Problems That Often Occur:
1. Few people have input, thus do not
feel a part of the goals.
2. Few people are aware of these goals.
3. Goals may not relate to the district's real world.
4. Lack of follow-up and thus accountability.
5. Goals become stagnate over time.
6. Wording may be confusing.
7. Goals remain on shelf collecting dust.
Solving These Concerns
1. Limit one goal for each area that is
important to the district.
2. Establish objectives annually to meet the goal.
3. Input for the objectives comes from certified and noncertified
staff, administration, board of education, parents and even public.
4. A Goals Committee is established to review and recommend to the
board of education the goals and objectives.
5. The board approves formally the goals and the objectives for the
coming year. Important that the goals established remain in place
each year.
6. Goals and objectives shared with the district.
7. Progress on the objectives are reviewed every six (6) months.
8. A written progress report is shared with the board and staff.
9. In the spring, input is sought for additions, deletions, and/or
changes to the objectives for the coming year.
10. Goals Committee meets and reviews all recommendations.
11. The board approves the changes for the coming year.
12. A continued process has been established to keep goals and
objectives in the forefront of where the district is wanting to go and
how it is doing along the way.