Student Learning Objective (SLO) Template
Date: 8/25/2014
This template should be completed while referring to the SLO Template Checklist.
Last Name: _____________________ First Name: ____________________ Employee # _______________School: ________________________
SLO # 1 or 2 (Circle)
Course Name: IntroToBusiness_C126_Sem Grade Level(s): _____________
Course Code: _____C126______________ Course Sections: _____________, _____________, ____________, _____________, _____________
Please use the guidance provided in addition to this template to develop components of the student learning objective and populate each
component in the space below.
Baseline and Trend Data
What information is being used to inform the creation of the SLO and establish the amount of growth that should take place?
Students in this course will be receiving baseline data from a DAP pretest written by APS and used throughout the district. APS teachers were
appropriately involved in the creation of items as well as the alignment process to content statements thus supporting a high validity level of
the assessments. Results of the pre-assessment were entered into the SLO scoring template. Student strengths and weaknesses were derived
from the pre-assessment data.
General trend data (if available) for my students for this SLO includes:
Upon analyzing my student baseline (pre-test) data, some strengths and weaknesses include:
__________ of __________ students scored in the____ 0_____ - ____10____ range.
__________ of __________ students scored in the ____11____ - ____20____ range.
__________ of __________ students scored in the ____21____ - ____30_____ range.
__________ of __________ students scored in the ____31____ - ____40_____ range.
Other pertinent Baseline/Trend Data (optional):
Student Population
Which students will be included in this SLO? Include course, grade level, and number of students.
This is a __________ Grade IntroToBusiness_C126_Sem Course.
All students will be covered by this SLO. A total of ____students are enrolled. There is/are ____course section(s) covered by this SLO.
__________ student(s) was/were absent and did not take the pre-assessment.
__________ student(s) is/are on IEPs
__________ student(s) is/are ELL – of the ELL students __________ has/have been in school in the US less than 1 year
__________ student(s) is/are African-American
__________ student(s) is/are white
__________ student(s) is/are multi-race
__________ student(s) is/are Asian
__________ student(s) is/are Hispanic
__________ student(s) is/are Native American
__________ student(s) is/are Male
__________ student(s) is/are Female
__________ student(s) is/are in _____ grade
__________ student(s) is/are in 7th grade
__________ student(s) is/are in 8th grade
__________ student(s) is/are in 9th grade
__________ student(s) is/are in 10th grade
__________ student(s) is/are in 11th grade
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__________ student(s) is/are in 12th grade
All students are economically disadvantaged.
Students who missed 45 days (excused or unexcused) will not be included.
Other pertinent Student Population information (optional):
Interval of Instruction
What is the duration of the course that the SLO will cover? Include beginning and end dates.
The Akron Public Schools session for this semester/year long course is from _8/28/2014_ to 1/9/2015--6/4/2015. (Circle or keep appropriate length of course and date.)
Students receive a minimum of one period of instruction daily for one semester/year. The SLO assessment for pre-test benchmarking will be
administered the week(s) of __8/29 - 9/19/2014__ and the post-test benchmarking will be administered the week(s) of _12/1 – 12/19/2014_.
Strategic monitoring, data, and evidence collection will occur between September and December.
Standards and Content
What content will the SLO target? To what related standards is the SLO aligned?
Unit 1: Management
Competency 1.1: Describe business management.
Unit 2: Entrepreneurship
Competency 2.2:
Develop a concept for a new business venture to evaluate its success potential.
Unit 3: Marketing
Competency 3.1:
Competency 3.2:
Describe marketing’s role and function in business.
Acquire foundational knowledge of customer, client and business behavior.
Unit 4: Customer Relationship Management
Competency 4.1:
Explain basic customer relationship management (CRM) concepts.
Competency 4.2:
Foster positive customer relations to enhance company image
Competency 4.3:
Respond appropriately to customers.
Competency 4.4:
Resolve conflicts with and for customers to encourage repeat business.
Competency 4.5:
Deliver quality customer service.
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Unit 5: Business Law
Competency 5.1:
Examine the foundation of United States law.
Unit 6: Risk Management
Competency 6.3:
Abide by risk management policies and procedures for technology.
Competency 6.7:
Determine potential business threats and opportunities to protect and foster a business’ financial well-being.
Competency 6.11:
Implement security policies and procedures.
Competency 6.13:
Implement safety procedures.
Unit 7: Communication Skills
Competency 7.1:
Explain effective communications.
Competency 7.2:
Apply active listening skills.
Competency 7.3:
Apply appropriate verbal skills in business situations.
Competency 7.4:
Make oral presentations.
Competency 7.5:
Utilize effective written communication.
Competency 7.6:
Use proper grammar and vocabulary.
Competency 7.7:
Communicate using telecommunications tools.
Competency 7.8:
Read to acquire meaning from written material.
Competency 7.9:
Follow company guidelines when communicating in the business environment.
Competency 7.10:
Communicate effectively to provide information to staff.
Competency 7.11:
Use communication skills to influence others.
Unit 8: Emotional Intelligence
Competency 8.1:
Explain the concept of emotional intelligence
Competency 8.2:
Explain the role of personality traits in the workplace.
Competency 8.3:
Manage emotional reactions to people and situations.
Competency 8.4:
Identify with others’ feelings, needs and concerns.
Competency 8.5:
Implement teamwork techniques to accomplish goals.
Competency 8.6:
Manage internal and external business relationships.
Competency 8.7:
Describe work ethic standards.
Competency 8.8:
Apply appropriate work ethic.
Competency 8.10:
Apply time management principles.
Competency 8.11:
Function as a self-managed employee.
Competency 8.12:
Apply decision making techniques.
Competency 8.13:
Apply problem solving techniques
Competency 8.14:
Apply conflict resolution skills
Competency 8.15:
Manage stressful situations
Unit 9: Professional Development
Competency 9.1:
Acquire self-development skills.
Competency 9.2:
Participate in career planning.
Competency 9.3:
Explore professional development opportunities
Competency 9.4:
Explore career advancement activities.
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Unit 10: Money and Personal Finance
Competency 10.1:
Describe the fundamental principles of money needed to make financial exchanges.
Competency 10.2:
Analyze personal financial needs and goals.
Competency 10.3:
Manage personal finances.
Competency 10.4:
Explain the use of financial services providers.
Unit 11: Economics
Competency 11.1:
Competency 11.3:
Explain fundamental economic concepts.
Describe business’ contribution to society
Unit 12: Accounting
Competency 12.1:
Competency 12.3:
Acquire foundational knowledge of accounting’s role in a company.
Describe accounting tools used to track money flow and to determine financial status.
Unit 13: Financial Management
Competency 13.1:
Acquire foundational knowledge of finance to recognize its contribution to a business.
Unit 14: Technology
Competency 14.1:
Competency 14.2:
Competency 14.3:
Competency 14.4:
Competency 14.5:
Competency 14.6:
Competency 14.7:
Competency 14.9:
Competency 14.10:
Competency 14.11:
Competency 14.12:
Competency 14.14:
Competency 14.15:
Competency 14.19:
Competency 14.20:
Assess the impact of technology on business activities.
Utilize computer operating systems.
Use the Internet to access available resources.
Perform basic Web search skills.
Demonstrate basic e-mail functions.
Demonstrate personal information management and productivity applications.
Demonstrate basic word processing skills.
Use presentation software.
Create basic databases.
Create basic spreadsheets.
Use advanced spreadsheet functions to communicate information.
Apply the most appropriate applications (word processing, spreadsheet, database, presentation, collaborative groupware, Web) to
record, analyze and present information.
Integrate business software applications.
Develop the skills and knowledge needed to obtain technical support services.
Exhibit legal and ethical behaviors when using technologies.
Unit 15: Information Management
Competency 15.1:
Apply information literacy skills to the workplace.
Competency 15.2:
Acquire a foundational knowledge of information management to recognize its contribution to a business.
Assessment(s)
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What assessment(s) will be used to measure student growth for this SLO?
The assessment for this SLO is a district-created DAP. The DAP is a pre-/post-assessment developed by a team of APS teachers and Learning Specialists.
DAP items are aligned directly to Ohio’s Career Technical Education Standards and APS curriculum guides/maps. Each assessment will consist of 40
items that span the breadth of content taught throughout the semester and give students the opportunity to demonstrate higher order thinking skills.
Growth Target(s)
Considering all available data and content requirements, what growth target(s) can students be expected to reach?
Students PreDAP test scores will be ranked into four quadrants, in percentages of 25 each.
 Accelerated Learners 31-40 points, learning goal of 100% or 40 points raw score.
 Moderate Learners – 21-30 points; learning goal of 80% or 32 points raw score.
 Below Average Learners – 11-20 points; learning goal of 70% or 28 points raw score.
 Poor Performing Learners – 0-10 points; learning goal of 70% or 28 points raw score.
Following the District Goal of cutting the achievement gap in one-half for all students and all subgroups, as measured by the State Local Report Card,
the growth target is set at 50% of the gap between the raw score and the learning goal %. See chart below.
Accelerated Learns: example calculation PreDAP Score = 35
40-35 = 5 = gap 5/2 = 2.5 rounding down to 2. Add this to PreDap 35+2 = 37.
So, PostDAP score needs to be 37 or higher to meet growth target.
PreDap Raw Score
40
39
38
37
36
35
34
Post Dap Growth Target Score
40
40
39
38
38
37
37
33
36
32
36
31
35
Moderate Learners: example calculation for PreDAP Score = 25
32-25 = 7 = gap 7/2 = 3.5 rounding down to 3. Add this to PreDAP 25 + 3 = 28.
So, PostDAP score needs to be 28 or higher to meet growth.
PreDap Raw Score
30
29
28
27
26
25
24
Post Dap Growth Target Score
31
30
30
29
29
28
28
23
27
22
27
21
26
Below Average and Poor Performers: example calculation for PreDAP Score = 9
28-9 = 19 = gap 19/2 = 9.5 rounding down to 9. Add this to PreDAP 9 + 9 = 18.
So, PostDAP score needs to be 18 or higher to meet growth.
PreDap Raw
20
19
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
Score
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8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Post Dap
Growth Target
Score
24
23
23
22
22
21
21
20
20
19
19
18
18
17
17
16
16
15
15
14
14
Rationale for Growth Target(s)
What is your rationale for setting the above target(s) for student growth within the interval of instruction?
Students PreDAP test scores will be ranked into four quadrants, in percentages of 25 each.

Accelerated Learners 31-40 points, learning goal of 100% or 40 points raw score.

Moderate Learners – 21-30 points; learning goal of 80% or 32 points raw score.

Below Average Learners – 11-20 points; learning goal of 70% or 28 points raw score.

Poor Performing Learners – 0-10 points; learning goal of 70% or 28 points raw score.
Following the District Goal of cutting the achievement gap in one-half for all students and all subgroups, as measured by the State Local Report Card, the growth
target is set at 50% of the gap between the raw score and the learning goal %.
Approval Use Only:
SLO Approval Team: _____________________________________________________________
Date_____________________
Administrator’s Signature: ________________________________________________________
Date_____________________
Teacher’s Signature:_____________________________________________________________
Date_____________________
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