Williamsport Area School District
Student Learning Objectives (SLO) and Differentiated Supervision Goal Declaration
Name:
Subject/Grade
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Teacher Signature:
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The Williamsport Area School District recognizes the importance and inter-connected relationship between student
achievement and professional development. Through this goal setting process, educators will identify specific student
learning objectives AND the needed professional development to improve instructional practices that will support this
achievement.
 Step 1: Student Learning Objectives (SLO) are goals to document a measure of educator effectiveness based on
student achievement of content standards. SLOs are a part of Pennsylvania’s multiple-measure, comprehensive
system of Education Effectiveness authorized by Act 82 (HB 1901).
 Step 2: Differentiated Supervision provides a framework for professional growth designed to improve teacher
effectiveness, instructional practices, and student achievement. ALL teachers are required to adopt a professional
learning goal in Step 2.
Step I-SLO: The first step in the goal setting process is to identify a student learning objective that is standards-based,
aligns to the achievement goals of the school and/or district, is measurable, and establishes performance targets.
Before choosing a SLO, educators should review the bank of SLO’s published by grade levels and subject areas. Then, adopt
an existing SLO, request a modification, or request from their supervisor the opportunity to develop a SLO to specifically
meet a student achievement measure more specific to their content area. Please remember: A SLO is based on students, needs
to be standards-based, have clearly defined assessment(s), be measurable, and have delineated student performance
goals/targets. * attach SLO Template to this form. Non-teaching professionals and preapproved special education teachers
are not required to complete a SLO.
Step 2- Differentiated Supervision Goal: Discuss with your supervisor the instructional practices and professional
development needed to implement and accomplish the student learning objective goal and/or a chosen professional growth
goal. Review the Differentiated Supervision options below, choose an option, and write a professional growth goal related to
a professional growth area of interest or the chosen SLO. Check an option below.
☐ Formal Observation
☐ Self-Directed Growth
☐ SLO Self-Direct Growth Goal that connects the SLO to an instructional professional growth area
☐ Action Research
☐ Teacher-Directed Study Group list of participants, study emphasis of group, book title/publisher/price. A log of
individual discussion and meetings must be kept. Prior to submission of goal, the book and study emphasis must be
approved by Supervising Administrator and Assistant Superintendent.
ALL teachers must submit a Professional Growth Goal related to Differentiated Supervision option selected
The following choices are limited to Instructional II teachers and previously trained clinical supervision/peer coaching
participants or individuals who plan to attend the required dates: Summer 2015, October, and January.
☐ Clinical Supervision with:
☐ Peer Coaching with:
*Please note by choosing this option, the first training will be held during the summer, a maximum number of participants
will be capped at 16, participants. Priority will be given to two individuals per building. For either training, each participant
is required to work with a partner. A new participant may request clinical supervision (working with an administrator) or
peer coaching (working with a teaching colleague) with an individual who was previously trained.
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Revised 5/05/15
Williamsport Area School District
Student Learning Objectives (SLO) and Differentiated Supervision Option
First draft of the SLO and professional goal conference need to be discussed with your supervising administrator
by September 25, 2015.
Goal forms requiring revisions must be revised and returned to the principal or supervisor
by October 23, 2015.
Principal/Supervisor Signature________________________________________________________________
Educator Signature_________________________________________________________________________
The SLO and Differentiated Supervision goal and option are discussed with your supervisor 3x a year; beginning
of year, middle of year, and end of year.
Conference
Beginning of Year
Mid Year
End of Year
Date
Admin Initial
Teacher Initial
Conference notes on SLO performance progress, professional goal and differentiated supervision option
Revised 5/05/15