APPENDIX 3: SMART GOALS
SMART Goal Worksheet
School:
East LA
Performing Arts
Academy
Team Members:
District Goal(s):
School Goal(s):
ELAPAA Design
Team Name:
Team Team Leader:
A.Martinez
C.McKnight
J. Kornzweig
Gonzales
IMPROVE CST
SCORES IN ELA
10%+
IMPROVE CST
SCORES IN ELA
10%+
Team SMART Goal
Strategies and
Action Steps
TEAM SMART GOAL: Our
Reality – Currently, only
22% of our students test at
grade level in English
Language Arts on the CST.
Only 1% of English Learners
and 2% of Special Education
students are testing at grade
level on the CST. We will
increase the numbers of
students testing at grade
level on the CST by 10% in
each subgroup (32% of
students will test at grade
level on the CST; 11% of
We will implement a
4X4 Block schedule
that will allow for
students and teachers
to engage in
standards-based
learning that integrates
time for project-based
learning and in-class
intervention. The
longer time periods for
instruction will allow for
innovative inquirybased learning, and
ongoing professional
C. McKnight
Responsibility
Timeline
Evidence of
Effectiveness
All team members will
adhere to PD that bolsters
abilities in SDAIE,
Collaborative Teaching
and Learning and
Intervention within and
outside of the regular class
day.
All team members will
create opportunities to
access and enhance
student literacy.
From September 2010 to
May 2011.
CST results will improve by
10% across all subgroups.
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Englsih Language Learners
and 12% of Special
Education students will test
at or above grade level on
the CST.)
development will be
delivered to support
teachers in designing
lessons around
learning, rather than
lecture.
Also integrated into
ELA classes will be
direct vocabulary
instruction, multimodality learning, and
test preparation
instruction.
SPECIAL ED: To
increase CST scores
among Special Ed
students, teachers will
implement a variety of
SDAIE methods and
work collaboratively
with RSP teachers to
identify and meet
student needs.
Ongoing professional
development will
specifically address
the roles of both
SDAIE methods in
instruction and the
most effective methods
of collaboration for
RSP and Subject Area
teachers.
All team members will
adhere to PD that bolsters
abilities in SDAIE,
Collaborative Teaching
and Learning and
Intervention within and
outside of the regular class
day.
All team members will
create opportunities to
access and enhance
student literacy.
From September 2010 to
May 2011.
CST results will improve by
10% across all subgroups.
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ENGLISH LANGAUGE
LEARNERS: In
addition to the above
methods, which will
serve our EL students,
we will use frequent
diagnostic testing to
properly designate EL
students so that their
ELA needs are most
specifically addressed.
We will work with our
teachers and
community partners to
provide additional
support, such as after
school tutoring and
weekend programs
aimed at literacy and
proficiency. Implement
targeted intervention
programs (i.e. READ
180) to scaffold
learning for students
below grade level.
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SMART Goal Worksheet
School:
East LA
Performing Arts
Academy
Team Members:
ELAPAA Design
Team Team Leader:
A.Martinez
Gonzales
J. Kornzweig
Team Name:
C.McKnight
C. McKnight
District Goal(s):
School Goal(s):
Team SMART Goal
Current Reality:
Only 16% of students are
earning a C or better in A-G
courses. We will increase
this number by 34% or more
to 50%.
Strategies and
Action Steps
In addition to the
benefits of the 4X4
schedule as mentioned
in our previous CST
goals, the team will
work collaboratively to
initiate and maintain a
dramatic shift across
all grades and
disciplines emphasize
learning over individual
assessment scores.
While low grades may
reflect poor student
performance, we
believe that they may
Responsibility
Timeline
All team members across
disciplines will maintain
transparent grading
systems. All team
members will collaborate
via prof. development to
emphasize learning and
mastery of skills over the
successful pass/failure of
specific assignments.
August 2010 and
ongoing.
This presents a dramatic
shift from “failure as usual”
to the shared responsibility
of learning on teacher and
student.
Evidence of
Effectiveness
End of first year grades will
show an increase by 34% of
grades of C or better.
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also reflect a lack of
opportunity and/or
motivation to learn
when the inevitability
of a poor semester
grade takes lead over
academic growth.
Teachers will maintain
transparent grading
systems that allow for
students who have
fallen behind to “stay in
the game” and achieve
passing grades
through demonstration
of effort and mastery of
skills.
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SMART Goal Worksheet
School:
East LA
Performing Arts
Academy
Team Members:
District Goal(s):
School Goal(s):
C.McKnight
IMPROVE CST
SCORES IN
MATH 10%+
IMPROVE CST
SCORES IN
MATH 10%+
Team SMART Goal
TEAM SMART GOAL: Our
Reality – Currently, only 5%
of our students test at grade
level in Math on the CST.
We will increase the
numbers of students testing
at grade or above grade
level on the CST to 15%.)
ELAPAA Design
Team Team Leader:
A.Martinez
Gonzales
J. Kornzweig
Team Name:
Strategies and
Action Steps
We will implement a
4X4 Block schedule
that will allow for
students and teachers
to engage in
standards-based
learning that integrates
time for project-based
learning and in-class
intervention. The
longer time periods for
instruction will allow for
innovative inquiry-
Responsibility
Timeline
Math teachers will adhere
to PD that bolsters abilities
in SDAIE, Collaborative
Teaching and Learning
and Intervention within and
outside of the regular class
day. All team members will
create opportunities to
access and enhance
student numeracy.
September 2010 to May
2011.
C. McKnight
Evidence of
Effectiveness
Student CST scores in
Mathematics will increase
10% - from 5% testing at
grade level to 15% testing at
or above grade level.
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based learning, and
ongoing professional
development will be
delivered to support
teachers in designing
lessons around
learning, rather than
lecture.
SMART Goal Worksheet
School:
East LA
Performing Arts
Academy
Team Members:
District Goal(s):
ELAPAA Design
Team Team Leader:
A.Martinez
Gonzales
J. Kornzweig
Team Name:
C.McKnight
IMPROVE CST
SCORES IN
C. McKnight
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MATH 10%+
School Goal(s):
IMPROVE CST
SCORES IN
MATH 10%+
Team SMART Goal
TEAM SMART GOAL: Our
Reality – Currently, only 5%
of our students test at grade
level in Math on the CST.
We will increase the
numbers of students testing
at grade or above grade
level on the CST to 15%.)
Strategies and
Action Steps
We will implement a
4X4 Block schedule
that will allow for
students and teachers
to engage in
standards-based
learning that integrates
time for project-based
learning and in-class
intervention. The
longer time periods for
instruction will allow for
innovative inquirybased learning, and
ongoing professional
development will be
delivered to support
teachers in designing
lessons around
learning, rather than
lecture.
Responsibility
Timeline
Math teachers will adhere
to PD that bolsters abilities
in SDAIE, Collaborative
Teaching and Learning
and Intervention within and
outside of the regular class
day. All team members will
create opportunities to
access and enhance
student numeracy.
September 2010 to May
2011.
Evidence of
Effectiveness
Student CST scores in
Mathematics will increase
10% - from 5% testing at
grade level to 15% testing at
or above grade level.
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