SAMPLE STUDENT LEARNING GOAL – ELABORATION OF EVIDENCE

Grade Level:ElementaryMiddle SchoolHigh School

SLG GOAL 1
Content Standards/Skills / 6.RL.1 & 6.RI.1 – Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Assessments / Data Source / Category 2 – Writing Sample using SBAC “Elaboration of Evidence” Rubric
Context/Students / I teach 65 total 6th graders. This is a year-long Language Arts class which involves reading, writing, speaking, and listening.12 of my students have an IEP. 6 of the students are ELLs. 8 of my students are TAG. This student group includes 29 boys and 36 girls.
In 2013-14, these students scored as follows on OAKS Reading:
5 – Does Not Meet
9 – Nearly Meets
26 – Meets
24 – Exceeds
While the OAKS results will not be used as baseline data, it is informative in general strengths/opportunities.
Baseline Data / All 65 students were assigned a writing prompt pre-assessment, which was scored using the SBAC “Elaboration of Evidence” rubric.
Pre-Assess Score / # of Students / Students Names
1 / 63 / Students 1 thru 63
2 / 2 / Student 64, Student 65
3 / 0 / -
4 / 0 / -
Student Growth Goal (Targets) / Goal Statement / By May 1st, 2015, 100% of studentswill demonstrate growth on the SBAC writing attribute of “Elaboration of Evidence” as evidence by an increase in rubric score on a writing sample. Growth is tiered as follows:
Pre-Assessment / Target Score
1 / 3
2 / 4
Rationale / Citing evidence is an essential skill for college and career readiness. This standard encompasses all content areas and other standards within the English Language Arts.
Strategies /
  • Informal daily assessments
  • Sentence frames for writing and speaking
  • Color-Coding signal strategy for elaborating writing
  • Common formative assessments
  • Student-to-student academic conversations
  • Marking the text strategies
  • Flexible grouping
  • Rubric (explicitly taught and used with students)
  • Guided reading of texts to evaluate evidence
  • Accommodations and modification contained in IEPs
  • Other SIOP strategies to support English learners
  • Learning Walks
  • District Interim Assessment and District Writing Assessment

Professional Learning and Support /
  • Professional Development
  • PLC Work
  • Instructional Coaching
  • Learning Walks

SAMPLE GOAL – Revised 09/30/15