SMART Goal Components
What does the 'S' in SMART stand for?
What is Specific?
This co-teaching model involves both teachers delivering the same instruction to smaller groups simultaneously.
What is Parallel Teaching?
This part of the goal describes the expected outcome in clear terms.
What is the objective?
his term refers to changes in how a student learns the material without altering the curriculum."
What are accommodations?
Goals that are too vague or broad often lack this key characteristic
What is specificity?
This component ensures a goal can be tracked and measured
What is Measurable?
Before delivering a co-taught lesson, teachers engage in this process to align on objectives, strategies, and assessments.
What is Intellectual Preparation?
Goals should use these kinds of verbs to describe observable actions."
What are action verbs?
IEP teams are required to review and update the IEP at least this often to ensure it meets the student's needs
What is annually?
Goals without a clear endpoint or timeline fail to be this.
What is time-bound?
Goals must be directly related to the student's needs and learning to be this.
What is Relevant?
In this model, one teacher works with the majority of the class while the other provides focused instruction to a smaller group.
What is Alternative Teaching?
The statement 'By the end of the school year' indicates this part of a goal.
What is a time frame?
Services such as speech therapy, occupational therapy, and counseling fall under this category in an IEP.
What are Related Services?
Writing a goal without this makes it impossible to track progress
What is measurability?
The 'T' in SMART indicates that a goal should have this.
What is Time-bound?
"This term describes the seamless division of instructional roles between two teachers, allowing them to teach the entire class together.
What is Team Teaching?
This is a plan to regularly assess progress toward the goal."
What is progress monitoring?
This principle ensures that students with disabilities are educated with their non-disabled peers to the maximum extent appropriate.
What is the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)?
A goal set too high or too low may not be considered this.
What is achievable?
This component ensures the goal is realistic and possible for the student.
What is Achievable?
During co-teaching, teachers often use this type of data to make in-the-moment instructional decisions and adjust their teaching strategies
What is real-time or formative data?
Goals should be aligned with these to ensure academic relevance
What are curriculum standards?
The primary goal of an IEP is to provide this for students with disabilities.
What is a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)?
Failing to include this can make a goal irrelevant to the student's unique needs.
What is baseline data?