More Than a SMART Goal Staying Focused on Student Learning
“ This book is exactly what is needed by educators as they focus on student learning. The authors identify concerns and then give a road map to follow to make SMART goals really smart! They specifically speak to levels of intent and action and break it down for the readers so that they speak to the interventions that need to go with that level. This breakdown into ‘fixes’ allows the reader to identify the needs of the students based on the cause of the concern so the intervention can be specific to what they need.” —Geri L. Parscale, Deputy Superintendent, Fort Leavenworth Unified Schools, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Authors Anne E. Conzemius and Terry Morganti-Fisher offer:
• Five guidelines for system improvement • A SMART process for professional learning • P ractical tools and processes designed to bring coherence, measurement, and focus to instructional planning
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Conzemius • Morganti-Fisher
From using data to determine a district’s or school’s greatest area of need to creating a SMART goal with a singular focus, More Than a SMART Goal discusses how to set a data-informed, high-priority SMART goal. However, having a goal is but one small part of being SMART about improvement. This book goes beyond merely setting the goal and shows the reader how to properly use the SMART goal process to effect successful change.
More Than a SMART Goal
“ More Than a SMART Goal serves as a GPS with turn-by-turn directions for those seeking how to determine and use a SMART goal to arrive at a student learning destination. Conzemius and Morganti-Fisher reinterpret complex statistical procedures as practitioner-friendly tools and provide examples that clarify how to use these tools effectively at the district, school, and school team levels.” —Dale Hair, Solution Tree Associate, Learning Forward Affiliate Coordinator
More Than a
GOAL
Staying Focused on Student Learning
Anne E.
Conzemius Te r ry
Morganti-Fisher