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June 4 2014

June 4 2014. Student Growth Objectives Unifying Standards, Instruction, and Assessment to Improve Student Learning. Agenda. 2. Understanding Student Growth Objectives. Practice. Student Achievement. Teacher Practice. Student Growth Objective (SGO ). Student Growth Percentile (SGP ).

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June 4 2014

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  1. June 4 2014 Student Growth ObjectivesUnifying Standards, Instruction, and Assessment to Improve Student Learning

  2. Agenda 2

  3. Understanding Student Growth Objectives Practice Student Achievement TeacherPractice Student Growth Objective(SGO) Student Growth Percentile (SGP) Summative Rating Eligible Teachers All Teachers

  4. Requirements for Student Achievement Measures TEACHNJ Act • A Student Growth Objective is an academic goal that teachers and evaluators set for groups of students. • It shall be specific and measurable, based on available student learning data, aligned to Core Curriculum Content Standards (or other standards adopted or endorsed by the State Board), and based on growth and/or achievement. • The standards for approval of educator evaluation rubrics at a minimum shall include: • a provision ensuring that performance measures used in the rubric are linked to student achievement.

  5. SGOs are long-term learning goals set by teachers for groups of students and approved by each teacher’s supervisor Student Growth Objectives How What Why Who

  6. Student Growth Objectives Who How What Why • Provide a useful and transparent student-achievement performance measure for every teacher • Promote reflective and collaborative teaching practice • Are flexible and can be used in any teaching circumstance • Promote alignment of standards, instruction and assessment Assessment SGO Instruction Standards

  7. All teachers set SGOs: 15% of summative rating Student Growth Objectives How What Why Who Teachers with an SGP set one or two SGOs Teachers without an SGP set two SGOs Teacher Practice Teacher Practice Student Growth Objectives Student Growth Percentile Student Growth Objectives

  8. Student Growth Objectives How What Why Who

  9. Student Growth Objectives How What Why Who Step 1 Choose or develop a quality assessment aligned to the standards Step 2 Determine students’ starting points Step 3 Set ambitious and achievable SGOs with the approval of the supervisor Step 4 Track progress, refine instruction Step 5 Review results and score in consultation with the supervisor Step 2 Step 4 September By Oct. 31* By Feb. 15 By end of school year Step 1 Step 3 Step 5 Adjustments to SGOs can be made with approval *proposed date

  10. Example 11st- grade reading The following SGO excerpts were developed in collaboration with practicing teachers.

  11. Example 25th-grade ELL–writing

  12. Example 39th-grade Physics

  13. Successes and Challenges in Year 1

  14. Moving into Year 2

  15. Coaching, Communication, and Collaboration • Five workshop series over past 12 months attended by over 3 000 educators • ~350 districts directly touched by workshops and/or implementation team • Rich and numerous website resources including a guidebook, instructional modules, examples, and forms • Collaboration with educators to develop • Specific SGO guidance for groups of educators including ESL, special education, CTE, educational services • SGO examples for different grades and subjects • Workshop materials for improving assessment quality and goal setting

  16. May-June – 27 sessions, 9 locations Summer/Fall - TBD SGO 2.0:From Compliance to Quality Increasing SGO Quality through Better Assessments and Target Setting

  17. Reflections from Educators • Kelly Harmon – ELA, Monmouth County Vocational School District • Jenna Scott – Social Studies, Clearview Regional High School • Kawania Moore – 4th-grade, Roselle Public Schools • Pat Handley – ELA, Clearview Regional High School • How has the SGO process affected your teaching practice and student learning? • What have been some of the challenges of the SGO process? • Moving into year 2, how do you see the SGO process evolving?

  18. Find out more: www.nj.gov/education/AchieveNJ educatorevaluation@doe.state.nj.us 609-777-3788

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