Student Learning Objectives It’s Been a SLO Summer

Read all about it – EngageNY.org Guidance document -37p detailed pdf Guidance document Road map – 34 slide ppt, more succinct Road map Webinars – 2 b/n min each Webinars

Good News for Librarians Writing SLOs is a process. You teach this. You know how to break down large tasks into smaller tasks. Here’s what you do – access, evaluate, synthesize, and present info using a variety of resources. Wiki at SLOs for Librarians.SLOs for Librarians

Our Issues NYS does not address librarians specifically in most of their documents. How do secondary librarians select a population? What baseline assessments do we use? Who scores our assessments? Other issues?

WHO DOES WHAT FOR SLOS? NYS, Districts, Schools, and Teachers have different responsibilities for SLOs.

State Responsibilities The overall SLO framework, including required elements. Requirements in the context of Regulations: – Requirements for which teachers must set SLOs and which teachers must have State-provided growth measures. – Requirements for which assessments must be used, and which are allowable options, under the Regulations. – Requirements around scoring: The scoring ranges and categories for the measures of student growth subcomponent. Rules for scoring SLOs that include a State-provided growth measure. Rules for scoring multiple SLOs. Provides training to Network Teams and Network Team Equivalents on SLOs prior to school year. Source: NYSED GUIDANCE ON THE NEW YORK STATE DISTRICT-WIDE GROWTH GOAL-SETTING PROCESS: STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES

District Responsibilities Assess and identify their unique priorities and needs. Identify who in the District will have State-provided growth measures and who must have SLOs as “comparable growth measures” as per the State’s rules. District-wide rules for how specific SLOs will get. Expectations for scoring SLOs and for determining teacher ratings for the growth component, within State rules. District-wide processes for setting, reviewing, and assessing SLOs in schools. Create processes to ensure that any assessments are not scored by teachers and principals with a vested interest in the outcome of the assessment they score, and address assessment security issues. Establish which decisions are made at the District level versus in schools by principals, and/or principals with teachers. Provide or arrange for training to lead evaluators.

School Responsibilities Implement State and District-determined processes. Make choices as needed when District leaves flexibility to schools. Ensure that lead evaluator approves each teacher’s goals and monitors/assesses results. Ensure all assessments are secure and that any assessments, including those used as evidence for SLOs, are not scored by teachers and principals with a vested interest in the outcome of the assessment they score.

Teacher Responsibilities Propose, in consultation with lead evaluator, SLOs and targets based on District and school requirements. Obtain all possible data on students to best inform baseline, starting level of student learning. Reflect on student learning results and consider implications for future practice. Teachers should also know what decisions their district and building have made on SLOs.

APPR FIELD GUIDANCE REVISIONS

What is a “teacher of record” in ? Generally, a “teacher of record” is defined as an individual (or individuals, such as in coteaching assignments) who has been assigned responsibility for a student’s learning in a subject/course with aligned performance measures.

Which teachers and other school personnel are considered “classroom teachers” under the new law? School librarians are teachers in the classroom teaching service and are, therefore, subject to the new law (APPR) beginning in the school year.

When must school librarians be evaluated under Education Law § 3012-c? Only classroom teachers and building principals must be evaluated under Education Law § 3012-c. "Classroom teacher" is defined as a teacher in the classroom teaching service who is a teacher of record. Librarians who are certified as a library media specialist or school media specialist (library) are teachers in the classroom teaching service. For the school year, teacher of record is defined as a teacher who is primarily and directly responsible for a student’s learning activities that are aligned to the performance measures of a course, consistent with guidance. Therefore, a certified librarian who is not a teacher of record is not a "classroom teacher“ and therefore would not need to be evaluated under Education Law § 3012-c. However, if a certified librarian is a teacher of record, he/she would be considered a "classroom teacher" and therefore must be evaluated under Education Law § 3012-c.

Our Goals and Objectives Work in district or grade-level groups. Create at least one SLO you can use in your classroom. Share your SLO with other attendees. Send your SLO to Gail who will post it on the SLS wiki.

Useful Technologies Dropbox and Google Drive are useful for collaboration and file sharing. No or flash drive required. Dropbox Google Drive Software you download onto one computer but can access from all your computers and devices. Spend some time becoming familiar with them and setting up the folders and files. It will facilitate the entire process. If you already have an account, create a folder, invite others, and proceed.

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Send Us Your SLO I need the following information: – Grade level – SLO title – Writers’ names, schools, districts – SLO template – Accompanying documents