Trainer breaks down HB3 SMART goals: baseline, target, population, deadline

Oct 31, 2025

Region 6 trainer Ronnie Knox walked trustees through the four required components of HB3 outcome goals and showed a template for five-year SMART targets and interim goal progress measures. He cautioned trustees to post and review goals in open session.

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At the core of the presentation, Ronnie Knox explained the four mandatory components of any HB3 outcome goal: a baseline (with month and year), a target, a defined population and a deadline. "All HB3 goals have to have a baseline, a target, a population, and a deadline," he said, and he advised trustees to keep district goals to three to five items so resources can be focused.

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