1. CHOLLA HIGH MAGNET SCHOOL Plc Workshop 2015-2016
PLCs & SMART goals
CHOLLA HIGH MAGNET SCHOOL
Plc Workshop

2. Objectives
By the end of the session, participants will be able to . . .
Explain the elements of a SMART goal
Develop a SMART goal for their PLC
by working in small groups and collaborating on what they’ve learned.

3. Bellwork/Homework Review
Share your Norms with another PLC, Choose 1 Norm from the other group to share with the larger group.

4. Article Review
Please read Why Do We Need SMART Goals article. Be prepared to discuss.

5. What are SMART goals?
A team SMART goal is: Strategic and specific Measureable Attainable Results-oriented Time-bound

6. Criteria for establishing team smart goals
Address all points on the SMART acronym
Align team goal(s) to school and district goals.
Focus on results, not activities. To achieve your goal, more students should learn at higher levels.
Create a goal that fosters a collective effort and an interdependent relationship

7. Are these smart goals?
Strategically aligned with the school wide goal of improving student achievement, by the end of this school year we will: Develop and administer at least 6 common assessments. Reduce the failure rate in our course from 15% last year to no more than 10% this year. Address the Common Core State Standards in 100% of our lessons. Increase the percentage of students achieving and exceeding the proficiency target on each strand of our final assessment from 81% last year to at least 90%.

8. Tips for Establishing SMART goals
Limit the number of goals
Team goals should be established by teams rather than for teams
Avoid establishing goals that are too narrow or too broad
Measureable targets that demonstrate continuous improvement
Monitor work towards a goal by:
creating team products directly related to the goal and
establishing benchmarks to assess progress.
Celebrate progress, then establish a new goal.

9. Focusing on Results, Not Activities
Goals should not focus on evidence of what teachers will do rather they should focus on evidence of what students will learn. Effective teams goals will help answer the question, “How will we know if our strategies are resulting in gains in student learning?” Goals will focus on the intended outcome rather than on the strategies to achieve the outcome.

10. Not just words on a paper but a guide for action
The PLC foundation must guide day-to-day decisions.
For every existing and proposed process, procedure, or practice ask:
Is this consistent with our purpose?
Will it help us become the school we envision?
Are we prepared to commit to do this?
Will it help us to achieve our goals?

11. Sample smart goals
American Government: At least 20 percent of the current junior class will enroll in and earn a score of 3,4, or 5 on the advanced placement American Government exam by the end of the year. Physical Education Using the President’s Challenge Physical Fitness program components, all students will increase their physical fitness, with 85% of the students performing at or above the 50th percentile on all five components. Exceptional Education The percentage of all special needs students scoring in the Proficient category on the Math School City test will increase by 10% from the Math School City Pre-test. Departmental Beginning in October, the English Team will create monthly, reading comprehension formative assessments so that 100% of the teachers are using the assessments monthly, and analyzing the resulting formative data to inform instruction based on the student outcomes.

13. In Short
There is nothing more important in determining the effectiveness of a team than each member’s understanding of and commitment to the achievement of results-oriented goals to which the group hold itself mutually accountable.

14. Closing/Homework
Come prepared with a SMART goal that you will share with the larger group.