1. Student Learning Objectives: Information for Teachers
Fall 2o12

2. Guiding Questions for SLO’s
What are the goals for student learning?
How will we know that they were met?

3. If you don’t know where you are going, you will probably end up somewhere else. --Lawrence Peter

4. Teacher Evaluation Formula60
Evalua-tion 20
Growth
Local
100
Teacher Evaluation Formula
Student Learning Objectives

5. What is a Student Learning Objective?
A goal statement for students’ learning
Measured by predetermined evidence
That results in a growth score for the teacher.

6. Who Needs an SLO?
4-8 ELA & Math Teachers will have their Growth Score provided by the State
ALL other teachers need SLO’s to be created

7. Who is a Teacher? Anyone whose subject requires teacher certification
Includes all subject areas,
Media specialists & librarians
Speech teachers- new clarification on this one, No unless a class is assigned to the teacher
AIS, ESL, Special Ed.
Does NOT include:
Guidance
PT/OT/Counselors/School Psychologists

8. What Is an SLO Based On?
Teachers of subjects culminating in a State Assessment must use that assessment within their SLO
All other subjects have assessment options
Some teachers will need to have multiple SLO’s

9. How Many SLO’s?
If teachers teach more than one group or class, their SLO’s must cover:
50% or more of their students
Starting with their largest sections
Including every student in each class included
Teachers of multiple classes/subjects will need multiple SLO’s until they meet the 50% rule
K-3 teachers will need an SLO for both Literacy & Math

10. Who Needs What Kind of SLO
Guidance from NYSED

11. Growth Score Provided by State
Teacher Category
Growth Score Provided by State
Growth Score from SLO
K-2 Teachers
Future Possibility
1 SLO for ELA
1 for Math
Grade 3 Teachers
1 for Math (unless teacher teaches a single subject only)
Grade 4-8 ELA & Math Teachers
YES
N/A
Grade 4-8 Science & Social Studies Teachers
Future Likely
1 SLO for each subject/assessment
SLO’s must cover courses with highest enrollment until over 50% of students are included
Grades 4 & 8 Science must use State Assessments
4-8 Other Subject Area Teachers NO
Librarians & Media Specialists
Yes. May have individual SLO, or may participate in team SLO with school ELA or other results

12. State Provided Growth Score SLO-Provided Growth Score
Teacher Category
State Provided Growth Score
SLO-Provided Growth Score
9-12 Regents Subjects NO
1 SLO for each area until 50% rule satisfied
Must use Regents as the assessment
9-12 Other Subjects
Teachers with a Mix of Subjects/Courses
Create SLO’s for largest courses until 50% rule met
Self-Contained Teachers
(ESL, Special Ed, Bilingual)
YES, if > 50% of students take 4-8 ELA or Math
If fewer than 50% take 4-8 ELA or Math,
1 SLO for ELA
1 SLO for Math
(Unless teacher teaches a single subject area)
Any Co-Teachers
Must share the same Growth Measure
YES, as applicable, and as State can track teacher of record
Otherwise, for Common Branch teachers:
1 SLO for Math (unless teacher teaches single subject)
For other subject areas:
Set SLO for relevant subject area
Any Push-In, Pull-Out Teachers
(AIS, ESL, SWD, Speech)
As applicable; State has record rules of dosage
If no State-provided measure:
1 SLO for subject area focus
OR use team approach for State Assessment

13. Teachers with Students Taking these Assessments
State Provided Growth Measure
Growth is SLO if…
NYSESLAT
YES if > 50% take State ELA assessment
Future possibility of State Growth measure using NYSESLAT
If this is an ELA teacher, teacher will have an SLO if > 10 students take the NYSESLAT. Teacher must still have an SLO using the ELA assessment.
Teacher is ESL specialist & NYSESLAT is most appropriate measurement of student learning
NYSAA
Only if > 50% take State Assessment with growth score
If this is a teacher required to set SLO’s, then:
1 SLO will use the NYSAA for evidence
1 SLO will be on subject area(s) taught

14. Test Your Knowledge: State Provided Growth Measure or SLO?
Teacher
State Provided
Growth Measure
or SLO? 5 th
Grade Common Branch Teacher
State Provided Growth 8 th
Grade
ELA Teacher
State Provided Growth
Elementary
Art Teacher
SLO: -
Two 2 nd
grade Art sections with 20 students each; •
1 SLO for 4 th
grade Art sections -
Two 4 th
grade Art sections with 25 students each; •
1 SLO for 2 nd
grade Art sections -
One 5 th
grade Art section with 30 students. 7 th
Grade Math and Science Teacher
SLO: -
Two 7 th
grade Math sections with 30 students each; •
1 SLO for 7 th
grade math (will -
Two 7 th
grade Science sections with 25 students each;
receive State provided growth -
One Advanced 7 th
grade Science section with 20 students.
SGP ) •
1 SLO for 7 th
grade Science
High
School CTE Teacher
SLO: -
150 students across 5 sections of Cosmetology (all •
1 SLO
for Cosmetology
use same final assessment)
sections 8 th
Grade Science Teacher
SLO: -
One 8 th
grade Science section with 30 students; •
1 SLO for 8 th
grade Advanced -
Four 8 th
grade Advanced Science sections with 28 students
Science sections
each.

15. HOW SLO’s ARE SET District Office: Has final authority over SLO’s
Determines guidelines for SLO development
(e.g. may require a writing portion; may stipulate that all SLO’s have a target of 85% students reaching proficiency)
Determines the assessments to be used for SLO’s
Determines HEDI bands

16. How SLO’s Are Set, cont. Teachers: Principals:
Pre-assess their students (in fall, or spring the year before)
Propose their SLO’s based on their pre-assessment results
Principals:
Approve &/or revise teachers’ SLO’s
Ensure comparability across content areas & grades

17. Assessment Options
3rd party purchased assessments – must be from the NYSED-approved list, OR
Regionally or district-created assessments
&
May include performance tasks, products, as well as traditional examinations

18. Pre-Assessments
The purpose of the pre-assessment is to give enough information to set a proficiency target for each class
It does not need to be identical to the post-assessment
The teacher (& district) chooses the pre-assessment
Pre-assessments are delivered in September-October (or at beginning of semester for semester-length courses)

19. Post-Assessments
The same post-assessment must be used by every teacher of a particular course & level
Post-Assessments must be scored by someone other than the teacher of record

20. The SLO Template
What do SLO’s look like

21. NYSED SLO Framework
All SLOs MUST include the following basic components:
Student Population
Which students are being addressed?
Learning Content
What is being taught? CCSS & Other standards?
Should include the most important learning outcomes.
Interval of Instructional Time
What is the instructional period covered (if not a year, rationale for semester/quarter/etc)?
Evidence
What assessment(s) or student work product(s) will be used to measure this goal?
Baseline
What is the starting level of learning for students covered by this SLO?
Based on assessment data (which can include performance.)
Target(s)
What is the expected outcome (target) by the end of the instructional period?
HEDI Criteria
How will evaluators determine what range of student performance “meets” the goal (effective) versus “well-below” (ineffective) , “below” (developing), and “well-above” (highly effective)?
Rationale
Why choose this learning content, evidence and target?

22. 1st GRADE – ELA SAMPLE Students
All students in Class (roster attached)
Learning Content
CCLS Reading # 1,2,4,10
CCLS Writing #2,4,7-9
CCLS Foundation #1-4
CCLS Language #1,2,3, 6
Interval of Instruction
September, 2012 – May 2013
Evidence
District-developed F and P benchmarking (including 1 fiction & 1 nonfiction text) with comprehension questions
District Writing Benchmark for Grade 1
Baseline
Running records & writing samples from September, 2012 indicated average Reading Level of C with 80% comprehension & a 2 on the Writing Rubric.
Target(s)
85% of all students will achieve at least 80 points
(Points awarded by combination F and P score & writing benchmark)
HEDI Criteria
points = H = E
65-75 = D = I

23. SLO’s are SMART Goals Specific Measureable Attainable Realistic
Timebound

24. SLO Elements Student Population Learning Content
Must address all students in the class
Must have roster with names/ID’s attached
Learning Content
Should include most important learning outcomes
Specific and measureable
Addresses content area standards
Common Core Standards? National Standards?

25. SLO Elements, cont. Evidence Baseline Rationale
Describe assessment task(s) or reference specific assessment
Attach or reference rubric or scoring criteria
Baseline
Reference & submit student scores on specified pre-assessment
Rationale
Describes WHY for this
Learning Content, Evidence & Target

26. Targets Are set collaboratively by teachers & principals
After pre-assessment data has been reviewed (typically in the fall)
For each SLO

27. Target Approach 1 - Growth
Target Example: 85% of students will grow by 60 percentage points or more on their post-test compared to their pre-test for the standards.
Student
Pre-Test Score
Summative Target
Student A 10 70
Student B 20 80
Student C 5 65
Student D 60
Student E 30 90
Student F
This kind of target only works if the pre-test is the same as the post-test

28. Target Approach 2 - Mastery
Example: 85% of students, including special populations, will score 75% or higher on the summative assessment.
Student
Pre-Test Score
Summative Target
Student A 10 75
Student B 20
Student C 5
Student D
Student E 30
Student F

29. Target Approach 3: Individualized Target(s)
Example: 85% of students, including special populations, will meet or exceed their individualized target.
Student
Pre-Test Score
Summative Target
Student A 10 80
Student B 20
Student C 5 75
Student D 70
Student E 30 85
Student F
Individualized targets are set based on multiple sources of baseline DATA.
Cannot be based just on an IEP.

30. Other Kinds of Targets Bands, e.g.:
Those with baseline scores of 0-24 have targets of 65
Those with baseline scores of will have target of 75+
Those with baseline scores of 36+ have target of 85+

31. Matching HEDI Score to Targets
Districts create rules for HEDI scores.
The target set by the teacher & principal in September describes Effective
Performance.
Highly Effective*
(18-20 points)
Effective*
(9-17 points)
Developing*
(3-8 points)
Ineffective*
(0-2 points)
Student results well above the target set in September.
Student results meet the target.
Student results below the target.
Student results substantially below the target.

32. Example: Teacher with 3 SLO’s for 75 Students Overall
Step 1: Assess results of each SLO separately.
17/20 points
Effective.
15/20 points
Effective
19/20 points
Highly Effective
Step 2: Weight each SLO proportionately.
30 Students/75 Total = 40%
25 students/75 =
33%
20 students/75 = 27%
Step 3: Calculate proportional points for each SLO.
17 points x 40 = 7 points
15 points x 33 =
5 points
19 points x 27 =
OVERALL GROWTH COMPONENT SCORE:
= 17 points/ Effective.
(round to the nearest whole number.)

33. What’s Next Districts set guidelines for SLO development
Districts identify assessments for each subject area & grade level
Regional work will take place this fall to create assessments for:
Music K-12
Art K-12
Physical Education K-12
Foreign Language
Social Studies 6-9 and all other subject areas

34. The SLO Timeline for Teachers
September/October:
Verify students in your roster(s)
Administer & score pre-assessments
Set targets for each class & subject
Meet with principal for revision/approval
Midyear:
Meet collaboratively to analyze progress towards targets
Spring (or end of semester):
Administer post-assessment
Growth score is calculated
Meet with principal about results

35. Keeping the Purpose In Sight:
What are the goals for student learning?
How will we know that they were met?

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