Progress Monitoring - Targets and Benchmarks

Based on the data analysis and identification of priority performance challenges, schools and districts should clarify the targets that will focus their improvement efforts for the next two school years. If the school or district already set targets in the prior year, those targets should be updated based on the most recent performance data.

Once annual performance targets are set for the next two years, districts and schools must identify interim measures, or what they will measure during the year to determine if progress is being made towards each of the annual performance targets. Both annual performance targets and interim measures should be documented in section IV: Action Plan tab in the UIP Online System.

The UIP Handbook Section IV: Action Plans describes Target Setting in further detail.

• Setting Annual Targets for State Performance Indicator Areas (DOCX)
  A job aide to guide teams through the process of setting targets for state performance indicators that includes state minimum requirements.
• Selecting Comparison Points (PDF)
• SPF Scoring Guides and Reference Data (PDF)
  An excerpt from the School Performance Framework that includes the details related to minimum state expectations for each performance indicator area.
• Writing Annual Performance Targets (Excel)
  A job aide to scaffold team efforts to develop target statements (a table).