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title: "Approving Staff Goals"
slug: "approving-staff-goals"
updated: 2026-07-07T22:05:05Z
published: 2026-07-07T22:05:05Z
canonical: "support.eduphoria.net/approving-staff-goals"
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# Approving Staff Goals

As teachers and staff create and submit goals for approval, evaluators can access the **Goals Pending Approval** widget bar to quickly access unapproved goals. Use the various filters to view goal status by evaluators at the selected school, by process, and more.

## **Quick Guide**

1. Log in to **Strive**, and select **Staff** () under **Manage**.
2. Select the widget button for **Goals Pending Approval**.
3. Select your name from the **Evaluators** drop-down menu, then select a **School** to show only that school’s staff members.
4. To access menu options, select an individual goal card from the list of pending goals that appear.
5. Use **Messages** in the goal if you want the staff member to change to the goal before you approve it.
6. Select **Approve** if the goal is ready.

## **Illustrated Guide**

**Step 1:** Log in to **Strive**, and select **Staff** () under **Manage**.

![staff.png](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/29235137424791.png)

**Step 2:** Select the widget button for **Goals Pending Approval**.

![Staff management interface showing goals pending approval and teacher evaluations.](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/goals pending approval button.png)

**Step 3:** Select your name from the **Evaluator** drop-down menu, then select a **School** to show only that school’s staff members.

![Staff management interface displaying goals pending approval per school and evaluator.](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/goals pending approval.png)

**Step 4:** To access menu options, select an individual goal card from the list of pending goals that appear.

![Selecting a pending goal to review and approve.](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/select goal.png)

**Step 5:** Use **Messages** in the goal if you want the staff member to change the goal before you approve it.

![Message window displaying no messages, indicating an empty chat interface.](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/messages (1)(1).png)

**Step 6:** Select **Approve** if the goal is ready.

![Goal details for a staff member, including status, criteria, completion date information, and the ability to approve the goal.](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/approve goal.png)