This webinar is for school wellness coordinators and anyone working with the local school wellness policies. We will discuss how and why it is important to write SMART goals for the school wellness policy. The goals have to be made each year for nutrition education and promotion, physical activity and other school-based activities that promote student wellness.

1. Brittany Mally, RD, LD
Program Officer
Nevada Department of Agriculture
Food & Nutrition Division

2.  School districts must select, measure, and report progress for at least one goal
from each of the following categories:
 Nutrition promotion and education
 Physical activity
 Other school-based activities that promote student wellness

3.  Total # of SWP’s submitted = 30 out of 33 ( 91%)
 Total # of Sponsors who entered goals = 25 out of
33 (76%)
 Total # of Sponsors who had sites that entered
goals = 19 out of 28 (68%)
91%
76%
68%
SWP Submitted Sponors Goals Site Goals
YEAR 1

4.  “We will educate staff, students, parents and the community about the new school
wellness policy and regulations.”
 “Develop and implement a plan that provides the opportunity for all students to
participate in 30 minutes of time daily for moderate to vigorous physical activity.”
 “Teach students how to read Nutrition labels.”
 “Students will receive 30 minutes of PE one time a week.”
 “Establish "Wellness Coordinators" at each school site.”

5. S.M.A.R.T.
 Specific
 Measurable
 Achievable
 Results-Focused/Relevant
 Time-bound
 A S.M.A.R.T. goal indicates a specific way to articulate and focus
goals.

6. S.M.A.R.T.
 You want to have a structured goal that is measurable and
you can report progress on.
 The S.M.A.R.T. criteria helps ensure that the goals are within
reason and attainable.
 A detailed, well set-up goal has the best chance of being
achieved.
 Helps the school sites to better understand what they need to
do to help reach the goal.

7. SPECIFIC
 Specific is the What, Why, & How of the S.M.A.R.T. model.
 Example:
 In the 2016-2017 school year each school
by the end of September.
 Explanation of Example
 How = displaying of nutritional posters in the lunchroom
 The what and why of this goal is nutrition education and promotion to help improve the
overall health of the school environment.
 If it was a physical activity (PA) related goal then PA would be part of the what and why.
will display at least 3 nutritional posters in the lunchroom

8. MEASURABLE
 Goals should be measurable so that you have tangible evidence that you have
accomplished the goal.
 This is how progress is measured and what you will report each year.
 Example
 In the 2016-2017 school year each school will display at least 3 nutritional poster
s in the lunchroom by the end of September.
 Explanation of Example
 “each school will display at least 3 nutritional posters in the lunchroom”
at least 3 nutritional
posters

9. ACHIEVABLE/ATTAINABLE
 Goals should be achievable; they should challenge you slightly, but be defined well
enough so that you can achieve them.
 You must possess the appropriate knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to
achieve the goal.
 Example
 In the 2016-2017 school year each school will display at least 3 nutritional posters in the
lunchroom by the end of September.
 Explanation of example
 In order to be able to reach this goal, someone must know how to acquire additional
posters
 Do your sites have the ability to do these activities?

10. RESULTS-
FOCUSED/RELEVAN
T Goals should measure outcomes, not activities.
 Example
 In the 2016-2017 school year each school will display at least 3 nutritional posters in the
lunchroom by the end of September.
 Explanation of Example
 The result of this goal is to make this school environment healthier by promoting
healthier choices to the students and staff. The school can achieve this by performing the
specific activity they laid out in the goal: displaying more posters.
 Is this goal relevant to the SWP and does it fit into one of the three goal categories?
 Nutrition promotion and education
 Physical activity
 Other school-based activities that promote student wellness

11. TIME-BOUND
 Any effective goal must have a target date.
 A deadline set too far in the future invites procrastination. A short term goal
could be unrealistic and discouraging.
 Without the time-limit there is no sense of urgency and drive to accomplish
the goal.
 Example
 In the 2016-2017 school year each school will display at least 3 nutritional
posters in the lunchroom by the end of September.
 Explanation of example
 “2016-2017 school year”, also “by the end of September”.
2016-2017 school year
by the end of September.

13. S.M.A.R.T.
 Good goal = We will educate staff, students, parents and the community about the new school
wellness policy and regulations.
 S.M.A.R.T. goal = We will educate staff, students, parents and the community about the new school
wellness policy and regulations at the start of the new school year by posting the SWP on the
website, discussing it at back to school nights, and sending home reminders and any updates about
it in the quarterly newsletter that goes home with the students three times per year.
 Good goal = Establish "Wellness Coordinators" at each school site.
 S.M.A.R.T. goal = In order to have the SWP followed and to help goals be met we will establish one
wellness coordinator at each school site by the beginning of September of each school year.
 Good goal = All schools will have an increase in Physical Activity during the school day for students
K-12. ie: “Brain Breaks”, “Minute to Win It”, Celebrations utilizing physical activity, see website for
resources.
 S.M.A.R.T. goal = In school year 2016-2017 100% of schools in our district will increase physical
activity to a minimum of 30 minutes per day for students in grades K-12 by implementing “Brain
Breaks”, “Minute to Win It”, celebrations utilizing physical activity, and by using more ideas
provided to the teachers on the school website.

14.  Handouts for writing S.M.A.R.T. goals
 http://www.hr.virginia.edu/uploads/documents/media/Writing_SMART_Goals.pdf
 http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/evaluation/pdf/brief3b.pdf
 http://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/programs/spha/evaluation_guides/docs/smart_objectives.pdf
 Nevada’s School Wellness Policy, Best Practices Manual
 http://nutrition.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/nutritionnvgov/Content/Programs/Wellness_docum
ents/SWP%20Best%20Practices%20Manual%20-11%2007%2014.pdf

15. Contact Information:
Catrina Peters
School Nutrition Services Manager
(775) 353-3751
cpeters@agri.nv.gov
Brittany Mally
Program Officer
(775) 353-3663
b.mally@agri.nv.gov