goal (Usually middle school and high school) At Grade Level: Well Below Benchmark, Below Benchmark and at Benchmark; the goal is the next level (Usually elementary school)

Determining SMART Goals Well below benchmark, at their grade level, the goal is to go to Below Benchmark at that level. Ex: a 3 rd grade student scored at well below on the 3 rd grade benchmark Well Below Benchmark at lower level, identify a goal on the progress monitoring at the grade level the student placed. Ex: a 7 th grade student scored Well below at 5 th grade benchmark

Track DIBELS Progress Progress monitor once a week for intensive students (Well Below Benchmark) Progress monitor twice a month for strategic students (Below Benchmark) Progress monitor once a month for core students (At or Above Benchmark)

Track DIBELS Progress Benchmark 1 (September) Progress monitor Revise progress Progress monitor (repeat cycle) Benchmark 2 (January) Progress monitor Revise progress Progress monitor (repeat cycle) Benchmark 3 (May)

What to Progress Monitor? K-2 Students With help of the teacher and Coordinator, tutor will choose which assessment to progress monitor depending on the student need 3 rd -6 th Grade Students Progress monitor DORF and Daze

More examples SMART Goals DIBELS S.M.A.R.T. Goal: By June 10, 2014, (student name) will go from Intensive to Core, as determined by the DIBELS third grade benchmark assessment. (4 th grade student at 3 rd grade reading level).

More examples SMART Goals DIBELS S.M.A.R.T. Goal: By June 10, 2014, (student name) will go from Intensive to Strategic on the DORF fifth grade benchmark. (5 th grade student at his level).

DORF Accuracy