SMART Academies

SMART School Foundations

The new SMART School Foundations engages district and school leadership teams (2 or more members per team) in a coached learning experience in the SMART School Improvement Process. The components of Foundations are:

  • 5 days of training at the host location
  • 3 remote coaching sessions for each team, by a Certified SMART School Coach, between the training dates
  • An online resource and sharing site exclusively for the use of Foundations participants during their SMART Journey

SMART School Refresh [and Go Deeper!]

New in 2023, Refresh [and Go Deeper] is an opportunity for previous SMART School Improvement Academy graduates to update their knowledge and skills. Refresh [and Go Deeper!] includes:

  • Four training days at the host location
  • Three remote coaching sessions
  • Continued access to participant’s SMART Journey sharing sites

SMART Student Process

Once your district team has learned the SMART School Improvement Process, the next step is to advance the Process to the teacher and student levels. The SMART Student Process is designed to help teacher teams develop the knowledge and skills needed to do so, addressing School and Student Learning Objectives, common formative assessments, and engaging students in their own goal-directed learning.

Please contact Carol Pulsfus, Director of Client Services, for more information and pricing regarding these offerings:

cpulsfus@smartlearningsystems.com or 608-697-0514


Some of the Learner Outcomes for the Academies

SMART School Academy graduates will be able to:

  • Determine a school’s Greatest Area of Need (GAN)
  • Write a SMART School Improvement goal
  • Use SMART Targets to monitor progress
  • Lead the SMART School Improvement Process
  • Run effective meetings
  • Utilize their new skills in data analysis, collaboration, and coaching

Those trained in the SMART Student Process will be able to:

  • Implement the SMART Student Process in their schools
  • Utilize standards and assessments to identify essential SLOs
  • Translate SLOs into student-friendly terms
  • Align student learning plans with unit goals and SLOs
  • Engage students in managing their own goal-directed learning
  • Design and use common formative assessments tied to the SLOs
  • Utilize zone analyses to organize individual and classroom performance


Perspectives

  • I found the Academy to be well worth the time and expense. The presenters were all great and the future networking and resources developed with other participants and presenters is invaluable. Well done!
  • Great tools and materials that allowed participants to feel adequately prepared to carry out the work back in the district.
  • It was a great experience. I hated to see it end!

~ Academy graduates and new Certified SMART Coaches