The Continuous
Improvement
Classroom
Level II
SMART Goals
District and Building Level
Ground rules
created by
students
Classroom
mission
statements
Quality tools
and PDSA used
regularly
The
Continuous
Improvement
Classroom
Classroom
meetings
facilitated by
students
Student-led
conferences
Classroom &
student
measurable
goals
Classroom data
centers
Student data
folders
21st Century Skills
Partnership for 21st Century Skills
21st Century Skills
North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
What Are The Goals of:
the
school district?
your school?
your
classroom?
your students?
Goal Alignment
using PDSA process
Student
Classroom
School
District
GOAL PROCESS
 Action
Research Deployment Team
 PDSA
 SIP SMART Goal
Math Computation During the 2006-2007 school year, the
percentage of students scoring in the high and
intermediate math total proficiency levels will increase by
5% as measured by the district math assessments and
ITBS.
Goal – Data Center
 Student Data Folder
 Classroom
What Are SMART GOALS?
S pecific, strategic
M easurable
A ttainable
R esults-oriented
T ime-bound
Why SMART Goals?
 Clear
& Understandable Vision of the
Target
 Targets as SMART goals.
 SMART goals direct our “focus”
 SMART goals help define exactly what
the “future state” looks like and how it
will be measured.
How To Write SMART Goals
School SIP Goals
the “big, critical-few” goals that
need to be worked on (The Most
Important Ones!)
 Identify


Consult the data!
What are the greatest areas in need of
improvement?
 Dig
deep and get specific (disaggregate!)
ITBS Language Total Scores
This data shows “the big picture” of
language proficiency …
This data “digs deeper” through sub
test areas of language skills…
This data “digs deeper through disaggregation ” of
student subgroup population proficiency …
Vocabulary
Language
Communication
Subgroups:
•African American
•American Indian
•IEP
•Low Income
SMART Goal Conclusion…

During the 2006-07 school year, SAMPLE
school will increase students’ proficiency in
vocabulary skills in the non-proficient student
subgroups as measured by the ITBS
vocabulary sub test assessment (See targets
below for each non-proficient sub group)
Subgroup
05-06 Actual
06-07 Target
African American
52.4%
57.4%
American Indian
50%
55%
IEP
0%
20%
Free & Reduced
58.7%
64%
What SMART Goal
would you
suggest for this
problem?
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year,
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work
2006-07
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increase
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school
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the respect
shown
referrals.
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will increase
students
as
theby
respect
shown
by measured
students. by a 15%
reduction in office
referrals due to
“disrespect.”
Let’s Try It
 Students
will show one year’s
growth in Language Total as
measured by ITBS.
SMART Format:
During the 2007-08 school year, all students
will improve their reading comprehension as
measured by a 1.0 year gain in national
grade equivalent from the 2006-07 ITBS
Reading Comprehension sub-test.
95% of all 11th graders receiving f/r
lunch will score above the 40th NPR
on ITEDs. (increase from 80%)
SMART Format:
During the 2007-08 school year, proficient 11th grade
students in the f/r subgroup (as indicated by the ITED
math concepts & problem solving) at Sample School
will increase by 10% as measured by the ITED math
concepts & problem solving subtest.
Goal Alignment
using PDSA process
Student
Classroom
School
District
School SIP Goal
Students will meet or exceed the district writing
expectations as measured by the six-traits writing
sample scoring.
SMART Goal = Writing Skills
During the 2006-07 school year, the number of
first through fifth grade regular education
students at Sample School improving their
writing skills in targeted traits will increase
10% at each grade level (see chart) as
measured by the Six-Traits scoring rubric
monthly grade level assessments.
Data - Targets
During the 2006-07 school year, the number of first
through fifth grade regular education students at
Sample School improving their writing skills in targeted
traits will increase 10% at each grade level (see chart
below) as measured by the Six-Traits scoring rubric
monthly grade level assessments
Flow Chart of Process
Charting % of
students
reaching writing
goal
Student Data Folder
Writing In-Process Measure
Students also have a separate
writing folder printed with the sixtraits rubric and a rubric for their
area of focus. Weekly writing
samples are filed in the folder as
well as the monthly assessment.
What Are The Goals of:
the
school district?
your school?
your
classroom?
your students?