Educator Effectiveness Toolkit - Student Learning and Growth

SLG goals are detailed, measurable goals for student learning and growth developed collaboratively by educators and their evaluators. They are based on student learning needs identified by a review of students’ baseline skills. SLG goals are aligned to standards and clearly describe specific learning targets students are expected to meet. Goals are rigorous, yet attainable.

Guidance for Educator Evaluations

This one-page brief is provided to aid districts in their planning for evaluations.

Guidance for Setting Student Learning and Growth Goals(SLG)

This document represents the revised ODE guidance on setting Student Learning and Growth goals and reflects changes that are the result of the passage of ESSA. Note: It is recommended that Chrome be used for viewing this document.

Sample Goals

The sample goals below include examples that were collected during the district Peer Review Process as well as those developed through ODE sponsored workgroups. These goals are provided as a sample of the diverse ways districts approach goal setting and are intended to be used as a reference.

Specialists

Specialist Goal Setting Template

• Counselors
  • Middle School Attendance 1
  • Middle School Attendance 2
  • High School 40 40 20
  • High School Grad Rate
• Librarians
  • Elementary- 4th grade
  • Elementary- 5th grade
  • High School History
• Special Education
  • Reading - 1st grade
  • Reading - ELA
  • Life Skills - Attending
  • Life Skills - Discussion
• Speech Pathologists
  • Alternative Communication
  • Expressive Language
• TOSAs

  Beginning Teacher Mentor
  

Teachers

Teacher Goal Setting Template

• Sample Elementary SLG Goals
  • 1st Grade Math
  • English Learners
  • 4th Grade Math
  • 4th Grade Reading
  • 5 Grade Reading
• Middle School
  • 6th Grade Social Science
  • 8th Grade Math
  • Music
• High School
  • Social Science
  • Algebra
  • Honors Math
  • Welding
  • Chemistry

Administrators

Administrator Goal Setting Template

Sample Administrator SLG Goals

• 3rd Grade Math
• Reading (Middle School)
• English Learners (Middle School)
• Writing (High School)
• Curriculum Director

Tools and Templates

• SLG Goal Quality Review Checklist

  Before SLG goals are used in teacher and administrator evaluations, this checklist should be used in order to approve them. For an SLG goal to be approved, all criteria must be met.

• SLG Goal Checklist with Guiding Questions

  NOTE: The questions included in this version of the checklist are provided for guidance only. They are not part of checklist that is required for use by districts.

• Student Learning and Growth Goal Resource Library

  This bank of sample goals gathered from other states was developed by the Center on Great Teachers and Leaders and is searchable by grade level, subject and type of educator.

Module - Student Learning and Growth Goals Foundations
This PowerPoint focuses on the purpose and requirements of SLG goals, examines the difference between growth goals and achievement goals and provides sample goals for participants to practice with. NOTE: This PPT is part of a 1 1/2- 2 hour module and includes activities and facilitator notes for replication in districts.

• Student Learning and Growth Goals 2 Pager
• Goal Sorting Slip Activity
• Administrator SLG Goal 1
• Administrator SLG Goal 2
• Teacher SLG Goal 1
• Teacher SLG Goal 2

For more information on this topic, please contact the Educator Effectiveness help desk.