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This is a sample SLO from the Utah Office of Education focused on second-grade English Language Arts.

This is a sample SLO from the Utah Office of Education focused on first-grade English Language Arts.

This is a sample SLO from the Utah Office of Education focused on sports marketing.

This is a sample SLO from the Utah Office of Education focused on medical terminology.

This is a sample SLO from the Utah Office of Education focused on marketing.

This is a sample SLO from the Utah Office of Education focused on health science education.

This is a sample SLO from the Utah Office of Education focused on financial literacy.

This is a sample SLO from the Utah Office of Education focused on floriculture and greenhouse management.

This is a sample SLO from the Utah Office of Education focused on fashion strategies.

This is a sample SLO from the Utah Office of Education focused on early childhood education.

This is a sample SLO from the Utah Office of Education focused on a supervised agriculture experience program.

This is a sample SLO from the Utah Office of Education focused on CTE.  

This is a sample SLO from the Utah Office of Education focused on computer repair.

This is a sample SLO from the Utah Office of Education focused on the fundamentals of computer programming.

This is a sample SLO from the Utah Office of Education focused on child development.

This is a sample SLO from the Utah Office of Education focused on business management.

This is a sample SLO from the Utah Office of Education focused on high school accounting.

This is a sample SLO from the Utah Office of Education focused on high school agriculture systems technology.

The Utah State Office of Education has created a frequently asked questions document for SLOs. It answers questions from “What is an SLO?” to other common business rules.

This presentation from the Utah State Office of Education will help educators choose both summative and formative assessments for SLOs. The presentation includes a script in addition to slides.

This presentation from the Utah State Office of Education explores how to identify high-quality assessments for SLOs. The presentation includes a script in addition to slides.

This presentation from the Utah State Office of Education digs deeper into the SLO component of determining a learning goal. Participants will learn to write a final learning goal that thoughtfully synthesizes big ideas, content standards associated with the big ideas, and appropriate cognitive rigor. The presentation includes a script in addition to slides.

This is a sample SLO from the South Dakota Education Association focused on high school physical science.

This is a sample SLO from the South Dakota Education Association focused on high school U.S. History.

This is a sample SLO from the South Dakota Education Association focused on high school chemistry.

This is a sample SLO from the South Dakota Education Association focused on high school agriculture.

This is a sample SLO from the South Dakota Education Association focused on high school geometry.

This is a sample SLO from the South Dakota Education Association focused on high school integrated mathematics.

This is a sample SLO from the South Dakota Education Association focused on first-grade music.

This is a sample SLO from the South Dakota Education Association focused on eighth-grade music.

This is a sample SLO from the South Dakota Education Association focused on seventh-grade geography.

This is a sample SLO from the South Dakota Education Association focused on sixth-grade mathematics.

This is a sample SLO from the South Dakota Education Association focused on fourth-grade math.

This is a sample SLO from the South Dakota Education Association focused on first-grade reading.

This is a sample SLO from the South Dakota Education Association focused on first-grade math.

This webinar from the South Dakota Department of Education provides an introduction to SLOs and the SLO process within South Dakota. The webinar describes the benefits and challenges of SLOs and the four-step SLO process. It highlights how to develop high-quality SLOs and provides additional resources for creating SLOs.

The South Dakota Department of Education has compiled responses to some frequently asked questions regarding SLOs. The questions range from the basics, such as “What is an SLO?” to questions about the assessments used in SLOs.

This is a sample SLO from the Rhode Island Department of Education for a middle school building administrator focused on special education mathematics.

This is a sample student outcome objective from the Rhode Island Department of Education for a high school social worker.

This is a sample student outcome objective from the Rhode Island Department of Education for a high school counselor.

This is a sample student outcome objective from the Rhode Island Department of Education for a middle school counselor.

This is a sample student outcome objective from the Rhode Island Department of Education for an elementary school nurse.

The Rhode Island Department of Education has created a tool to help determine whether Student Outcome Objectives (SOO) are high quality. SOOs are similar to learning objectives but are developed by support professionals such as librarians, counselors, and speech pathologists. The tool includes guiding questions focused on priority of content, rigor of target, quality of evidence, and overall quality. 

This guidance document from the Rhode Island Department of Education provides an overview of the core elements of student learning objectives and the steps for writing an SLO. The document outlines what teachers need prior to writing an SLO, including connecting with colleagues, understanding the SLO process, gathering the necessary resources, and reviewing the prior year’s SLOs. 

This webinar from the New York State Department of Education provides practical steps for successfully closing out SLOs and considerations for reflection and strategic planning for the upcoming school year. This webinar will enable district leaders, principals, and teachers to consider systems for scoring summative assessments used with SLOs; translate outcomes into scores; and reflect on SLO results to inform instructional decisions and approaches.

The New York State Department of Education has annotated this sample SLO for sixth-grade technology.

The New York State Department of Education has annotated this sample SLO for a teacher with eighth-grade science students with an IEP in a self-contained class. 

The New York State Department of Education has annotated this sample SLO for global history and geography.

The New York State Department of Education has annotated this sample SLO for French I.

The New York State Department of Education has annotated this sample SLO for kindergarten English Language Arts.

The New York State Department of Education has annotated this sample SLO for high school earth science.

The New York State Department of Education has annotated this sample SLO for seventh grade art.

This presentation from the New York State Department of Education explains how New York will assess student learning growth for students in classrooms with a state assessment or in non-tested grades and subjects. This presentation will help districts leaders implement district-wide growth goal-setting processes; the measures fit into the larger teacher evaluation system.

The State of New Jersey Department of Education has annotated this sample student growth objective for an elementary speech–language specialist. The goal focuses on articulation and speech therapy.

The State of New Jersey Department of Education has annotated this sample student growth objective for a middle school counselor. This goal focuses on career planning.

This is a sample student growth objective from the State of New Jersey Department of Education for a learning disabilities teacher consultant who works in an elementary school. This example is focused on improving the level of parent awareness of and knowledge about the special education program.

The State of New Jersey Department of Education has annotated this sample student growth objective for seventh-grade Spanish.

The State of New Jersey Department of Education has annotated this sample student growth objective for high school algebra.

The State of New Jersey Department of Education has annotated this sample student growth objective for high school writing.

This form from the State of New Jersey Department of Education guides SGO discussions between teachers and evaluators.

This presentation from the State of New Jersey Department of Education provides a foundational understanding of how to develop or choose high-quality assessments, investigate appropriate ways to set targets using readily available student data, and develop next steps that will allow educators to increase the quality of the SGOs in their district.

This is a sample student learning objective from Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland. It is focused on ESOL for middle school students.

This is a sample student learning objective from Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland focused on ESOL for third-grade students.

The Kentucky Department of Education created this guidance document to help teachers in unique settings or roles write student growth goals. It provides guidance for the following roles and settings: interventionists (including behavior interventionists), teachers who work in credit recovery, and teachers using competency-based instruction.

The Kentucky Department of Education created this guidance document to help teachers of special education write student growth goals. It discusses how to write student growth goals in the following contexts: regular classrooms with co-teaching, multiple grade levels, a resource room or separate class, and for functional skills. 

This rubric from the Kentucky Department of Education determines whether the student growth goal is acceptable, needs revisions, or is insufficient. The rubric examines the structure, rigor, and comparability of the goal. 

This is a sample SLO from Rhode Island, focused on chemistry and annotated by the Reform Support Network.

This is a sample SLO from Pennsylvania, focused on first-grade mathematics and annotated by the Reform Support Network.

This is a sample SLO from Ohio, focused on first-grade reading and annotated by the Reform Support Network.

This is a sample SLO from Ohio, focused on high school art and annotated by the Reform Support Network.

This is a sample SLO from New York, focused on high school physical education and annotated by the Reform Support Network.

This is a sample SLO from Maryland, focused on prekindergarten writing and annotated by the Reform Support Network.

This is a sample SLO from Maryland, focused on high school Algebra I and annotated by the Reform Support Network.

This is a sample SLO from Louisiana, focused on special education literacy and annotated by the Reform Support Network.

This is a sample SLO from Hawaii, focused on English language arts and annotated by the Reform Support Network.

This is a sample SLO from Hawaii, focused on Algebra I and annotated by the Reform Support Network.

This is a sample SLO from Georgia, focused on high school world history and annotated by the Reform Support Network.

This is a sample SLO from Colorado, focused on fifth-grade physical education and annotated by the Reform Support Network.

The Assessment Inventory Facilitation Process from the Illinois State Board of Education is a companion to the Student Assessment Inventory for School Districts. This document provides a step-by-step facilitation process for districts to follow when using the assessment inventory.

This is a sample SLO from the Illinois State Board of Education for high school students in welding.

This is a sample SLO from the Illinois State Board of Education for 11th and 12th graders with disabilities in mathematics.

This is a sample SLO from the Illinois State Board of Education for ninth graders in English language arts.

This is a sample SLO from the Illinois State Board of Education for fourth graders in mathematics.

This webinar from the Illinois State Board of Education describes the process of documenting actual outcomes as part of the SLO process. This is the fourth element in Illinois’ SLO process; participants will understand how to document actual outcomes as part of the process.

During this webinar from the Illinois State Board of Education, participants will learn how to identify appropriate assessments and the scoring procedures used to support and measure the learning goal that is the second element in the Illinois SLO process. 

This webinar created by the Illinois State Board of Education provides an overview of SLOs. The webinar defines the SLO and discusses its benefits. Participants will identify the elements included in the SLO template and the steps of the SLO cycle.

The Illinois State Board of Education created this guidebook to describe the SLO process and provide resources for incorporating SLOs into a comprehensive performance evaluation plan. It provides an overview of implementation and outlines the SLO process. 

This guidance document from the Connecticut State Department of Education includes what speech pathologists should specify in SLOs. The guide includes five sample SLOs.

This guidance document from the Connecticut State Department of Education covers what school social workers should specify in SLOs and includes three sample SLOs.

This guidance document from the Connecticut State Department of Education covers what mathematics and ELA coaches should specify in SLOs and includes four sample SLOs.

This Connecticut State Department of Education document provides guidance for writing SLOs for TESOL teachers, tutors, TESOL instructional coaches, bilingual teachers, and teachers of world languages. The guide includes three sample SLOs.

The Connecticut State Department of Education developed this sample SLO for 11th- and 12th-grade students in physics.

This is a sample SLO from the Connecticut State Department of Education for 10th graders in geometry.

The Connecticut State Department of Education developed this sample SLO for high school students in French.

This is a sample SLO from the Connecticut State Department of Education for high school students in medical careers. 

This is a sample SLO from the Connecticut State Department of Education for wood technology design, measurement, and layout.

This is a sample SLO from the Connecticut State Department of Education for ninth graders in algebra. 

This is a sample SLO from the Connecticut State Department of Education for eighth graders in Spanish.

This is a sample SLO from the Connecticut State Department of Education for eighth graders in mathematics.

This is a sample SLO from the Connecticut State Department of Education for eighth graders in English language arts (writing).

This is a sample SLO from the Connecticut State Department of Education for seventh graders in library media and social studies.

This is a sample SLO from the Connecticut State Department of Education for fourth graders in English language arts (writing).

The Connecticut State Department of Education developed this sample SLO for second graders in English language arts (reading).

The Connecticut State Department of Education developed this sample SLO for K–2 students in music from kindergarten to second grade.

This scoring rubric from the Georgia Department of Education illustrates the percentage of students who demonstrate expected or high growth for each rating level in the state’s evaluation system. 

This Georgia Department of Education form provides teachers with a tool to align classroom instructional strategies to the SLO developed by a local education agency for every SLO course in a school system. It includes space that includes the classroom baseline data, instructional strategies for attaining SLOs, and specific dates for monitoring. 

This table of specifications from the Georgia Department of Education helps teachers build an assessment. The table’s purpose is to detail the content, level of cognitive demand, amount, type, and answer or point value of the measurement items or tasks.

This template action plan from the Georgia Department of Education is for local education agencies (LEAs) to help them prepare for implementing SLOs. It includes guiding questions to consider, action steps, and space to assign a person responsible for the action step and due date. The action plan outlines the steps for preparation and planning, as well as steps throughout the school year at both the LEA and school building levels.

This Georgia Department of Education guidance document highlights the roles and responsibilities within the SLO process for the state agency, local education agencies (LEAs), evaluators, and teachers. For example, one responsibility for LEAs is to determine which assessments can be utilized in SLOs. Teachers have the responsibility of administering pretests and posttests per the guidelines of LEAs and the school.

The Georgia Department of Education’s guidance document on SLOs for students using the Georgia Alternate Assessment (GAA) includes a bulleted list of considerations and guidance, such as a rubric. The document also includes sample SLO statements for students assessed with the GAA.

These exemplar SLOs for English to Speakers of Other Languages courses from the Georgia Department of Education include some guidance for writing an SLO, and provide assessment composite scores, performance bands, and possible growth targets for each performance band. 

This Georgia Department of Education document answers common questions, such as how students are assigned to teachers for an SLO in a coteaching situation and how to know if SLO assessments are rigorous.

The Georgia Department of Education created guidance for setting SLOs in unique circumstances or nontraditional settings. Some of the guidance includes business rules covering the percentage of time students must be enrolled in order to be included in the SLO, as well as the number of students required to create an SLO.

The Arizona Department of Education created templates to assist teachers in writing their SLOs. These templates include one per step in the SLO cycle. One template also includes an assessment approval checklist, which provides guiding questions to ensure that assessments are aligned and rigorous and have enough stretch. 

This Arizona Department of Education presentation provides a deeper examination of the SLO cycle. The presentation examines the five steps within the cycle: determining students’ level of preparedness, choosing quality assessments, setting achievement and growth, monitoring and adjusting instruction, and establishing summative score. 

Find support for states in making policy decisions on student learning objectives (SLO) scoring.

The Connecticut State Department of Education created this annotated sample student learning objective for high school administrators. It is focused on graduation credits attained by ninth- grade students.

This is a sample annotated student learning objective for middle school administrators created by the Connecticut State Department of Education. It is focused on reading comprehension for students in sixth through eighth grades. 

This is a sample annotated student learning objective created by the Connecticut State Department of Education focused on culinary arts and mathematics for students in 11th and 12th grades. 

The Connecticut State Department of Education developed this annotated sample student learning objective on information literacy for students in the ninth grade.

This is a sample annotated student learning objective from the Connecticut State Department of Education focused on physical education for eighth-grade students.

The Connecticut State Department of Education developed this annotated sample student learning objective for sixth-grade social studies.

This is an annotated sample student learning objective from the Connecticut State Department of Education focused on writing for students in the sixth grade. 

This is an annotated sample student learning objective from the Connecticut State Department of Education focused on reading for students in first and second grades. 

The guide from the Connecticut State Department of Education provides a checklist of indicators for teachers and evaluators on the required elements of an SLO. The checklist includes statements on what is required for the baseline/trend data, student population, standards, interval instruction assessments, growth targets, and instructional strategies sections of an SLO. 

Teachers in Connecticut can use this student learning objective (SLO) form to create their SLOs. Developed by the Connecticut State Department of Education, this form provides space for teachers to write their SLO focus statement and additional SLO details, such as baseline data, student population, standards, interval of instruction, assessments, and instructional strategies.

The Connecticut State Department of Education created this guidebook for the state’s model teacher evaluation system, Connecticut’s System for Educator Evaluation and Development (SEED). The guidebook provides an overview and details of the various components of the state’s evaluation system and discusses student learning objectives (SLOs) beginning on page 25. It provides an overview of SLOs and describes the four phases for the state’s SLO process: reviewing data, setting two SLOs, monitoring student progress, and assessing student outcomes relative to SLOs. 

The State of New Jersey Department of Education created a guidebook to help teachers understand and create Student Growth Objectives (SGOs). This guidebook introduces SGOs and walks through the step-by-step process for developing them. It also includes forms for setting, assessing, and scoring SGOs.

This is a sample student growth objective from the State of New Jersey Department of Education for ninth-grade physics. 

The State of New Jersey Department of Education annotated this sample student growth objective for social studies in eighth grade.

The State of New Jersey Department of Education annotated this sample student growth objective for 11th-grade reading.

The State of New Jersey Department of Education developed this annotated sample student growth objective for Grade 9–12 architecture and engineering.

In developing SGOs, many teachers may have to develop their own assessments. The State of New Jersey Department of Education developed a tool to assist teachers with designing assessment items. This tool provides guidance and strategies for developing multiple-choice questions and constructed responses.

In order to assist teachers with choosing or developing a quality assessment for their student growth goals, the State of New Jersey Department of Education developed this planning guide. The guide asks key questions for teachers to consider when choosing or developing their assessment. Some of these questions include: “What style of assessment will best measure student growth in relation to my SGO?” and “What assessments do I have now that I might use?” 

This tool from the State of New Jersey Department of Education is intended to help teachers plan, develop, and check high-quality assessments to use in student growth goals.

This guide from the Kentucky Department of Education provides scenarios designed to engage teachers and administrators in the discussion around the student growth goal-setting process. The guide also includes questions to be used along with the scenarios to stimulate discussion among teachers for the purpose of understanding the student growth goal-setting process. 

The Kentucky Department of Education created a document of sample student growth objectives focused on CTE. The samples includes carpentry, employability skills, health sciences, automotive technology, agricultural education, business education, computer aided design, engineering, family and consumer science, industrial maintenance, electrical technology, marketing, welding technology, and information technology. 

The Kentucky Department of Education developed this short video to explain how to use its Think and Plan tool in detail. Teachers can use this comprehensive tool in the construction of student growth goals. This tool will help teachers think through the process and assist principals with ensuring that each goal meets all of the requirements. 

The Kentucky Department of Education developed this presentation to help teachers apply guiding questions leading to the development of a quality student growth goal. This presentation discusses how teachers can apply SMART criteria to develop a quality student growth goal and use guiding questions to reflect throughout the growth goal process to inform teacher professional learning.

The Rhode Island Department of Education developed this guide to assist teachers and administrators with selecting and developing high-quality assessments at the secondary level. This guide provides

• Information on specific assessments appropriate for the 6–12 grade span
• Purpose of the assessments, advantages and disadvantages of the assessments
• Considerations for a comprehensive assessment system such as daily classroom assessments, local and district developed assessments, and state assessments when applicable

This Rhode Island Department of Education webinar is focused on SLOs for building administrators. This webinar

• reviews the basics of the building administrator SLO process
• articulates the role of collaboration in the SLO process between central office administrators and building administrators and between building administrators and teachers
• clarifies the types of alignment between building administrator and teacher SLOs
• considers best practices for assessment and data collection and illustrates the changes to the SLO form

This four-part video series from the Ohio Department of Education is focused on writing SLOs. It is intended for use by teachers who have student data available to them. This module has participants learn to develop a complete SLO using their own available data.

The Ohio Department of Education created a checklist embedded in a template for writing SLOs. The checklist includes indicators of a high-quality SLO for each component of Ohio’s SLOs: baseline and trend data, student population, interval of instruction, standards and content, assessments, growth targets, and rationale for growth targets.

Your career and technical education (CTE) teachers are uniquely positioned to improve college and career readiness for all students. Are you giving them the support they need? State education agencies (SEAs), in collaboration with CTE stakeholders, can create a talent development approach that aligns certification, evaluation, and professional learning policies to support CTE teachers' needs.

Office of the State Superintendent of Instruction, Washington, D.C.

Based on an informal survey of LEAs in the District of Columbia focused on their major technical challenges in implementing teacher evaluations, Angela Minnici presented on growth measures for nontested grades and subjects, use of rubrics and inter-rater reliability, and summative scoring methods. During the presentation, participants shared their implementation process and received feedback from the presenters on their current challenges and implementation strategies.

Discover helpful advice for states on creating business rules for student learning objectives, such as exceptions for students with poor attendance or teachers on leave.