Common use of STUDENT GROWTH MEASURES (SGMs Clause in Contracts

STUDENT GROWTH MEASURES (SGMs. 1. The annual final summative rating of teacher effectiveness shall utilize SGM data from the previous year for all teachers (Value-Added, Vendor Assessments, and SLOs), in conjunction with the teacher performance rating from the current year. 2. The Value-Added progress dimension established under section 3302.021 of the Ohio Revised Code, or an alternative student academic progress measure, if adopted by the State Board of Education, shall be used in the SGM portion of an evaluation in proportion to the part of the teacher’s schedule of courses or subjects for which the Value-Added progress dimension is applicable. 3. When utilizing Student Learning Objectives (SLOs) to construct SGMs, they shall be derived through a pre- and post-assessment process. The teacher shall submit the completed SLO template for approval of the SLO by the deadline established annually by the SLO committee. a. The SLO committee shall review and approve all submitted SLOs by dates established annually as established by the SLO Committee. Once an SLO is approved by the committee, it will be used as the data for student growth for that teacher. b. Any SLO that is rejected by the SLO committee shall be returned to the teacher/group with specific designation of deficiencies with a timeline of 10 days for the re-submittal of the corrected SLO. 4. Teachers shall submit all SLO results to his/her evaluator by a date determined by the Evaluation Committee. 5. Each teacher shall have the opportunity to review the students for whom they are identified as teacher of record and the attendance of students, as it relates to the SGM rating, prior to the district verifying the teacher’s data and SGM rating in order to ensure accuracy in reporting. If the teacher believes either the teacher of record designation or the underlying student information is inaccurate, s/he shall notify the appropriate administrator as soon as possible. 6. Teachers whose schedules are comprised of a combination of Value-Added and other SGMs shall have the opportunity to review the percentage of value-added measures, vendor assessments and/or SLOs the teacher teaches proportionate to his/her individual schedule. 7. Teachers whose schedules require them to administer Vendor Assessments only or develop SLOs shall receive notice of the SGM results for vendor assessments, the numerical ratings for the SLO and how the results were calculated in writing prior to them being reported, as may be statutorily required. If the teacher believes the SGM result is inaccurate, s/he shall notify the superintendent or his/her designee within ten (10) calendar days of the date of the notice. 8. If inaccurate SGM data has been reported the administration shall remedy the error by reporting the correct information. If the administration is unable to report the correct information the teacher shall not have the SGM data count towards their final summative rating and the SGM data shall not be used against them in any type of job action. 9. If requested, the teacher will be provided documents that show the above information.