SMART Goals
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Educator Plan Development
5 Step Cycle of Evaluation
Goal Setting
• Goal Setting for all educators with supervisor approval is
required.
• Goals may be set for individuals or for teams of
educators by grade level, subject area, or job-alike.
• School or district leaders must provide educators with
information prior to goal development.
Information Necessary for
Goal Development
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District goals
School goals
Student performance data applicable to educator’s role
Measures of student engagement and performance
Measures of school climate
Etc..
Two Goals
Every educator will create two goals:
• Professional Practice Goal
• Student Performance and Outcomes
Goal
Educator Plan Development
• Educator Plan is based on the two goals
• Goals determine the types of professional
activities, work products, and timelines that will
comprise the Educator Plan.
Evidence Collection
• The educator keeps track of the work that is done to attain the
plan’s goals and to document evidence of work toward the
standards.
• Think of this process as creating a portfolio, or learning log.
• Logs might include activities under the following categories:
professional development, parent/family engagement,
professional responsibilities, community engagement
Evaluation Software
• Arlington is reviewing several web-based software programs
and will choose one before the end of the year.
• Educators will be able to upload documents and pictures in
support of their goals to the website.
Goal Setting Guidance
Educators should consider the following when drafting
their goals:
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Standards and indicators
Self Assessment data
School and district goals
Student learning needs
Educational challenges presented by the student population
Personal goals for student learning
Personal goals for improving professional practice
Feedback from previous evaluations: formative
assessments, formative evaluations, and summative
evaluations
Goal Setting Conference with
Evaluator
• Regulations require that team goals be considered
• Team or individual meets with their supervisor
• Educator/s and evaluator discuss and agree upon the two
goals and begin to outline the professional development
activities and the student learning activities to be
incorporated into the Educator Plan
Educators Plans
All educators must have an Educator Plan
Self-Directed Growth Plans: Most educators with PTS will be on
a one or two year Self-Directed Growth Plan
Directed Growth Plans: Educators with PTS whose overall
practice is rated Needs Improvement must have an individual
conference with the evaluator to define goals directly related to
areas of underperformance.
Improvement Plans: Educators with PTS whose overall practice
is rated Unsatisfactory must have an individual conference with
the evaluator to define goals directly related to areas of
underperformance.
Developing Educator Plan
• In addition to any grade or subject level team meetings, a nonPTS teacher in his/her first year of practice shall have an
individual conference with the evaluator to formulate the
Developing Educator Plan.
• The evaluator will assist the educator in developing goals.
SMART Goals
• SMART goals are not new for APS teachers.
• These are the types of goals we have been
developing for our CLT’s.
• The following slides will review
and, hopefully, improve your
understanding of SMART goals.
SMART Goals
SPECIFIC – Goal has a well-defined target that gives clarity, direction,
and focus.
MEASURABLE – Concrete criteria for measuring progress toward
attainment of the goal.
ATTAINABLE – An attainable goal stretches the team in order to
achieve it, but must not be extreme.
RELEVANT – Goal relates to teaching, learning, leadership, parent
engagement, and/or professional culture.
TIME-BOUND – Goal to be achieved within a set time frame.
SMART Goal Revision Template
SMART
Element
SPECIFIC
MEASURABLE
ATTAINABLE
RELEVANT
TIME-BOUND
Yes
Partially
No
Suggested Revisions
Questions to Ask Yourself
Review the two-sided handout on pages 7 and 10: Practice Goal
Guiding Questions, to help you decide if a proposed goal meets
the criteria for a SMART goal.
Sample Student Learning Goal
Presenter Model:
Sample Student Performance Goal #1
“Improving Student Performance through Writing and Thinking
across the Curriculum by John Collins”
(see handout page 8)
Sample Student Learning Goal
Presenter Model:
Sample Student Performance Goal #2
“Over the next twelve months students will improve their scores
for open response questions. They will use a rubric to guide
their writing through the writing process. They will learn to
score each other’s writing using rubrics.”
(see handout page 11)
Sample Student Learning Goal
Now you try it!
Sample Student Performance Goal #3
“Students will learn how to properly compose a response to an
open response question using an introduction, detail (facts),
paragraphs, and a conclusion.”
Use the graphic organizer on page 12 to provide a rating and
suggested revisions for this sample goal.
Sample Professional Practice Goals
Presenter Model:
Sample Professional Practice Goal #1
“Over the course of the next 18 months we will develop and
implement strategies to engage parents and families. We will
evaluate our progress by the attendance of each event.
Attendees at these events will sign their name and relation to
the student.”
Ideas:
• certificates for perfect attendance
• invite parents to as many events as possible
• informational meetings with food served”
(see handout page 9)
Educator Plan Development
What do Professional Practice Goals look like as part of an
Educator Plan?
How do educators create a plan around this goal?
See sample Educator Plans on pages 15 and 16.
Educator Plan Development
What do Student Learning Goals look like as part of an educator
plan?
How do educators create a plan around this goal?
See sample on page 18.
Next Steps
Educators fill out their own SMART goals for both Professional
Practice and Student Learning Goals using MTA/DESE
SMART Goal template.
Review and discuss with a colleague.
Educators fill out sample Educator Plan using MTA/DESE
template.
Review and discuss with a colleague.
Evidence Collection