Write SMARTIE action-plan goals that are specific, measurable, ambitious, realistic, time-bound, inclusive, and equitable¶

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Description¶

In Chapter 5, teams prioritize three to five high-level goals from the Chapter 4 tailoring activity and build an action plan in which "goals should be" SMARTIE: Specific, Measurable, Ambitious, Realistic, Time-bound, Inclusive, and Equitable. For each goal, teams identify up to three high-level activities, a lead, a due date, and a status, with supporting notes. The guide's hypothetical district narrows its Chapter 4 options to three goals, such as conducting intentional outreach to Black and Latinx students to increase engagement in the college counseling program.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Goals must be prioritized from the Chapter 4 chart responses, with teams focusing on just a few activities given limited capacity

Constraints¶

• The guide recommends focusing on only a few activities, noting the hypothetical district had limited capacity and narrowed its options to three high-level goals

Target Learners¶

• K-12 students, particularly Black and Latinx students in the guide's example
• district staff

Target Learning Goals¶

• progress toward the district's whole-person focus area, such as engagement, belonging, and college and career readiness

Related Strategies¶

• Writing Down Goals
• Assess team readiness across leadership, facilitation, communication, shared understanding, and capacity before starting
• Form a small cross-departmental team with defined facilitation roles before starting alignment work

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Walrond, N. (2021). Serving the whole person: An alignment and coherence guide for local education agencies. WestEd. https://www.wested.org/resources/whole-person-alignment-and-coherence-guide-for-local-education-agencies