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Student Learning/Support

Objectives (SLO/SSO)-Orientation Module-

Student Learning/Support Objectives

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Module 0Orientation to the SLO/SSO Process

Goal• Design ● Build ● Review student learning/support

objectives (SLO/SSO) for use in guiding instruction (and/or support services); while determining student mastery or growth as part of an educator effectiveness system.

Objectives• Participants will :

1. Explore the Student Learning/Support Objective concept2. Review common terminology3. Examine the process components4. Engage in the online training material

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Orientation

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CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

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Student Learning Objective (SLO)• An indicator of educator effectiveness based on

student achievement of targeted content standards.

Student Support Objective (SSO)• An indicator of professional effectiveness based on

services provided to support student achievement.

What is a Student Learning/Support Objective?

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Five-Step Process1. Develop a goal statement2. Identify content or professional

standards3. Create a blueprint with objectives and

assessments4. Review the completed template5. Evaluate student performance

How is it Done?

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Design Coherency

GOAL STATEMENT

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OBJECTIVES

PERFORMANCE MEASURES & TARGETS

ALL STUDENTSFOCUSED

STUDENTS

Guiding PrinciplesSLO

1. Represent student performance in a specific course or subject area taught by the educator.

SSO2. Represent student performance in an identified

area of need to support achievement and school success.

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Guiding Principles (cont.)SLO2. Align to a set of Targeted Content Standards that represent the depth and breadth of the Goal Statement.

SSO2. Align to a set of Professional Standards that reflect the Goal Statement.

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Guiding Principles (cont.)SLO & SSO

3. Contain results from high-quality performance measures collected in an equitable, verifiable, and standardized manner.

4. Use metrics based on two time-bound events (i.e., data collection periods) or on summative performance measures with defined levels of achievement.

5. Include performance targets linked to performance measures. 10

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TERMINOLOGY

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Student Learning Objective (SLO)• An indicator of educator effectiveness based

on student achievement of targeted content standards.

Student Support Objective (SSO)• An indicator of professional effectiveness

based on services provided to support student achievement.

Terminology

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Assessment Literacy• The skills, knowledge, and concepts

associated with sound assessment practices, including the critical review of technical evidence.

Goal Statement• A narrative that articulates a key concept/service

upon which the SLO/SSO is based.

Terminology (cont.)

Content Standards• The content standards are those adopted by the state and used

to develop SLOs. • The content standards articulate the knowledge, skills, and

abilities students are expected to know and be able to demonstrate at a particular stage of their education.

Professional Standards• Professional standards are typically provided by national

associations (e.g., American School Counselor Association) and used to develop SSOs.

• Job descriptions or state professional standards can be used in developing SSOs in the absence of national standards.

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Terminology (cont.)

Instructional Strategy• An approach used by educators that facilitates students’ ability

to learn the key concepts in the Goal Statement and the Targeted Content Standards.

• Instructional strategies “drive” instruction as students work to meet specific learning objectives.

Implementation Strategy• The process of allocating resources to accomplish the primary

service goal delineated among the Targeted Professional Standards.

• Implementation strategies combine resources, management approaches, communication skills, and “strategic maps” in order to achieve the desired outcomes.

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Terminology (cont.)

Objectives• Specific, measureable performance indicators that are

both achievable and relevant (given a reasonable time frame).

Focused Students/Clients• Within the greater SLO/SSO student population, a

designated group of students who have customized objectives.

Starting and End Points• Baseline information about student achievement• Aggregate performance information at the end of the

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Terminology (cont.)

Performance Measure• A tool used to measure a student’s mastery (or

improvement) of the skills, knowledge, and concepts that the Targeted Content Standards address. For SSOs, the performance measure is associated with the identified professional standard(s).

Performance Target• A statement of the expected level of

achievement/performance on each performance measure.

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Terminology (cont.)

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PROCESS PHASE

The student learning/support objective process includes three phases: • Design(ing): think, organize, discuss, research• Build(ing): select, develop, complete, share • Review(ing): check, refine, edit, update, test

The SLO/SSO process contains five procedural steps “nested” within the three phases (see Slide 6).

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Process Phases

Process Components

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STEP #1 Goal

STEP #2 Standard

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STEP #3 Blueprin

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FormSTEP #5

QA

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DESIGN Phase

• Think about which content/professional standards to measure.

• Organize standards and measures.• Discuss collective goals with colleagues.• Research what constitutes a high-quality SLO/SSO.

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• Select the performance measures. • Develop performance targets and

expectations.• Complete the template.• Share the draft materials with

colleagues.

BUILD Phase

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• Check the SLO/SSO, including the performance measures, for quality.

• Refine the performance measures and targets.

• Edit the text and prepare discussion points for the principal/supervisor.

• Update the completed SLO/SSO with performance data (once the data become available).

REVIEW Phase

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TRAINING

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Integrated SLO/SSO Training

Training Phases

Module 2Building SLOs

Module 1Designing SLOs

SLO/SSO Process

Module 3Reviewing SLOs

Module 0 Orientation

Assessment Literacy

Process via Quick Start

Module 1Designing SSOs

Module 2Building SSOs

Module 3Reviewing SSOs

Training Describes the procedures within each of the three (3)

phases (i.e., Design, Build, and Review). Provides examples and information about the process.

Templates Assist in developing customized student learning

objectives (SLO) or student support objectives (SSO), including performance measures.

Resources Supplement the core training material.

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SLO/SSO Components

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Online Resources

Homeroom is RIA’s web-based learning platform (http://www.reseachinaction.net) containing: • Online training materials, including web-based

forms • Downloadable student learning/support

objective (SLO/SSO) training files• Print-ready demonstrations/models

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Orientation to the SLO/SSO Process• Shared how the student

learning/support objective (SLO/SSO) process involves three phases, each having three components that integrate the training experience.

• Reviewed the SLO/SSO terminology and online training material.

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Summary