Goal Writing

How to ensure that your goals, objectives, strategies, and activities

support student achievement

Academic Goals• Academic– Reading– Writing– Math– Science– Social Studies

Would this goal support student achievement?

Why?What data do you have to support the need for

the particular goals?

Organizational Goals

• Multi-tiered Systems of Support• School culture/climate• Differentiation

Does this organizational goal describe a building-wide structure/process/procedure

that will support student achievement?

Objectives

• Is it specific?• Is it measurable?• Is it achievable?• Is it realistic?• Is it time bound?

Subgroups• Are there subgroups that are performing

lower than “All Students”?– Bottom 30%– Race/Ethnicity– Gender– Economically Disadvantaged– Students with Disabilities

Strategies

• Does the strategy describe what the teachers/adults will do?

• Is the strategy likely to increase achievement of students in the bottom 30%?

• Will this strategy meet the criteria of the measurable objective?

Activities• Will this activity ensure the strategy has the

potential to:– impact student achievement in the classroom?– effectively put into place a building-wide process,

structure, or procedure that will support student achievement?

• How will this activity impact implementation of the strategy?

SIP ReviewThe Office of Education Improvement and Innovation

(OEII)collaborates with

the Office of Evaluation, Strategic Research, and Accountability (OESRA)

to randomly select School Improvement Plans for review in accordance with the Revised School Code Act 451 of

1976, Section 380.1277, School Improvement Plan.

Questions?

Tammy HereauData Analyst/School Improvement Facilitator

Delta Schoolcraft ISDthereau@dsisd.k12.mi.us

906-786-9300 ext. 115