Student Growth Measures in Teacher

Evaluation

Module 4: Scoring an Individual SLO

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• Module 1: Introduction to SLOs

• Module 2: Selecting Appropriate Assessments

• Module 3: Using Data to Inform Growth Targets

• Module 4: Scoring an Individual SLO

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Agenda

• After approval, monitor student progress toward the growth targets – Interim or formative assessments

• ODE recommends a midcourse check-in – Suggested timeline: February for full-year course;

otherwise, approximately midpoint in the interval of instruction

• Bring evidence of student progress to discuss – Interim/formative assessment data, student work products,

and other evidence that demonstrate growth is occurring

– Identify students off-target and come prepared to discuss strategies to make up ground

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From SLO Approval to Midcourse Review

The SLO Development Process

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STEP 1: Gather and review available data

STEP 2: Determine the interval of instruction and identify content

STEP 3: Choose assessments and set the growth target

STEP 4: Submit your SLO and prepare for approval and review

STEP 5: Final Scoring of the SLO

Timeline for SLO Implementation:

2013‒2014 and Beyond

September-October—Write and

submit SLOs for approval

November—Receive feedback on the

SLO and, if necessary, revise

January‒End of April—Gather

evidence of student progress

By May 1—The teacher completes

final submission form and meet with

the evaluator to discuss attainment of

the SLO

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Timeline for SLO Scoring

• An SLO final score represents the percentage of

students that met their growth targets.

• The percentage of students that met the growth

target then falls within a range that corresponds

to one of five descriptive and numerical ratings.

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What Comprises an SLO Score?

SLO Scoring Matrix

Percentage of Students That

Met or Exceeded Growth

Target

Descriptive

Rating

Numerical

Rating

90‒100 Most Effective 5

80‒89 Above Average 4

70‒79 Average 3

60‒69 Approaching

Average 2

59 or less Least Effective 1

• A teacher has 100 students included in an SLO.

• 90 students, or 90 percent of students, met their

growth targets.

• This percentage corresponds to a rating of “Most

Effective.”

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SLO Scoring Example

SLO Scoring Matrix

Percentage of Students That

Met or Exceeded Growth

Target

Descriptive

Rating

Numerical

Rating

90‒100 Most Effective 5

80‒89 Above Average 4

70‒79 Average 3

60‒69 Approaching

Average 2

59 or less Least Effective 1

• A streamlined process improves efficiency and

fairness.

• It is the responsibility of the teacher to organize

and present evidence to the evaluator or local

committee.

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SLO Scoring

• Steps in organizing and presenting the evidence:

1. Include a copy of the original, approved SLO

Template and Checklist.

2. Complete the Individual SLO Scoring Template.

3. Include example copies of the final assessments.

• Include any relevant rubrics or an explanation of how the

assessment was scored (e.g., for a portfolio of work or

performance assessment).

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Preparing for SLO Scoring

• (Handout 4.1) This template is used to present the data to demonstrate whether or not targets have been met for individual students and includes the aggregate percentage of students meeting the target.

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Individual SLO Scoring Template

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Sample Scoring Example

• Determine overall attainment of SLOs

• Discuss factors that may have impacted SLO

attainment

• Plan to use the results of the SLOs to inform

professional development and goals for next year

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Meeting with the Evaluator

• Ms. Apple is meeting with her principal to discuss

attainment of her SLOs.

• Review the information Ms. Apple is bringing into

to her meeting (Handout 4.3). This information

contains just the most essential information.

• Administrators: What you might discuss with the

teacher if you were the evaluator?

• Teachers: What evidence would you bring to a

meeting with your evaluator?

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Freeze Frame Activity

• The local education agency (LEA) will submit the

district plan in the electronic Teacher and

Principal Evaluation System (eTPES) beginning

September 2013 for 2013-14.

– The plan will provide default percentages attributed to

types of student growth measures based on three

categories of teachers.

• Designated administrators from LEAs will enter

teacher scores into eTPES.

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Student Growth Measure Scoring

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District Plan Example (eTPES)

Teacher

Category

Value-

Added

Vendor

Assessment

10%‒50%

LEA Measure

Total

SLO/Other Shared

Attribution

A1 (Value-

Added)

50% 0% 0% 50%

A2 (Value-

Added)

40% 10% 0% 50%

B (Vendor

Assessment)

30% 10% 10% 50%

C (LEA

Measure)

40% 10% 50%

• Percentages within student growth measures plan

may vary across teachers if the district believes

there is reason.

– Consistency across similar circumstances

– Comparability across grades and subjects

– Individual teachers do not choose percentage

attributed to measures.

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Variation in Student Growth Measure

Percentages Across Teachers

• A worksheet similar to the following will be

completed for each teacher. See Handout 4.4.

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Entering Student Growth Measure Scores

Per Teacher (eTPES)

SLO/Other Score Shared Attribution Score

MRM Composite _______ Vendor 1 _______ SLO 1 _______ Shared Attribution _______

URM Composite _______ Vendor 2 _______ SLO 2 _______

Vendor 3 _______ SLO 3 _______

Vendor 4 _______ SLO 4 _______

Vendor 5 _______ SLO 5 _______

Value-Added

Score

Vendor Assessment

Score

SLO/Other

Score

Shared Attribution

Score

Value-Added

Percentage

Vendor Assessment

Percentage

SLO/Other

Percentage

Shared Attribution

Percentage

STUDENT GROWTH MEASURES =

Value-Added Score Vendor Assessment Score

LEA Measure

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Handout 4.4.

SLO/Other Score Shared Attribution Score

MRM Composite _______ Vendor 1 _______ SLO 1 _______ Shared Attribution _______

URM Composite _______ Vendor 2 _______ SLO 2 _______

Vendor 3 _______ SLO 3 _______

Vendor 4 _______ SLO 4 _______

Vendor 5 _______ SLO 5 _______

Value-Added

Score

Vendor Assessment

Score

SLO/Other

Score

Shared Attribution

Score

Value-Added

Percentage

Vendor Assessment

Percentage

SLO/Other

Percentage

Shared Attribution

Percentage

STUDENT GROWTH MEASURES =

Value-Added Score Vendor Assessment Score

LEA Measure

• Once the individual SLO scores are input into eTPES, the

system will generate a final score that incorporates scores

from all student growth measures.

• Teacher index score converted to an effectiveness rating

– Above

– Expected

– Below

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Final Student Growth Measure Score

• What stumbling blocks or concerns do you

anticipate that LEAs and teachers will have

around SLO scoring and combined student

growth measure scoring?

• What questions do you still have?

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Reflection

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Modules 1-4

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End of Module 4