Section III. Personal Organization & Effectiveness Section IV. Core Values & Responsibilities SUPPLEMENTS AND ADDITIONAL PGPS A variety of supplements and additional PGPs exist to tailor the process to the array of the roles and responsibilities held by team members in your school. Below please find a table of the supplements that exist, as well as helpful best practices associated with each document. Supplement/ PGP Best Practices Comments Level Chair Provide this supplement with the Teacher PGP Coach completes both the Teacher PGP and Grade Level Chair supplement PGP conversation includes a review of both documents 2010-2011 Grade Level Chair supplement was updated for increased alignment with the School Leader PGP Coach Provide this supplement along with the Teacher PGP The supplement is completed in conjunction with the School Leader or Teacher PGP (depending on which is most appropriate for the team member) PGP conversation includes a review of both documents 2010-2011 Coach supplement was updated for increased alignment with the School Leader PGP Special Education/ Special Services PGP There are three special education/ special services team member PGPs: Speech Provider Counselor/Social Worker Special Services Coordinator Team members serving in the above roles should complete these PGPs, not the teacher PGP. Connect with Kate Blanchard (CT) or Dixon Deutsch (NY) to collect input and discuss completing the document. Usually the school-site coach will own authoring the PGP with input from Kate/Dixon. Last year there was a Learning Specialist supplement, this year Learning Specialists will only receive the teacher PGP at Kate and Dixon’s request as Learning Specialists serve primarily in an instructional capacity. The following PGPs were updated to better reflect roles throughout the network: Speech Provider Counselor/Social Worker Special Services Coordinator College Counselor Connect with Amy Christie to discuss completion of this document. New PGP Supplement! Saturday Academy Director Connect with Danielle Wessler to discuss completing the document. In most cases, Danielle will complete this document. Danielle will share information regarding the Saturday Director’s goals and PGP process with the Saturday Directors coach (to the extent this information is helpful). New PGP Supplement!
A goal should be grounded within a stated time-frame. Including a specific window of time is another way of making sure the goal is specific, measureable and attainable. SAMPLE SMART GOALS: Type of goal Strong Goal What makes this goal strong? Weak Goal What makes these goals weak? Instructional In order to improve the quality of student responses, each Thursday afternoon, in preparation for the upcoming week, I will write daily plans that include at least six planned questions of varying difficulty for student response and two student engagement elements (mini-white boards, choral responses, etc.). Improvement in student responses will be evidenced by feedback from my coach. This goal is strong because a specific instructional strategy is and there are clear, time-bound actions the teacher must take to meet the goal. Progress towards this goal can clearly be tracked and measured. I will write stronger lesson plans, including more planned questions. Overally general; lacking in details. Difficult to measure, overly reliant on qualitative comparisons. Attainable, but too broad to stretch the goal’s author to the next level. Relevant, but not as likely as the strong examples to make a huge difference. The lack of time parameters makes it difficult to hold the goal setter accountable or measure progress towards the goal. Personal I will submit all lesson plans to my coach on time by improving my personal organization. I will create a weekly worksheet each Friday afternoon that includes specific tasks, emails, and deadlines for the following week. I will review this worksheet daily to help me stay on track. This goal specifically outlines a relevant, strategy for increasing personal effectiveness. There are clear, measureable next steps necessary to meet this goal. I will improve my organizational skills. Coaching I will support the grade level chairs by giving each chair specific constructive feedback at least once a week. This goal is strong because it states the frequency of the feedback and specifies the audience as level chairs. I will make sure team members are developing professionally.