Newman, Rich

Abstract: Both districts and individual schools have a very clear set of goals and skills for their students to achieve and master. In fact, except in rare cases, districts and schools develop very detailed goals they wish to pursue. In most cases, unfortunately, only the teachers and staff at a particular school or district-level office are aware of the roadmap. And yet, true transformation in schools can only happen when there is a clear target that is known and owned by those who are implementing the goal and to those who are striving to achieve it. Goal setting also provides a very important strategy for building a culture of shared leadership. One of the core challenges at every school is determining how to meet each child's needs and who at the site makes that determination. Goal setting is about sharing leadership between the principal, teachers and students in determining one of the most important aspects of school--setting the goals that determine the roadmap for increasing student achievement. Setting goals is a first step, not the last, in transforming the way teaching and learning occurs for students. Monterey Ridge Elementary in San Diego has embraced the use of goal setting across the school landscape. This school employs four different levels of goal setting--schoolwide, grade level, classroom and individual student--to ensure shared ownership of learning and results. These four levels of goal setting are powerful tools when used to connect the work of improving student achievement across the school.

总结：

1、本文设定四个层次目标作为强大的工具，用来连接改善整个学校学生成绩的工作。

2、目标的设定也提供了建立共同领导文化的一个非常重要的战略。其中，在每所学校的核心挑战是确定如何满足每个孩子的需要和谁在现场作出的决定。设定目标是对校长，教师和学生之间共享领导的最重要的一个方面。

来源：Leadership, v41 n3 p12-13, 15-16, 38 Jan-Feb 2012. 5 pp.