Ms. Omentum
95 Students
3 sections of Grade 7 Life Science with 25, 23, 25, students
respectively, 1 section of Grade 8 Physical Sciences with 22
students
No State- provided growth measure currently exists for the NYS Gr8 ILS Test
Largest course/assessment combination is Gr. 7 with a total of 73 students so one SLO must cover/be
developed for these classes; since 73/95 is 77% which represents >50% and is considered the
majority of this teacher’s 95 students (must use district developed common assessment as evidence
in the SLO)
Q: What about the other class of students in Gr 8? A: This is an option that could be considered for
local measure of student growth/achievement
Sample Science SLO’s
Ms. Omentum Student Learning Objective
Populati
on
Grade 7 Life Science; all 73 students (see attached roster with baseline student information)
Learning
Content
New York State Learning Standards for Intermediate Level Science: Living Environment. All intermediate level
Living Environment Standards and Performance Indicators will be focused on during the interval of instruction
Interval
September-June 2012-13
Evidence
1. District-wide common pre-assessment administered at the beginning of the school year.
2. District-wide common summative assessment will be administered in June 2013
Baseline
1. Scores ranged from 8% to 42% on the District-wide pre-assessment
(Please see attachment for student roster with all baseline data).
Target(s)
and
HEDI
Scoring
1.) Student targets will be measured by the District-wide common summative assessment in June 2013 grouped
as follows:
A. 90% of students who scored 0-20% on baseline will score 65% or higher
B. 90 % of students who scored 21-30% on baseline will score 75% or higher
C. 90 % of students who scored 31-40% on baseline will score 85% or higher
D. 90% of students who scored 41 + on baseline will score 95% or higher
Highly Effective: 91% + make group target
Effective: 80-90% make target
Developing: 50-79% make group target
Ineffective: 0-49% make group target
Highly
Effective
(18-20 pts)
Effective
(9-17 pts)
Developing
(3-8pts)
Ineffective
(0-2pts)
20
19
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
9710
0
9496
%
9193
%
8890
%
87
%
86
%
85
%
84
%
83
%
82
%
81
%
80
%
7579
%
7074
%
6569
%
6064
%
5559
%
5054
%
2149
%
120
%
0
%
Ms. Omentum’s SLO continued….
Rationale
The diagnostic pre-assessment is focused on the performance indicators and major understandings
that all students must demonstrate proficiency with in order to be successful on the District-wide
common summative assessment at the end of the year. Since 100% of students demonstrated
understanding of less than 42% of the content/process skills, my goal is to provide them with
differentiated instruction (embedded with elements of the Common Core for ELA and Math as
appropriate within the science standards) to ensure proficiency on the summative assessment in
June, 2013. In addition, we will monitor/evaluate progress towards meeting this goal via a common
quarter 2 and quarter 3 assessment to guide subsequent instruction/instructional needs. The
overarching rationale is to ensure that students are prepared for the transition to Grade 8 Science,
and for advanced courses of study in the life sciences as they enter high school (Regents Living
Environment, Honors, AP Biology) and ultimately for college and career readiness.
Science SLO Overall Growth Component Rating
(20)
SAMPLE
Ms. Omentum
SLO SUBJECT
Target (as approved by evaluator)
2 Grade 7
Science
Sections with
73 students
A. 90% of students who scored 020% on baseline will score 65% or
higher
B. 90 % of students who scored 2130% on baseline will score 75% or
higher
C. 90 % of students who scored 3140% on baseline will score 85% or
higher
D. 90% of students who scored 41 +
on baseline will score 95% or higher
Overall
Growth
Component
Rating
(20)
Actual Result
A. 88% of group A scored 65 or
better
B. 91% of group B scored 75 or
better
C. 82% of group C scored 85 or
better
D. 84% of group D scored 95 or
better
Evaluator SLO Score
A=17
B= 18
C= 11
D= 13
_____________
59/4
HEDI score = 15
SLO 1
SLO 2
Step 1: Assess results of each SLO
separately
15/20
NA
Step 2: Weight each SLO
proportionately
NA
NA
Step 3: Calculate proportional
points for each SLO
NA
NA
OVERALL GROWTH COMPONENT SCORE (20) = 15 Points EFFECTIVE