1. StrongeTeacher Effectiveness Performance Evaluation System Student Growth Objectives

2. Before We Begin… • Who uses Student Growth Objectives (SGOs)? • How are they used?

3. Proposed Weighting Standards 1-6 Standard 7 From NJDOE N.J.A.C.6A:3-5 and 6A:10, March 6, 2013

4. Student Progress (Standard 7) 2013-2014 Standard 7 counts 15% Standard 7 counts 50%

5. Focus on STUDENT RESULTS Why Student Growth Objectives? STUDENT RESULTS TEACHING PROCESSES

6. Explicitly connect teaching and learning Why Student Growth Objectives? TEACHING LEARNING

7. Improve instructional practices Why Student Growth Objectives? Instruction Curriculum Assessment

8. Framework for Coherence Why Student Growth Objectives? Looking at student data Differentiation Best practices Formative assessment Lesson plans Professional Development Common planning

9. Framework for Coherence Formative assessment Looking at student data Differentiation Student Growth Objectives Lesson plans Best practices Professional Development Common planning

10. Focus on student results Explicit teaching and learning connection Improved instructional practices +Framework for coherence SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT & STUDENT SUCCESS Why Student Growth Objectives?

11. Student Growth Objective Process

12. Step 1: Determining Needs

13. How Do We DetermineAreas of Focus? • What sources of data are available? • How broad/narrow will our focus be? • Example: Grade 4 math OR • Grade 4 math in the areas of number sense and computation & estimation

14. How Do We DetermineAreas of Focus? • What sources of data are available? • How broad/narrow will our focus be? • Example: Grade 4 math OR • Grade 4 math in the areas of number sense and computation & estimation

15. Sunshine ElementaryGrade 5 Percent of Students Passing End-of-Year Assessments

16. The Pre-Assessment:A Necessity You might know where you’re going… but if you don’t know where you’re starting, how can you make a plan to get there?

17. How Do We Determine What Pre-Assessments to Use? • Emphasis on tests with higher validity and reliability • Must be able to show progress in skills or content • What is already in place?

18. Sunshine ElementaryGrade 5 Teacher Maria Sanchez

19. Looking at her baseline data, what challenges will Maria have this year in teaching math?

20. Step 2: Create SMART Objectives

21. Objective … a statement of an intended outcome of your work: Student Learning Distinct from Strategies Strategies = Means Objective = End What is a Student Growth Objective?

22. Specific Measureable Appropriate Rigorous, but Realistic Time-bound What Makes Objectives SMART?

23. SPECIFIC: Focus • Does the objective focus on one content area or specific skills in that content area? • Does the objective focus on the needs of ALL groups of learners?

24. MEASURABLE • Has an appropriate instrument been chosen to measure the objective? • NOTE: must match the pre-assessment measurement

25. APPROPRIATE Is it within the teacher’s control to affect change?

26. RIGOROUS, but REALISTIC Is the objective feasible?

27. TIME-BOUND Is the objective contained to a single school year or course?

28. PROGRESS Students will score X% greater on the post-test than on the pre-test. ACHIEVEMENT X% of students will achieve a score of X or higher. Progress vs. Achievement

29. Maria’s Objective Objective Statement: In the current school year, each student will achieve an average of 1 year’s gain using the STAR Math assessment for students below, on, and above grade level as tested in August. • A good objective statement is one that is… • Specific • Measurable • Appropriate • Rigorous, but Realistic • Time-bound

30. Be the Evaluator: Objective Statement: In the current school year, each student will achieve an average of 1 year’s gain using the STAR Math assessment for students below, on, and above grade level as tested in August.

31. Objectives in other areas…

32. Anna Tate 8th Grade Language Arts Teacher Pre-Assessment of Student Ability in Expository Writing

33. Rubric used for Assessing Students

37. Student Performance by Groups

38. Anna’s Objective Objective Statement: For the 2011 – 12 school year, 100% of my students will make measurable progress in writing. Each student will improve by one performance level in composition, written expression, and mechanics/usage. Furthermore, 80% of the students will score a “3” or better overall. • A good objective statement is one that is… • Specific • Measurable • Appropriate • Rigorous, but Realistic • Time-bound

39. Specific: Focused on physical education, specifically the Presidential Fitness sub areas Measurable: Identified Presidential Fitness Test to be used to assess objective Appropriate: The teacher teaches the content and skills contained in the Presidential Fitness Tests. Rigorous, but Realistic: The objective of increasing student performance by 20% is realistic. It is not out of reach and yet not too easy. Time-bound: Goal attainment can be addressed by the end of the year with the final Presidential Fitness Test. Jim Nasium’s SGO During the 2011-12 school year, my sixth grade physical education students will improve performance by 20% on each of the Presidential Fitness Test sub areas.

40. Anita Knapp’s Baseline Data

41. Anita Knapp’s Baseline Data 9 9

42. How SMART is this objective? Anita Knapp – Second Grade Teacher During this school year, my students will improve on word knowledge and oral reading fluency.

43. Better SGO for Anita Knapp? Objective Statement: During this school year, 100% of my students will improve in word knowledge and oral reading as measured by PALS. Each student will move up at least a grade level in instructional reading level from fall to spring. Furthermore, students who are below grade level in instructional reading level will increase their instructional reading level by 1.5 years.

44. How SMART is this Objective? Mason Dixon – Government Teacher For the current school year, my students will have the knowledge and skills to be productive members of their society because they will be able to analyze primary and secondary source documents.

45. Better Objective for Mason Dixon? Objective Statement: During this school year, 100% of my students will improve in analyzing primary and secondary source documents. Each student will increase his/her ability to analyze documents by one level on the rating rubric. Furthermore, 75% of students will score at “proficient” or above.

46. How Smart is this Objective? Anne Droid – Basic Technical Drawing/Design/CAD (Teacher N) During this school year, 100% of my students will demonstrate measurable progress in the basic technical drawing by improving at least one performance level on the rubric. At least 85% of my students will score proficient on the end of the year performance assessment according to line quality, neatness, accuracy, and title block.

47. Anne Droid’s Data Percent of students scoring proficient or higher on a four-level rubric

48. Revise Maria’s SGO Original SGO Statement: In the current school year, the students will achieve an average of 1 year’s gain using the STAR Math assessment for students below, on, and above grade level as tested in August. Revised SGO Statement:

49. Revise Maria’s SGO Original SGO Statement: In the current school year, the students will achieve an average of 1 year’s gain using the STAR Math assessment for students below, on, and above grade level as tested in August. Revised SGO Statement: In the current school year, all students will achieve at least 1 year’s gain using the STAR math assessment; students in the below grade level category will achieve at least 1.2 year’s gain.

50. Step 3: Create and Implement Teaching & Learning Strategies