Student Learning Objectives (SLO)

This sample career technical education SLO from the Hawaii Department of Education is focused on health services for Grade 11. 

Discover how to improve instruction through evaluation by using student learning objectives and other measures.

Find out how to use student growth in evaluating teachers of students with disabilities.

Learn the basics of SLOs including the process and approaches to creating guidance for states in the early stages of implementation. 

This sample SLO from Howard County Public Schools, MD is focused on Junior Reserve Officers Training (JROTC).

Student learning objectives (SLOs) can offer significant benefits to educators and to an educator evaluation system, but successful implementation of SLOs requires preparation, planning, and oversight. Sufficient capacity is needed at the district and school level to support implementation. This SLO Implementation Scorecard from the American Institutes for Research provides a snapshot assessment of your district's or school's readiness to implement SLOs.

These sample SLOs from Denver Public Schools are focused on Library Media Specialists.

These sample SLOs from Denver Public Schools are focused on specialists including nurses, pychologists, and social workers.

These sample SLOs from Denver Public Schools are focused on elementary literacy from early childhood education through 5th grade.

These sample SLOs from Denver Public Schools are focused on math and include examples for early childhood education through 5th grade.