Help Desk: Section 4 This page provides detailed guidance to Section 4 of the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s SLO Process Template. Element Definition Format Example Physics (1) Roller Coaster Energy Project (2) Students will achieve 6 out of 9 using the roller coaster project rubric. For each A description of the expected level Performance of achievement for each student in US History Indicator, 2 items 4a. PI Targets: All the SLO population (as defined in (1) US History Final Exam are required: Student Element 1f) based on the scoring (2) Students will achieve an 85% or higher on tool(s) used for each performance the final exam. (1) Performance measure (as listed in Element 3a). Measure Name 5th Grade ELA (2) Narrative text (1) DRA (2) Using the DRA text gradient chart, students will demonstrate one year of reading growth. World Language A description of the expected level (1) IEP students and students who have a of achievement for students in a or reading ability as Basic Below-Basic For each subset of the SLO population (as evidenced by PSSA scores in ELA Performance defined in Element 1f) based on the (2) Speaking Assessment Indicator, 3 items 4b. PI Targets: scoring tool(s) used for each (3) To achieve or above in 2 out of 4 Basic are required: Focused Student performance measure (as listed in rubric criteria (1) Description of Group Element 4a). the subset (optional) 5th Grade ELA population Subset populations can be identified (1) Students who score (</=45%) Below Basic (2) Performance through prior student achievement on the Beginning-of-Year Benchmark Measure Name data or through content-specific Assessment (3) Narrative text data. (2) Island (3) Minimum 30% increase shown on the Benchmark Assessment. A description of any performance Family and Consumer Science measures for which a student must 4c. PI Linked Students must meet the performance indicator meet a specific achievement level in Narrative Text (optional) on the Food Safety and Sanitation Test prior to order to meet achievement levels on beginning the Kitchen Competency Task. additional performance measures. An assignment of proportional values PIs prior to aggregation Numeric values 4d. PI Weighting and application to Section 5. represented by either (optional) Weighting can be applied when there percentages or is more than one performance proportions indicator.
Help Desk: Section 4 This page provides detailed guidance to Section 4 of the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s SLO Process Template. Element Definition Format Example 4a. PI Targets: All Student A description of the expected level of achievement for each student in the SLO population (as defined in Element 1f) based on the scoring tool(s) used for each performance measure (as listed in Element 3a). For each Performance Indicator, 2 items are required: (1) Performance Measure Name (2) Narrative text Physics (1) Roller Coaster Energy Project (2) Students will achieve 6 out of 9 using the roller coaster project rubric. US History (1) US History Final Exam (2) Students will achieve an 85% or higher on the final exam. 5th Grade ELA (1) DRA (2) Using the DRA text gradient chart, students will demonstrate one year of reading growth. 4b. PI Targets: Focused Student Group (optional) A description of the expected level of achievement for students in a subset of the SLO population (as defined in Element 1f) based on the scoring tool(s) used for each performance measure (as listed in Element 4a). Subset populations can be identified through prior student achievement data or through content-specific data. For each Performance Indicator, 3 items are required: (1) Description of the subset population (2) Performance Measure Name (3) Narrative text World Language (1) IEP students and students who have a Basic or Below-Basic reading ability as evidenced by PSSA scores in ELA (2) Speaking Assessment (3) To achieve Basic or above in 2 out of 4 rubric criteria 5th Grade ELA (1) Students who score Below Basic (</=45%) on the Beginning-of-Year Benchmark Assessment (2) Island (3) Minimum 30% increase shown on the Benchmark Assessment. 4c. PI Linked (optional) A description of any performance measures for which a student must meet a specific achievement level in order to meet achievement levels on additional performance measures. Narrative Text Family and Consumer Science Students must meet the performance indicator on the Food Safety and Sanitation Test prior to beginning the Kitchen Competency Task. 4d. PI Weighting (optional) An assignment of proportional values PIs prior to aggregation and application to Section 5. Weighting can be applied when there is more than one performance indicator. Numeric values represented by either percentages or proportions