Getting Smart about SMART Goals - REL West
Getting Smart about SMART Goals
Noelle Caskey REL West at WestEd
Getting Smart about SMART Goals » What are SMART goals?
» Why do we need SMART goals? » How do we create SMART goals?
What are SMART Goals? Slippery, Mucky, and Really Tough? How about:
Specific Measurable
Attainable Realistic
Timebound
Why Do We Need SMART Goals? » Clarify and make visible to all stakeholders the intent of the dropout prevention plan » Incorporate baseline data and make it easy to find » Can be used to set implementation benchmarks » Suggest intervals for progress monitoring
Discuss with Your Team What are some additional
reasons to use SMART goals?
What Do SMART Goals Look Like?
From January 2013 to July 2013, decrease the number of middle school students who are suspended for violence-related behaviors by 25%, from 20 to 15 cases, as measured by school records.
Anatomy of a SMART Goal From January 2013 to July 2013, decrease the number of middle school students who are suspended for violence-related behaviors by 25%, from 20 to 15 cases, as measured by school records.
Specific The intervention addresses the needs of a specific and identifiable student population
Measurable The goal describes how success will be measured—by school records
Anatomy of a SMART Goal From January 2013 to July 2013, decrease the number of middle school students who are suspended for violence-related behaviors by 25%, from 20 to 15 cases, as measured by school records.
Attainable The goal calls for 5 fewer suspensions for violence-related behavior
Realistic The goal can be accomplished within the time period given
Timebound The goal specifies a six-month period for measurement
Example of a goal that is NOT specific: Improvement of students’ grade point average schoolwide Example of a goal that is specific but NOT timebound: All students will attain a 98% attendance rate
Take Five to Review » Use the next few minutes to look at the intervention you have chosen from your school dropout prevention plan.
» Are the goals/objectives from this intervention expressed as SMART goals or NOT SMART goals?
Changing a NOT SMART Goal into a SMART Goal If you found a NOT SMART goal like this in your plan, how would you change it into a SMART goal? Reduce the number of at-risk behaviors schoolwide and with specific identified students.
TALK WITH YOUR TEAM » What would you want to know? » What questions would you ask? » How would you proceed?
Changing a NOT SMART Goal into a SMART Goal Reduce the number of at-risk behaviors schoolwide and with specific identified students.
Make it specific: » What are “at-risk” behaviors? » Who are “specific identified students”? » Should we have different goals for “specific identified students” and “schoolwide”?
Make it measurable: » How are these “at-risk” behaviors documented? » Where will we look to see if the numbers are being reduced?
Changing a NOT SMART Goal into a SMART Goal Reduce the number of at-risk behaviors schoolwide and with specific identified students.
SAMPLE ANSWERS Make it specific: » What are “at-risk” behaviors? • Using drugs and alcohol on campus; failing two or more courses
» Who are “specific identified students”? • Students who use drugs and alcohol, and have failed two or more courses
» Should we have different goals for “specific identified students” and “schoolwide”? • Reduce drug and alcohol use for both groups
Changing a NOT SMART Goal into a SMART Goal Reduce the number of at-risk behaviors schoolwide and with specific identified students.
SAMPLE ANSWERS Make it measurable: » How are these “at-risk” behaviors documented? • Office disciplinary referrals (ODR)
» Where will we look to see if the numbers are being reduced? • ODR records
Changing a NOT SMART Goal into a SMART Goal Reduce the number of at-risk behaviors schoolwide and with specific identified students.
Make it attainable: » What is the baseline for occurrences of the at-risk behavior? » How much of a reduction are we looking for?
Make it realistic: » How soon can we make this happen? » How long will it take?
Changing a NOT SMART Goal into a SMART Goal Reduce the number of at-risk behaviors schoolwide and with specific identified students.
SAMPLE ANSWERS
Make it realistic and attainable: » The number of at-risk students who are cited for drug or alcohol use on campus will be reduced from 30 to 20. » The percentage of students schoolwide cited for drug or alcohol use on campus will be reduced from 17% to 12%.
Changing a NOT SMART Goal into a SMART Goal Reduce the number of at-risk behaviors schoolwide and with specific identified students.
Make it timebound: » When was baseline data collected? » When should data be collected again to look for improvement? » What is the overall time frame for reaching our goal?
Changing a NOT SMART Goal into a SMART Goal Reduce the number of at-risk behaviors schoolwide and with specific identified students.
SAMPLE ANSWERS Make it timebound: » When was baseline data collected? • December 2013
» When should data be collected again to look for improvement? • March 2014 and June 2014
» What is the overall time frame for reaching our goal? • Six months
From a NOT SMART Goal to a SMART Goal Reduce the number of at-risk behaviors schoolwide and with specific identified students. From December 2013 to June 2014, the number of
at-risk students (students who are failing two or more courses and have been cited for drugs or alcohol two or more times) will decrease from 30 to 20 and the percentage of all students cited for using drugs or alcohol will decrease from 17% to 12% as measured by office disciplinary referrals.
To View or Review the SMART Goals Webinar Go to: http://relwest.wested.org/events/203/vi deos/153 Presenter Contact Information:
Noelle Caskey [email protected] 415 615-3178
We appreciate your feedback! Please complete our survey.
We will incorporate your feedback in our future planning and will report only aggregated results to our funder.
Noelle Caskey REL West at WestEd
Getting Smart about SMART Goals » What are SMART goals?
» Why do we need SMART goals? » How do we create SMART goals?
What are SMART Goals? Slippery, Mucky, and Really Tough? How about:
Specific Measurable
Attainable Realistic
Timebound
Why Do We Need SMART Goals? » Clarify and make visible to all stakeholders the intent of the dropout prevention plan » Incorporate baseline data and make it easy to find » Can be used to set implementation benchmarks » Suggest intervals for progress monitoring
Discuss with Your Team What are some additional
reasons to use SMART goals?
What Do SMART Goals Look Like?
From January 2013 to July 2013, decrease the number of middle school students who are suspended for violence-related behaviors by 25%, from 20 to 15 cases, as measured by school records.
Anatomy of a SMART Goal From January 2013 to July 2013, decrease the number of middle school students who are suspended for violence-related behaviors by 25%, from 20 to 15 cases, as measured by school records.
Specific The intervention addresses the needs of a specific and identifiable student population
Measurable The goal describes how success will be measured—by school records
Anatomy of a SMART Goal From January 2013 to July 2013, decrease the number of middle school students who are suspended for violence-related behaviors by 25%, from 20 to 15 cases, as measured by school records.
Attainable The goal calls for 5 fewer suspensions for violence-related behavior
Realistic The goal can be accomplished within the time period given
Timebound The goal specifies a six-month period for measurement
Example of a goal that is NOT specific: Improvement of students’ grade point average schoolwide Example of a goal that is specific but NOT timebound: All students will attain a 98% attendance rate
Take Five to Review » Use the next few minutes to look at the intervention you have chosen from your school dropout prevention plan.
» Are the goals/objectives from this intervention expressed as SMART goals or NOT SMART goals?
Changing a NOT SMART Goal into a SMART Goal If you found a NOT SMART goal like this in your plan, how would you change it into a SMART goal? Reduce the number of at-risk behaviors schoolwide and with specific identified students.
TALK WITH YOUR TEAM » What would you want to know? » What questions would you ask? » How would you proceed?
Changing a NOT SMART Goal into a SMART Goal Reduce the number of at-risk behaviors schoolwide and with specific identified students.
Make it specific: » What are “at-risk” behaviors? » Who are “specific identified students”? » Should we have different goals for “specific identified students” and “schoolwide”?
Make it measurable: » How are these “at-risk” behaviors documented? » Where will we look to see if the numbers are being reduced?
Changing a NOT SMART Goal into a SMART Goal Reduce the number of at-risk behaviors schoolwide and with specific identified students.
SAMPLE ANSWERS Make it specific: » What are “at-risk” behaviors? • Using drugs and alcohol on campus; failing two or more courses
» Who are “specific identified students”? • Students who use drugs and alcohol, and have failed two or more courses
» Should we have different goals for “specific identified students” and “schoolwide”? • Reduce drug and alcohol use for both groups
Changing a NOT SMART Goal into a SMART Goal Reduce the number of at-risk behaviors schoolwide and with specific identified students.
SAMPLE ANSWERS Make it measurable: » How are these “at-risk” behaviors documented? • Office disciplinary referrals (ODR)
» Where will we look to see if the numbers are being reduced? • ODR records
Changing a NOT SMART Goal into a SMART Goal Reduce the number of at-risk behaviors schoolwide and with specific identified students.
Make it attainable: » What is the baseline for occurrences of the at-risk behavior? » How much of a reduction are we looking for?
Make it realistic: » How soon can we make this happen? » How long will it take?
Changing a NOT SMART Goal into a SMART Goal Reduce the number of at-risk behaviors schoolwide and with specific identified students.
SAMPLE ANSWERS
Make it realistic and attainable: » The number of at-risk students who are cited for drug or alcohol use on campus will be reduced from 30 to 20. » The percentage of students schoolwide cited for drug or alcohol use on campus will be reduced from 17% to 12%.
Changing a NOT SMART Goal into a SMART Goal Reduce the number of at-risk behaviors schoolwide and with specific identified students.
Make it timebound: » When was baseline data collected? » When should data be collected again to look for improvement? » What is the overall time frame for reaching our goal?
Changing a NOT SMART Goal into a SMART Goal Reduce the number of at-risk behaviors schoolwide and with specific identified students.
SAMPLE ANSWERS Make it timebound: » When was baseline data collected? • December 2013
» When should data be collected again to look for improvement? • March 2014 and June 2014
» What is the overall time frame for reaching our goal? • Six months
From a NOT SMART Goal to a SMART Goal Reduce the number of at-risk behaviors schoolwide and with specific identified students. From December 2013 to June 2014, the number of
at-risk students (students who are failing two or more courses and have been cited for drugs or alcohol two or more times) will decrease from 30 to 20 and the percentage of all students cited for using drugs or alcohol will decrease from 17% to 12% as measured by office disciplinary referrals.
To View or Review the SMART Goals Webinar Go to: http://relwest.wested.org/events/203/vi deos/153 Presenter Contact Information:
Noelle Caskey [email protected] 415 615-3178
We appreciate your feedback! Please complete our survey.
We will incorporate your feedback in our future planning and will report only aggregated results to our funder.
