Join us for our next webinar: An evidence-based model for measuring improvement in teaching and learning

Date: 
Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm

How do you measure the effectiveness of your school improvement efforts?

The S.M.A.R.T. Solution Measurement System™ (SSMS) incorporates the use of multiple forms of data and field-based evidence to assess the impact of professional development focused on school improvement. Specifically, the SSMS integrates critical measures of student performance with an Indicators of Progress rubric and S.M.A.R.T. Survey. 

Our Framework

Use the attached S.M.A.R.T. Schools Self-assessment with your colleagues to reflect on where your school stands.

i3 (Investing in Innovation) and S.M.A.R.T. School Improvement

Update - March 1. The Office of Innovation and Improvement in the Department of Education included two important announcements in the most recent issue of its newsletter entitled The Education Innovator:

A Process for Implementing S.M.A.R.T. Goals

When Mike Schmoker's Results was published, we were impressed by his 33 Minute Meeting Agenda. We were looking for a way to extend S.M.A.R.T. Goals into a deeper learning process that would bring together instructional best practices with job-embedded staff development and collaborative inquiry. This is the results-driven school improvement process we've been teaching, coaching and refining ever since.

S.M.A.R.T. Goals

The "SMART" acronym was originally coined 30 years ago by Peter Drucker in his classic work, Management by Results. It has since been used everywhere from strategic planning to weight loss programs to self help resources. SMART is defined a little bit differently by each industry, but having used SMART for many years in the corporate sector, Anne and Jan defined it for educators as: S=Specific and Strategic, M=Measurable, A=Attainable, R=Results-based, T=Timebound.

Meet Janet Bliss Mello - Featured Coach and Consultant

Certified S.M.A.R.T. Coach

Janet is an independent consultant whose expertise includes consulting with at-risk schools using a comprehensive, long-term reading process. In addition to her work with QLD, she is serving on the Texas Staff Development Council (TSDC) Board, and working with the Literacy First Reading Initiative in Oklahoma. A former Director of Professional Development, Janet earned a BS in Elementary Education from the University of Texas - Austin, a Masters in Reading  from the University of North Texas, and Gifted and Talented and Mid-Management certifications.

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