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Student and Results Focused

Individual Student Goal Setting

Student goal setting is in our Campus Improvement Plan as a way for us to implement the Profile of a Learner of being self-reflective.  

By setting goals students can:

1. Improve their academic performance

2. Increase their motivation to achieve

3. Increase pride and satisfaction in performance

4. Improve their self-confidence

Now wouldn’t you like to see your students become better believers of their academic abilities? And remember, goal setting is an ongoing process which can (and should) be done all throughout the school year.

Basics of Effective Goal Setting

Express goals positively: “To improve my spelling” is a much better goal than “Don’t spell with so many mistakes.”

Be accurate: If students set an accurate goal, putting in dates, times and amounts so that achievement can be measured and can be satisfied at achieving it.

Set Priorities: When students have several goals, give each a priority. This helps them avoid feeling overwhelmed and helps their attention to the more important ones.

Write goals down to make them more meaningful.

Keep Goals Small: Urge students to keep their immediate goals small and achievable.

Set Goals Students Have Control Over: There is nothing worse than failing to achieve a personal goal for reasons beyond the students’ control.

Set specific measurable goals: If students consistently fail to meet a measurable goal, then they can adjust it or analyze the reason for failure and take appropriate action.

Need help?  Ask our wonderful specialists Jaime and Michele!  They are ready to assist!

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FOOD FOR YOUR HEART!

Teachers, your heartprint matters! Let’s just dip our toes in the water and read the Preface and the Introduction...6 pages. Here’s a chance to reflect in your journal...what season are you in? I’m starting my 16th season this year. What does this quote, by Vaclav Havel, mean to you?

“The salvation of this human world lies nowhere else than in the human heart, in the human power to reflect, in human meekness and human responsibility.”

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Forever Learner

As we embrace our Profile of a Leader, we are forever learners as professionals. Your T-TESS goal is one way to assist you in "always seeking opportunities to continuously improve and grow".   You will be notified who your 17-18 T-TESS evaluator will be soon.

T-TESS Goal(s) should be entered into Strive by September 20th.

T-TESS Walkthroughs can begin Monday, September 11th.