Page 4 - Fall 2017 Elementary Guidebook

Goals
Setting and sharing attainable goals motivates your school community.
Setting a goal for your Book Fair is a crucial first step in setting your Book Fair up for success, and it’s also one of the easiest!
GREAT Ideas
• Be specific if you are setting a numerical goal. For
example: Sell 1,000 books.
• Pick an idea or an event you haven’t tried before to generate excitement, such as a Grand Event or an All for BooksTM coin challenge
• Visit the Fair Planner Goal Setting section in the Chairperson’s Toolkit.
• Share your goal on your Book Fair homepage. Get started at scholastic.com/cptoolkit.
• Use this Ideas Guidebook as a starting place for how to make your goals a reality — the ideas are all here for you!
Additional goals to consider:
• Increase student independent reading.
• Earn Scholastic DollarsTM to get books and
resources for the library.
• Increase family participation at the Book Fair.
Now, jot down two or three goals in the space provided below:
Make your Book Fair goal visible to everyone — place your goal chart in a high-traffic area of your school. Whether it’s a simple poster, or a handmade freestanding display like this one, a goal chart gen- erates schoolwide excitement around the Book Fair. Toolkit keyword: GOAL CHART
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Get Started Goals
Fair Planner allows you to use the goal settings calculator to set your Fair goal.