Bridget Trom

MAT 780
October 1, 2014
SMART Goals
Team SMART Goal
Literacy Goal
At least 90% of all
kindergarten students will be
able to orally identify all 52
upper and lower case letter
names with 100% accuracy
by the end of the 2014-2015
school year.

Strategies and Action Steps

1. Jolly Phonics curriculum
will be utilized each day
to teach all 52 letter
names. The program
calls for the teaching of
one letter per day which
will accelerate the pace
of letter name
instruction.
2. Benchmark Literacy
Phonics curriculum will
be implemented after the
completion of the Jolly
Phonics program. This
curriculum will be
utilized to continue letter
naming identification
practice and extension
activities (writing, letter
sounds, etc.).
3. Literacy centers will be
created and implemented
to reinforce letter
naming identification.
4. Students will be assessed
on their ability to orally

Who is Responsible
1. Classroom teachers

2. Classroom teachers

3. Classroom teachers

4. Classroom teachers and

kindergarten ESPs

Target Date or Timeline

Monthly All students will
be assessed on their ability
to orally identify all 52
upper and lower case letter
names.
Week of June 1, 2015 The
post assessment will be
given to each kindergarten
student.

Evidence of Effectiveness
Monthly assessments
Post assessment (given
during the week of June 1,
2015)

identify all 52 upper and

lower case letter names
in the first week of each
month. Students will use
a sheet with upper and
lower case letters listed
randomly as the
assessment tool.
5. Monthly letter naming
5. Classroom teachers and
data will be utilized to
kindergarten ESPs
identify students that
qualify for additional
small group and
individual support.
Small group and
individual interventions
will be provided by
kindergarten ESPs
(educational support
staff).
Math Goal
At least 95% of all
kindergarten students will be
able to orally count to 31
with 100% accuracy by the
end of the 2014-2015 school
year.

1. Houghton-Mifflin Math
1. Classroom teachers
Expressions curriculum
will be utilized for daily
math instruction which is
to include counting, one
to one correspondence,
number identification,
addition, and subtraction.
2. Math routines will
2. Classroom teachers
utilized daily to reinforce
oral counting.
3. Students will be assessed 3. Classroom teachers and

Monthly Each student will Monthly assessments

be assessed on their ability
to orally count to the number Post assessment (given
31 with 100% accuracy.
during the week of June 1,
2015)
Week of June 1, 2015 The
post assessment will be
given to each kindergarten
student.

in the first week of every

month to identify their
ability to orally count to
31 independently.
4. Monthly data will be
utilized to identify
students that qualify for
additional small group
and individual support.
Small group and
individual interventions
will be provided by
kindergarten ESPs
(educational support
staff).

kindergarten ESPs

4. Classroom teachers and

kindergarten ESPs

References
DuFour, R., DuFour, R., Eaker, R., & Many, T. (2010). Learning by doing: A handbook for professional learning communities at
work. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.