The final piece: Student Growth

June 2013

Agenda
3 reminders An introduction to Student Growth Objectives (SGO)

Some time to experience the SGO process

Opening Activity- How Likely?

Then and now

Reminder #1: State Regulations on Tested Areas Weighting Non Tested Areas
SGP 30% Practic e 55% SGO 15% SGO 15%

Practic e 85%

Reminder #2: Standards & the Sides

Practice Growth
Standards 1-6 Evidence:
Observation (formal long and short) Walk Through (informal) Lesson Plan Review Non Tenured Portfolio Tenured End of Year Reflection Log

Standard 7 Evidence
Student Growth Percentile (SGP)30% for tested areas Student Growth Objectives (15%)

Each standard is of equal value

State calculated

Reminder #3: Student Growth Percentile (SGP)

State tested areas of ELA and Math only (Grades 4-8) Growth students make in one year as compared to typical academic peers in NJ
SBS D

Students in same grade who took the same test, received similar results & have similar test history (e.g. more or less 220)
Did the students make same

Introducing the Student Growth Objective

(SGO)

Intro will include:

A definition The purpose The type of SGO we will most likely use in SBSD Two sample Math SGOs Details
How many Who will develop them What kinds of assessments we are able to use Timeline What we are thinking about doing with SGOs at your level

The SGO form we will use

What is an SGO?
Its a locally developed, long-term, annual academic goal that teachers set forth for groups of students Its a SMART goal (which we have been doing S.B. for many years).
Specific Measureable Achievable but ambitious Rigorous and related to standards (curriculum) Time-bound (between 2 points in time)
Note: Progress toward SGOs must be determined by March 31.

Whats the purpose of SGO?

Its a measure of progress over time toward a challenging academic goal.

Its purposeful instruction toward this goal.

Its careful monitoring of student progress toward the goal. It fosters collegial conversations about growth and learning. It yields a deeper understanding of students strengths and weaknesses.
-excerpts from State SGO Guidebook

What type of SGO will we most likely use?

GENERAL TIERED SGO
This type of SGO focuses on an entire student population (e.g. all US History II students, all first graders) for a set period of time But it tiers students based on pre-test results and/or prior preparedness levels The expectation is that ALL students will grow but each tier will grow at a different pace

Why take a tiered approach?

Wide range of preparedness & ability in any class. SGO for all might be too low for some & too high for others. Sobreak down the SGO into levels or tiers based on student preparation.

SGO is more likely to be ambitious & feasible for wide range.

Low level of preparedness: Students who have yet to master pre-requisite knowledge or skills needed for this course. Medium level of preparedness: Students who are appropriately prepared to meet the demands of the course.

Sample Tiered SGO: Elementary Math

(based on unit of study)

For the 2013-2014 school year, 100% of the first grade students will make measureable progress in their grade level math unit on Number Sense. Furthermore
At least 75% will pass the End-ofUnit Math Assessment. And, those who do not pass will make gains of at least 25% on the

Another Sample: Algebra I

(based on non cumulative midterm)
For the 2013-2014 school year, 100% of the students will make measureable progress in Algebra I. The students will achieve as follows: Students in the lowest level of preparedness (below 30% on the pretest) will achieve a target score of 60% on the midterm. Students in the middle level of preparedness (30--60% on the pretest) will achieve a target score of 70% on the midterm. Students in the highest level of preparedness (higher than 60% on the pretest) will achieve a target score of 80% on

How many SGOs are required?

1 for tested areas (with an SGP score)

2 for tested areas where class size does or may fall below 20
2 for all other teachers 1 for all education specialists

Who will develop the SGOs?

This will be done collaboratively with teachers and supervisors.

SGOs can be developed for:

Grade (e.g. Kindergarten), Department (e.g. Science), Course (e.g. Financial Literacy), or Field (e.g. Instrumental Music)

Supervisors will partner with selected teachers to draft SGOs to share with the broader community of teachers Principals have approval on the final SGOs

What assessments can be used?

What we CANNOT use: State Tests may not be used as SGO assessments for teachers receiving SGP. End of year testing/final exams cannot be used. What we CAN use:
National Tests (e.g. old AP Tests that can be used pre & mid year or March) District Standardized Tests (e.g. pre/post unit assessments) Purchased Standardized Assessments (e.g. FitnessGram) Art Portfolio Assessments, Project-based Assessments, Research Tasks Performance Tasks (science labs, sight reading in music, drama performance, PE demonstration, public

What is the timeline?

Timeframe June Task Choose, purchase, or develop assessments and draft SGO Share drafts of SGOs Share final SGO Pre Test and/or Determine Starting Point (preparedness) Establish SGO Action Plans Final approval of SGO Follow plan; track progress Post Test Check-in on action plans & revise accordingly Analyze results & reflect on Whos Involved Supervisor with partner teachers Supervisors; Principals Teachers with supervisors

End of June (hopefully!) September & October

October 23 PD Day November 15 October- March January (mid-year) April

All Principals Teachers Teachers & Supervisors Teachers &

Preliminary Thoughts for K3

K-2
TBD: Reading SGO (perhaps using concepts about print in K or sight word lists or maybe running records in 1-2) Math SGO using District End-of-Unit Tests

Grade 3
TBD: Reading SGO (perhaps using running records) or a Writing SGO (using pre/post writing sample scored with the NJ Rubric) Math SGO using District End-of-Unit Tests

Preliminary thoughts for Grades 4-5 and Specialists

Grades 4-5
SGP SGO
Math SGO using District End-of-Unit Tests OR ELA SGO The ELA SGO will be either a Reading SGO (maybe using running records) or a Writing SGO (pre/post writing sample scored w/NJ Rubric). Principals will decide which subject area based on school/student needs.

Note: For tested areas where class size falls below 20, both the ELA and Math SGOs will be applied

Specialists (Art Example)

Visual Arts Test of Knowledge (multiple choice; pre/post test) Visual Arts Test of Skill (performance task; pre/post)

Is there an SGO template? Yes.

Play Time:
Pretend we have a School-wide SGO.

School SGO: ELA Vocabulary

Pretend that an SGO has been established for the entire school to build students acquisition of more complex words/vocabulary. As background, read the Three Tiers of Words overview. (This comes from the Common Core State Standards which we all own!) Now, using the SGO Form, read over #2, 3 and 4 to get a sense of the vocabulary SGO and why it has been identified as an area of need.

If you were to describe one of your classes this year, what might you say about them holistically as learners? What would you want your evaluators to know. Fill in #1.
Share with your table group.

What would be 2-3 strategies that you could employ within your area of content toward this SGO. Think about rigor. Brainstorm what you might do for #5 (Action Plan).
Share with your table group.

Share with the group.

One action that could be taken.

Final Day of Training This Year:

June 26, 2013
Putting it all together. The puzzle will be complete.