Teacher Goal Setting
2011-2012
August - Student outcome goals
September - Professional learning goals
Purpose:
Your annual goal-setting process allows you and your coach to agree on individualized student achievement outcomes and professional learning goals for the year. You may also choose to set personal priorities and goals. By engaging deeply in this process in August and September, you will understand your goals and be able to track your progress throughout the year. It also lays the groundwork for on-going conversations, feedback and support. Having clear goals will allow you and your coach to strategize the best approach to meeting these goals. Ultimately, clear goals will help you develop and grow as a professional and will help our scholars achieve.
Mid-year, you and your coach will meet for a check-in on your progress. At that point you will return to these goals, reflect and receive feedback from your coach. This process provides a mid-year touch-point and a chance for you to revise tactics and professional learning goals – also known as your personal learning plan – as you move into the second part of the school year. This conversation is also a forum for you and your coach to reflect on Teacher Career Pathway lesson observation data from the first part of the year.
Process Steps:
· Coaches meet with each teacher to review the timeline for the annual goal-setting and review process.
· Coaches and teachers create goals for the year.
o Student outcome goals (August)
o Teacher professional learning goals (September)
o Personal goals (optional)
· By the end of September, all goals must be finalized. Both the teacher and the coach should retain a final copy. Please make sure an extra copy is filed in the Teacher Career Pathway folder at your school and is emailed to .
PART A. STUDENT OUTCOME GOALS
Goals may focus on both absolute achievement goals and student growth goals (i.e. students’ results and growth as measured by standardized assessments and classroom tests, quizzes and other assignments).
part B. PROFESSIONAL STRENGTHS AND LEARNING GOALS
Professional goals may focus on any of the Teacher Success Factors: instruction, planning, core values and/or student and family relationships. Professional goals should align with and support your student achievement goals.
GOAL: In order to achieve your student outcome goals, what are your PROFESSIONAL LEARNING goals to strengthen your skills as a teacher? / BENCHMARK: What do you plan to achieve by your mid-year check-in? / TACTICS: What tactics will you use to get there? / SUPPORT: What support do you need?
Part c. (OPTIONAL): Personal PRIORITIES
Sharing personal priority for the year is an optional part of the goal-setting process. Sample priorities include, exercising more frequently, packing a healthy lunch every day, starting a new hobby, etc.
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