1.  Meaningful  Measureable  Able to be Monitored  Useful in Making instructional decisions

2.  Specific  Measurable  Achievable  Realistic  Time Framed

3.  By June 2015, 80% of English II students will score an apprentice or better on the school On Demand writing exam.  By March 2015, 90% of first grade students will score at low risk in oral reading fluency as evidenced by the DIBELS Assessment.

4.  Long –term goal: system for measuring the student’s progress toward long-range expectations  Short-term objective: logical breakdown of the major components of the long-term goal and they measure progress toward meeting the long-term goal

5.  Long-term goals and short-term objectives should be monitored frequently and repeatedly  Develop a progress monitoring timeline  Provide Descriptive Feedback to the student