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title: "Creating and Submitting a Professional Goal"
slug: "creating-and-submitting-a-professional-goal"
updated: 2025-05-21T21:43:20Z
published: 2025-05-21T21:43:20Z
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# Creating and Submitting a Professional Goal

Professional goal setting initiates the evaluation process, which often occurs at the end of the previous school year or the start of the new school year. Learn more about the [goal lifecycle](/v1/docs/learning-about-the-goal-lifecycle) and [adding evidence to a goal](/v1/docs/adding-evidence-to-a-goal) in Strive. You can also view videos about writing SMART goals.

## **Quick Guide**

1. Select **My Process** to access your evaluation tasks.
2. Select the **drop-down arrow** from the list of tasks under **Evaluation Process** to open the **Goal** **Setting** container.
3. Select the **Add**button next to the task to open the form.
4. Enter information related to your goal in the pop-up window. Add at least one action item. When finished, select **Create Goal**.
5. You can make additional edits and send a **Message** to clarify your goal with your evaluator before submitting it.
6. When ready, select **Submit for Approval** to send the goal to your evaluator for review.

## **Illustrated Guide**

**Step 1:** Select **My Process** to access your evaluation tasks.

![Menu displaying "My Process" highlighted under the Evaluation section.](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/my process.png)

**Step 2:**Select the **drop-down arrow** from the list of tasks under **Evaluation Process** to open the **Goal** **Setting** container.

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/23402157262615.png)

**Step 3:** Select the **Add**button next to the task to open the form.

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/23402157277591.png)

**Step 4:** Enter information related to your goal in the pop-up window. Add at least one action item. When finished, select **Create Professional Goal**.

> [!TIP]
> **Tip:**When creating **Professional Goals**, add the year to the beginning of the goal’s name. This makes it easier to locate your Professional Goals in the archive.
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> Example: 2024-25 - I will enhance student engagement in scientific practices by incorporating more hands-on experiments.

![Form for ceating a new professional goal with sections for success criteria and actions.](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/new goal.png)

**Step 5:** You can make additional edits and send a **Message** to clarify your goal with your evaluator before submitting it.

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/23402157291671.png)

**Step 6:** When ready, select **Submit for Approval** to send the goal to your evaluator for review.

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/23402157298199.png)