Student Learning Objectives (SLO) Closeout and Reflection Webinar

**The models and information shared within this webinar are for informational purposes only. NYSED does not endorse or recommend any of the approaches described.

Webinar Protocol • Close any open windows/programs on your computer and actively participate in the webinar as appropriate. • Place your phone/microphone on mute during the webinar. • Use the “Question Box” for questions/comments. There will be designated times that the facilitator asks for participant feedback and/or questions. • Minimize your “Dashboard” in order to enhance viewing of the presentation.

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At the end of this session you will be able to:

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• Identify key resources available on EngageNY to gather assessment data and calculate HEDI outcomes. • Analyze student and teacher performance data using available SLO closeout tools.

• Reflect on SLO results to inform instructional decisions and approaches.

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Four Phases of the SLO Process

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Purposes of SLOs

Focus on student outcomes

Vehicle for continuous improvement

Make connections between instruction and learning

Foster enhanced teaching practices

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SLO Results Analysis Phase Thinking strategically about the Results Analysis phase of the SLO process offers important benefits for instructional planning.

Results Analysis 1. Administer the summative assessments. Closeout

2. Gather summative assessment results (score and record). 3. Calculate outcomes and translate to HEDI scores.

Reflection

4. Organize, review, and reflect on data to inform classroom, school-wide, and district-wide decisions around student academic goals and instructional decisions.

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SLO Closeout: Administration of Assessments and Collection of Results Results Analysis

1. Administer the summative assessments. Closeout

2. Gather summative assessment results (score and record). 3. Calculate outcomes and translate to HEDI scores.

Reflection

4. Organize, review, and reflect on data to inform classroom, school-wide, and district-wide decisions around student academic goals and instructional decisions.

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SLO Closeout: Administration of Assessments and Collection of Results Key Resource 1: SLO Results Analysis Webinar I •http://www.engageny.org/resource/sloresults-analysis-webinar •Outlines multiple approaches to scoring summative assessments and offers suggestions related to team scoring •Provides information regarding the “vested interest rule” as it relates to scoring assessment results

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SLO Closeout: Administration of Assessments and Collection of Results Key Resource 2: The SLO Guidance Document •http://www.engageny.org/sites/de fault/files/resource/attachments/sl o-guidance.pdf •Section 6: “Putting it all Together” •Highlights sample SLO scoring models for the Comparable Growth Measures subcomponent and corresponding illustrative examples using the State‐determined scoring bands 9

SLO Closeout: Administration of Assessments and Collection of Results Questions for Teacher Reflection:  What seem to be the challenges for those students who are not meeting the target?  What additional student data might help explain why certain students did, or did not, meet their growth and achievement targets?  What instructional strategies might increase the likelihood for success?  Did the assessments chosen accurately reflect student learning as it relates to state-, district-, or school-wide goals?

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SLO Closeout: Administration of Assessments and Collection of Results Questions for Administrator Reflection:  What tools were used to document, report, and/or provide feedback for analyzing student achievement (answer keys, machine scoring template, rubric - generalized or task specific, checklists/lists of criteria, etc.)?  How do the results reflect an overall understanding of the targeted goal?  How closely do student scores reflect your school/district/BOCES goals?  How do you support the professional development needs that arise from SLO development?  What steps has your school/district/BOCES taken to ensure that SLOs are sufficiently rigorous and consistent across the board?

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SLO Closeout: Calculating Assessment Outcomes and Translating to HEDI Scores Results Analysis 1. Administer the summative assessments. 2. Gather summative assessment results (score and record). Closeout

Reflection

3. Calculate outcomes and translate to HEDI scores. 4. Organize, review, and reflect on data to inform classroom, school-wide, and district-wide decisions around student academic goals and instructional decisions.

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SLO Closeout: Calculating Assessment Outcomes and Translating to HEDI Scores Key Resource 1: The SLO Guidance Document •

http://www.engageny.org/sites/default/files/resource/attachments/ slo-guidance.pdf

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Section 3: Information on translating SLO results into HEDI ratings and setting growth targets

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SLO Closeout: Calculating Assessment Outcomes and Translating to HEDI Scores Key Resource 2: SLO Results Analysis Webinar I • Provides guidance on the use of spreadsheets to help maintain proper student linkage data and organize assessment results for teachers with individual SLOs • Includes examples of the process for converting summative assessment scores into HEDI scores and rating categories

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SLO Closeout: Calculating Assessment Outcomes and Translating to HEDI Scores Key Resource 3: SLO Results Analysis Webinar II •http://www.engageny.org/resource/slo-results-analysiswebinar-ii •Provides practical steps for utilizing and understanding the SLO Calculator Tool’s capabilities •Guidance on using the HEDI calculator for individual educators as well as for generating a menu of tailored summary reports

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SLO Closeout: Calculating Assessment Outcomes and Translating to HEDI Scores SLO Calculator

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SLO Closeout: Calculating Assessment Outcomes and Translating to HEDI Scores Key Resource 4: HEDI Calculator with Summary Report Generator •

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http://www.engageny.org/sites/default/files/re source/attachments/hedi_calculator_with_su mmary_report_generator.xlsm Allows administrators to input data from multiple SLOs to create summary reports which provide teacher-level SLO data, student linkage information, and HEDI scores

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SLO Closeout: Calculating Assessment Outcomes and Translating to HEDI Scores • Click first on the “Reports to Run” worksheet tab and then click on “Show Report Menu”

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SLO Closeout: Calculating Assessment Outcomes and Translating to HEDI Scores HEDI Calculator with Summary Report Generator:

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SLO Closeout: Calculating Assessment Outcomes and Translating to HEDI Scores Summary of all SLO data for each staff member:

Staff names and associated scores:

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SLO Closeout: Calculating Assessment Outcomes and Translating to HEDI Scores Staff names and associated student numbers:

Staff names with corresponding final weighted HEDI scores:

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SLO Closeout: Calculating Assessment Outcomes and Translating to HEDI Scores Questions for Reflection:  How clearly was the process for calculating SLO outcomes and arriving at HEDI scores for individual teachers articulated? Was it transparent?  How would you describe the process of checks and balances to ensure data accuracy and integrity?  What steps could your district/BOCES take to improve upon this process in the future to ensure that SLO results are efficiently converted into HEDI ratings? What additional training or learning is needed to ensure the results are calculated and used properly?

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SLO Closeout: Calculating Assessment Outcomes and Translating to HEDI Scores Questions for Reflection:    

What is contributing to the success or challenges in educators meeting the academic targets set forth in SLOs? How did the evaluation process and professional development supports help educators improve their practice? What professional development will help educators work successfully with students to meet the targets set for next school year? How do the results direct goals set within teacher improvement plans?

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SLO Reflection and Implications for Future SLOs Results Analysis 1. Administer the summative assessments. Closeout

2. Gather summative assessment results (score and record). 3. Calculate outcomes and translate to HEDI scores.

Reflection

4. Organize, review, and reflect on data to inform classroom, school-wide, and districtwide decisions around student academic goals and instructional decisions.

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SLO Results Analysis: Next Steps

1. Preparation

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SLO Reflection Key Resource 1: SLO Results Analysis Webinar I •

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Practical steps for successfully closing out SLOs and considerations for reflection and strategic planning for the upcoming school year “Reflecting on SLO Results to Inform Instructional Decisions and Approaches” slides

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SLO Reflection Key Resource 2: “Leading the SLO Process in Your School” Webinar •

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http://www.engageny.org/sites/default/files/resource/attachments/ leading_the_student_learning_objective_process_in_your_school .pdf “System Reflection/Monitoring” slide • Suggestions for monitoring and reflecting on the quality of SLOs “Learning from the Experience” slide • Potential teacher survey questions and other metrics to evaluate the SLO process Information on SLO end-of-year conferences

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SLO Reflection Key Resource 3: Reform Support Network: “Quality Control Toolkit for Student Learning Objectives •

http://www.engageny.org/sites/default/file s/resource/attachments/rsn-slotoolkit.pdf

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Outlines approaches for assessing SLO quality through state- and district-level examples

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Provides guidance on metrics for using SLO results in principal evaluations and auditing the SLO process

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SLO Reflection Key Resources 4 and 5: The Multi-State Rubric for SLO quality and annotated SLO samples

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SLO Results Analysis: Next Steps As you proceed through the Results Analysis phase and toward preparation for the next round of SLOs, it may be useful to revisit the process you went through at the beginning of the year to set SLOs and establish performance targets. Please see the following Webinars for a refresher on SLO Preparation and Development: • • • •

SLO101: http://www.engageny.org/resource/student-learning-objectives-101 SLO 102: http://www.engageny.org/resource/slo-102-for-teachers SLO 103: http://www.engageny.org/resource/slo-103-for-teachers SLO Target Setting Model Webinar: http://www.engageny.org/resource/criticaldecisions-within-student-learning-objectives-slos-target-setting-models

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