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Student Growth Goals are monitored throughout the year and teachers submit a reflection on their progress toward each goal at mid-year and again at the end-of-year. Student Growth Goal reflections help teachers see how adjustments to their instructional practices directly impact student learning, creates a culture of continuous improvement, and ultimately leads to better student outcomes. Mid-year Goal Reflection. Teachers reflect at mid-year on their students’ growth or progress to date and the adjustments needed to ensure students are able to meet the established Student Growth Goal. The following prompts are provided to help guide their response: ●​ What instructional adjustments or actionable steps have you implemented so far in order to impact student progress toward your Student Growth Goal? ●​ How have the changes you made impacted student progress/growth to date? ●​ What instructional adjustments or refinements do you need to make to increase the likelihood that students will meet your Student Growth Goal by your targeted timeline? ●​ As you look ahead to the remainder of the school year, what are your next steps for continuing to ensure that your Student Growth Goal is met? End-of-year Goal Reflection. At the end of the year, teachers analyze their student growth data and reflect on their efforts in adjusting their instruction so that students could meet their Student Growth Goal by responding to each of the following prompts: ●​ What do your data show about your students’ learning gaps and their progress/growth over the school year? ●​ What successes and/or challenges did you encounter in working to achieve your student growth goal? ●​ What strategies or adjustments to instruction did you implement that had the most impact on student growth? Reflections for Educators in the Summative Evaluation Year. For teachers in the summative evaluation year, meeting submission deadlines for reflections impact the effectiveness rating on CTESS Standard 10. Additionally, administrators review a teacher’s submitted mid-year and end-of-year reflections on Student Growth Goals and provide a rating for the Student Growth element of CTESS. Administrators’ ratings are based on the Student Growth Rating rubric (see CTESS Element 2: Student Growth section of the manual).

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