Teamwork To Increase family and community support for student learning and citizenship Visionary Leadership development Criteria for SMART Goals Clearly Sincere Weak SMART Commitment Construction CRITERIA FOR Goal is designed with clarity Goal is designed with a Goal is weak or GOALS and a stretch sincere commitment but and constructed with toward high expectations of lacks clarity in the suggested intent that staff and students message lacks clarity S. Specific is clearly to Ambiguity about who improve Language in the goal the focus is on; The outcome is clear; service/learning for could be more simplistic Uncertain as what the intensity of focus is on students; the outcome so that focus is clear focus is or who will be students is definite impacted M. Measurable The components used Little or no indication Measurement/assessment to measure the goal are of what should be process could be Measurable with an clearly stated or the counted or viewed subjective; Concrete assessment process or tool; outcome can be seen when the goal is evidence You can count it or see it when completed. complete A. Achievable Heartfelt desire is Goal is set too apparent but additional high/low or is Do you, as a counselor, have Using resources and resources or training unrealistic for said the necessary staff with counselor may be needed to meet purpose; not experience/training to expertise goal is goal; may need to obtainable for this achieve it? Does your school attainable review steps needed have the resources and particular counselor at before this goal can be team members needed? this particular school attained R. Results-oriented Student centered and Are not connected to Gives some indication of aligned with overall school or district goals; school mission but lacks Aligned with district and school/district goals and serve no purpose to the clear end result school objectives overall school mission T. Timed Dates create a finite No specific time or The goal has a span of amount of time for the time is mentioned A specific date has been set time which may imply goal to be obtained; vaguely by which to achieve the some periodic Increments are exact
Teamwork Visionary Leadership To Increase family and community support for student learning and citizenship development Criteria for SMART Goals CRITERIA FOR GOALS Clearly SMART Goal is designed with clarity and a stretch toward high expectations of staff and students Sincere Commitment Goal is designed with a sincere commitment but lacks clarity in the message Weak Construction Goal is weak or and constructed with suggested intent that lacks clarity S. Specific The outcome is clear; intensity of focus is on students is clearly to improve service/learning for students; the outcome is definite Language in the goal could be more simplistic so that focus is clear Ambiguity about who the focus is on; Uncertain as what the focus is or who will be impacted M. Measurable Measurable with an assessment process or tool; You can count it or see it The components used to measure the goal are clearly stated or the outcome can be seen when completed. Measurement/assessment process could be subjective; Concrete evidence Little or no indication of what should be counted or viewed when the goal is complete A. Achievable Do you, as a counselor, have the necessary experience/training to achieve it? Does your school have the resources and team members needed? Using resources and staff with counselor expertise goal is attainable Heartfelt desire is apparent but additional resources or training may be needed to meet goal; may need to review steps needed before this goal can be attained Goal is set too high/low or is unrealistic for said purpose; not obtainable for this particular counselor at this particular school R. Results-oriented Aligned with district and school Student centered and aligned with overall school/district goals and objectives Gives some indication of school mission but lacks clear end result Are not connected to school or district goals; serve no purpose to the overall school mission T. Timed A specific date has been set by which to achieve the Dates create a finite amount of time for the goal to be obtained; Increments are exact The goal has a span of time which may imply some periodic No specific time or time is mentioned vaguely
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