Fall 2o12

Guiding Questions for SLO’sWhat are the goals

for student learning?

How will we know that they were met?

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

Teacher Evaluation Formula

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Student Learning

Objectives

Student Learning

Objectives

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.

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

Who is a Teacher?Anyone whose subject requires teacher

certificationIncludes all subject areas,Media specialists & librariansSpeech teachers- new clarification on this one,

No unless a class is assigned to the teacherAIS, ESL, Special Ed.

Does NOT include:GuidancePT/OT/Counselors/School Psychologists

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

How Many SLO’s? If teachers teach more than one group or

class, their SLO’s must cover:50% or more of their studentsStarting with their largest sectionsIncluding 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

Guidance from NYSED

Teacher Category Growth Score Provided by State

Growth Score from SLO

K-2 Teachers Future Possibility 1 SLO for ELA1 for Math

Grade 3 Teachers Future Possibility 1 SLO for ELA1 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/assessmentSLO’s must cover courses with highest enrollment until over 50% of students are includedGrades 4 & 8 Science must use State Assessments

4-8 Other Subject Area Teachers

NO

Librarians & Media Specialists

NO Yes. May have individual SLO, or may participate in team SLO with school ELA or other results

Teacher Category State Provided Growth Score

SLO-Provided Growth Score

9-12 Regents Subjects NO 1 SLO for each area until 50% rule satisfiedMust use Regents as the assessment

9-12 Other Subjects NO 1 SLO for each area until 50% rule satisfiedTeachers with a Mix of Subjects/Courses

NO 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 ELA1 SLO for Math(Unless teacher teaches a single subject area)

Any Co-TeachersMust share the same Growth Measure

YES, as applicable, and as State can track teacher of record

Otherwise, for Common Branch teachers:1 SLO for ELA1 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 focusOR use team approach for State Assessment

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 evidence1 SLO will be on subject area(s) taught

Test Your Knowledge: State Provided Growth Measure or SLO?

State Provided Growth

Teacher State Provided Growth Measure or SLO?

5th Grade Common Branch Teacher

8th Grade ELA Teacher State Provided Growth

Elementary Art Teacher- Two 2nd grade Art sections with 20 students each;- Two 4th grade Art sections with 25 students each;- One 5th grade Art section with 30 students.

SLO:•1 SLO for 4th grade Art sections•1 SLO for 2nd grade Art sections

7th Grade Math and Science Teacher- Two 7th grade Math sections with 30 students each; - Two 7th grade Science sections with 25 students each; - One Advanced 7th grade Science section with 20 students.

High School CTE Teacher-150 students across 5 sections of Cosmetology (all

use same final assessment)

SLO:• 1 SLOfor Cosmetologysections

8 th Grade Science Teacher-One 8 th grade Science section with 30 students;-Four 8 th grade Advanced Science sections with 28 students each.

SLO:•1 SLO for 8 th grade Advanced Science sections

SLO:• 1 SLO for 7th grade math (willreceive State provided growth SGP)• 1 SLO for 7th grade Science

Test Your Knowledge: State Provided Growth Measure or SLO?

HOW SLO’s ARE SETDistrict Office:

Has final authority over SLO’sDetermines 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

How SLO’s Are Set, cont.Teachers:

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’sEnsure comparability across content areas &

grades

Assessment Options3rd party purchased assessments – must be

from the NYSED-approved list, OR

Regionally or district-created assessments

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May include performance tasks, products, as well as traditional examinations

Pre-AssessmentsThe 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)

Post-AssessmentsThe 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

What do SLO’s look like

NYSED SLO Framework

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All SLOs MUST include the following basic components:

Student

PopulationWhich students are being addressed?

Learning ContentWhat 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)?

EvidenceWhat 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?

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1st GRADE – ELA SAMPLE

Students All students in Class (roster attached)

Learning

Content

CCLS Reading # 1,2,4,10CCLS Writing #2,4,7-9CCLS Foundation #1-4CCLS 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 questionsDistrict 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

85-100 points = H 75-85 = E65-75 = D 0-65 = I

SLO’s are SMART GoalsSpecificMeasureableAttainableRealisticTimebound

SLO ElementsStudent Population

Must address all students in the classMust have roster with names/ID’s attached

Learning ContentShould include most important learning

outcomesSpecific and measureableAddresses content area standards

Common Core Standards? National Standards?

SLO Elements, cont.Evidence

Describe assessment task(s) or reference specific assessment

Attach or reference rubric or scoring criteria

BaselineReference & submit student scores on

specified pre-assessment

RationaleDescribes WHY for this

Learning Content, Evidence & Target

TargetsAre set

collaboratively by teachers & principals

After pre-assessment data has been reviewed (typically in the fall)

For each SLO

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.

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Student Pre-Test Score Summative Target

Student A 10 70

Student B 20 80

Student C 5 65

Student D 0 60

Student E 30 90

Student F 10 70

This kind of target only works if the pre-test is the same as the post-test

Target Approach 2 - Mastery Example: 85% of students, including special populations, will score 75% or higher on the summative assessment.

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Student Pre-Test Score Summative Target

Student A 10 75

Student B 20 75

Student C 5 75

Student D 0 75

Student E 30 75

Student F 10 75

Target Approach 3: Individualized Target(s) Example: 85% of students, including special populations, will meet or exceed their individualized target.

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Student Pre-Test Score Summative Target

Student A 10 80

Student B 20 80

Student C 5 75

Student D 0 70

Student E 30 85

Student F 10 80

Individualized targets are set based on multiple sources of baseline DATA.Cannot be based just on an IEP.

Other Kinds of TargetsBands, e.g.:

Those with baseline scores of 0-24 have targets of 65

Those with baseline scores of 25-35 will have target of 75+

Those with baseline scores of 36+ have target of 85+

Matching HEDI Score to Targets

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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.

• Districts create rules for HEDI scores.• The target set by the teacher & principal in September describes Effective Performance.

Example: Teacher with 3 SLO’s for 75 Students Overall

SLO 1 (30 Students)

SLO 2(25 Students)

SLO 3(20 Students)

Step 1: Assess results of each SLO separately.

17/20 pointsEffective.

15/20 pointsEffective

19/20 pointsHighly 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 = 5 points

OVERALL GROWTH COMPONENT SCORE: 7 + 5+ 5 = 17 points/ Effective.(round to the nearest whole number.)

What’s NextDistricts 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-12Art K-12Physical Education K-12Foreign LanguageSocial Studies 6-9 and all other subject areas

The SLO Timeline for TeachersSeptember/October:

Verify students in your roster(s)Administer & score pre-assessmentsSet 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-assessmentGrowth score is calculatedMeet with principal about results

Keeping the Purpose In Sight:What are the goals

for student learning?

How will we know that they were met?

For More Information…http://engageny.org/resource/student-learnin

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