Creating and Submitting a Professional Goal

Professional goal setting initiates the evaluation process, often occurring at the end of the previous appraisal year or the start of the new school year. Learn more about the goal lifecycle and adding evidence to a goal in Strive. You can also view videos about writing SMART goals. 

Quick Guide: 

1. Select My Evaluation 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 plus (+) button next to the task to open the form.  
4. Enter information related to your goal in the pop-up window. When finished, select Create Goal.
5. You can make additional edits and send a Message to clarify your goal with your Appraiser before submitting it. 
6. When ready, select Submit for Approval to send the goal to your Appraiser for review. 

Illustrated Guide:

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

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

 Step 3: Select the plus (+) button next to the task to open the form. 

Step 4: Enter information related to your goal in the pop-up window. When finished, select Create Goal.

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

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