Important SLO Information
Because of changes to the law, SAGE scores may no longer be used as the SLO rating for teachers. Therefore, all classroom teachers will need to use SLOs. An email message will be sent to all JSD educators with preliminary guidelines for the SLO process as described below:
The 2016-2017 Secondary SLOs will be available to secondary teachers throughout the year and can be administered by quarter, by semester, or, in some cases, by standard. Scores for both pre-test and post-test should be entered into Mastery Connect as soon as students have completed the tests.
Elementary teachers will have the option of using math, reading, or writing to measure student growth. Teachers may select their SLO subject now and give the pre-test for only that subject or teachers may give more than one pre-test and report the one with the highest rating. It is recommended that pre-tests be given within the first three weeks of school.
The process for reporting SLO ratings will be similar to last year; however, teachers will not be required to turn scores into folders. Before the end of the first quarter, you will each receive a spreadsheet similar to the ones you got last year. Instructions will accompany your spreadsheet. For now, please record any SLO pre-test data in Mastery Connect so that you will be able to transfer it once your post-tests are completed.
If you have questions, please feel free to contact one of Curriculum’s content administrators.
| CONTENT AREA | CONTACT | NUMBER |
| Elementary Language Arts | Becky Gerber | 88087 |
| Secondary Language Arts | Mindy Dummer | 88152 |
| Math | Wendy Harmon | 88377 |
| Social Studies | Pam Su’a | 88320 |
| Science | Jane Harward | 88169 |
| Fine Arts – Dance/Theater | Robyn Bishop | 88129 |
| Fine Arts - Music | Norm Emerson | 88364 |
| Fine Arts – Visual Arts | Mindy Dummer | 88152 |
| CTE | Sonja Ferrifino | 75959 |
| General Questions | Shelley Nordick | 88110 |