Learn about Goals

🔐 Account type(s) with default permissions to manage this: Administrator (Specialist permissions may vary)

💻 Tier(s) this is available for: Foundation, Essential, Pro

Ellevation lets you assign English language proficiency Goals for your ELs and monitor their progress over time. This article covers how to view and filter Goals across individual students and your full caseload.

Depending on the Goal Restrictions configured by your Ellevation Administrator, you can assign Goals from three sources:

• Ellevation Goals: Language goals aligned to your state's English language proficiency model, drawn from the Ellevation Goalbank.
• District Goals: Custom goals configured by your Ellevation Administrator to reflect your district's specific needs.
• Teacher Goals: Goals you write and assign to your own students. Teacher Goals are stored in your personal Goalbank, which is private to you — you cannot share Goals from your personal Goalbank or access another teacher's. Once added, a Teacher Goal can be edited but not deleted.

💡 Quick Tip

To configure a District Goalbank, set Goal Progress Options, or set Goal Restrictions, see Configure Goals. To assign, edit, or delete Goals or track Goal Progress, see Assign Goals.

This article covers how to:

• View Individual Students' Goals and Goal Progress
• View Students' Goals and Goal Progress in Aggregate
• Filter for Students Based on Goals

View Individual Students' Goals and Goal Progress

A student's full Goals history and progress records appear on the Goals tab of their Student Profile. You can reach a student's Goals tab two ways.

Search for the Student

1. Use the search bar at the top right of your screen to search for the student by name or ID number.
2. Click the student's name to open their profile in the current tab, or click the Open icon to the right to open it in a new tab.
3. Click the Goals tab.

Locate the Student in the Student List

1. Apply Filters on the left to narrow your list and locate the student.
2. Hover over the student's name.
3. Click the arrow to the right of the Student button that appears.
4. Select Goals to open the student's Goals tab in a new tab.

By default, Goals are sorted by Academic Period and all historical Goal records are displayed. To narrow the view:

• Use the dropdown menu at the top right of the tab to filter Goals for a specific Academic Period.
• Click the blue arrow to the left of a record to expand its details.
• Click View Progress to the right of a Goal record to see a progress chart and a log of status updates for that Goal.

📝 The Goals tab on the Student Profile displays all historical Goal records, with options to expand details and view progress charts.

View Students' Goals and Goal Progress in Aggregate

The Goal Progress page gives you a caseload-level view of which students have Goals assigned and how they are progressing.

To navigate to Goal Progress:

1. Click Students on the navigation bar.
2. Select Goal Progress.

📝 Select Goal Progress from the Students menu to open the aggregate Goals view.

By default, the page shows students with Goals assigned for the current school year, sorted alphabetically by last name. Colored markers indicate each student's progress toward all Goals assigned for that period.

To customize the view:

• Use the School, Grade, and Teacher filters at the top of the page to narrow the list to a subset of students.
• Use the Goal Domain/Type and Academic Period filters to focus on Goals that meet specific criteria.

A Goal Summary at the bottom of the page shows the following across all time:

• The number of students with at least one Goal of each status assigned
• The total number of Goals set to each status

📝 The Goal Progress page displays caseload-level Goal status at a glance, with filters at the top and a summary section at the bottom.

Filter for Students Based on Goals

To identify students who meet specific criteria based on their assigned Goals, apply Goals filters in the Student List.

1. Click Students on the navigation bar.
2. Select Student List.
3. Search for the Goals filter in the Filters panel.
4. Add one or more Goals filters to identify students who meet your criteria.
5. Refine by Year/Semester as needed.
6. Click Done.

📝 Use the Goals filter in the Student List to identify students based on their assigned Goals and progress status.