Growth targets should be rigorous yet attainable. There is no growth target formula that will work in every situation (see options explained below). Growth targets should be based on baseline data and classroom performance prior to the administration of the SLO assessment. Growth targets should be tiered when possible. The general SLO Committee recommendation is that when using the tiered method to set growth targets, students targets should be set between 60-90% (without stretch questions). This target range will not apply when using the 50% growth or 1.5 growth. There is absolutely no advantage for a teacher to have flat baseline data (for example if all students the “bomb pretest”). This makes setting tiered growth targets and realistic goals very difficult. A teacher may adjust individual student growth targets ONLY IF the adjustments occur both up and down AND the adjustments are based on current classroom data. Instructions for Setting SLO Growth Targets Option One Setting Tiers (preferred method) – Formal Assessment Student Name Pre-Test Score (points) Avg. 57%-F Student A 10 Step One: Arrange pre-test scores from least to 90%-B Student B 11 59%-F Student C 13 greatest. (Example scores are based on a 100 62%-F Student D 16 point test.) The column for formal assessment 65%-F Student E 25 average in class (based on the high school 73%-D Student F 29 grading scale) will be used in step 4. 70%-D Student G 36 74%-D Student H 40 78%-C Student I 41 45%-F Student J 55 83%-C Student K 60 88%-B Student L 77 95%-A Student M 85 Formal Assessment Student Name Pre-Test Score (points) Avg. 57%-F Student A 10 90%-B Student B 11
Growth targets should be rigorous yet attainable. There is no growth target formula that will work in every situation (see options explained below). Growth targets should be based on baseline data and classroom performance prior to the administration of the SLO assessment. Growth targets should be tiered when possible. The general SLO Committee recommendation is that when using the tiered method to set growth targets, students targets should be set between 60-90% (without stretch questions). This target range will not apply when using the 50% growth or 1.5 growth. There is absolutely no advantage for a teacher to have flat baseline data (for example if all students “bomb the pretest”). This makes setting tiered growth targets and realistic goals very difficult. A teacher may adjust individual student growth targets ONLY IF the adjustments occur both up and down AND the adjustments are based on current classroom data. Instructions for Setting SLO Growth Targets Option One – Setting Tiers (preferred method) Formal Assessment Avg. Student Name Pre-Test Score (points) 57%-F Student A 10 90%-B Student B 11 59%-F Student C 13 62%-F Student D 16 65%-F Student E 25 73%-D Student F 29 70%-D Student G 36 74%-D Student H 40 78%-C Student I 41 45%-F Student J 55 83%-C Student K 60 88%-B Student L 77 95%-A Student M 85 Step One: Arrange pre-test scores from least to greatest. (Example scores are based on a 100 point test.) The column for formal assessment average in class (based on the high school grading scale) will be used in step 4. Formal Assessment Avg. Student Name Pre-Test Score (points) 57%-F Student A 10 90%-B Student B 11
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