Student Learning Objectives (SLO)

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. 

Administrators 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 administrators to write their SLO focus statement and additional SLO details, such as data analysis, alignment, measures, and strategies. 

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.

This guidebook from the Connecticut State Department of Education provides an overview of student learning objectives (SLOs) and describes the SLO process step by step. It discusses the essential components of an SLO and walks teachers through the process of writing an SLO.

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 guidelines that provide more detail on scoring student growth objectives. The guidelines provide key questions to ensure that the scoring process is consistent, valid, and fair. It also includes policy suggestions for districts to support a fair and clear process.

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.

The State of New Jersey Department of Education annotated this sample student growth objective for algebra-based ninth-grade physics.

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 eighth-grade mathematics.