School-Wide Rubrics An Overview

Our Expectations NEASC required for accreditation Developed by a 20+ member leadership team with representation of many departments and approved by the faculty Rubrics to assess these expectations were also developed by the leadership team

They Are… Read critically for understanding Listen critically for understanding Write for a variety of purposes Communicate clearly through speaking Apply critical thinking skills for reasoning and problem-solving Utilize technology to conduct research, to support critical thinking, and to present information Work collaboratively with peers and MHS staff Develop personal interests and goals within a course of study

Rubrics NEASC requires that we report to parents and students to what degree students are meeting these expectations Evaluation of students should be based on an accumulation of evidence, not on a single assessment Has been in the works since school year

Pilot Program Students will be evaluated on all areas on the second quarter supplementary report Each department will be responsible for one expectation Evaluation should be based on work for first and second quarter

Comments There will still be some comments available about second quarter work, mostly ones relating to students at academic risk Teachers will not be expected to make additional comments UNLESS the student is at risk

Formative Rubrics There is a draft set of formative rubrics linked to the school expectations available for use on the P drive These rubrics could be customized for a specific assignment

Departmental Assignments Read critically for understanding: ELL and ELA Listen critically for understanding: Fine Arts Write for a variety of purposes: Social Studies Communicate clearly through speaking: Foreign Language Apply critical thinking skills for reasoning and problem-solving: Math and Science Utilize technology to conduct research, to support critical thinking, and to present information: Business Work collaboratively with peers and MHS staff: Physical Education Develop personal interests and goals within a course of study: Technology

Some Ideas For Discussion Use the X2 category designation to get the student’s average on a type of assignment, i.e., ◦ Foreign Language might look at participation grades to evaluate speaking ◦ English might look at the Reader’s Notebook category to evaluate reading

Documents All the rubrics, the new list of comments, and this presentation will be ed to the school.

They look like this… SCORE DESCRIPTION 4 Student consistently and accurately interprets reading material in a highly insightful way. Student provides effective and creative synthesis of reading material. Student consistently analyzes reading material to determine whether it is credible, accurate, and relevant to the student’s purpose. 3 Student consistently and accurately interprets reading material Student synthesizes reading material effectively. Student analyzes reading material to determine whether it is credible, accurate, and relevant to the student’s purpose. 2 Student sometimes interprets reading material accurately. Student sometimes synthesizes reading material effectively. Student sometimes determines whether reading material is credible, accurate and relevant to the student’s purpose. 1 Student rarely interprets reading material accurately. Student rarely synthesizes reading material effectively. Student rarely determines whether reading material is credible, accurate and relevant to the student’s purpose. Malden High School Student Expectation #1 GENERAL SCORING GUIDE Read critically for understanding

The comments will look like this… 4: Student consistently and accurately interprets reading material in a highly insightful way. 3: Student consistently and accurately interprets reading material. 2: Student sometimes interprets reading material accurately. 1: Student rarely interprets reading material accurately.

Meet All faculty will now meet with your content area to discuss how you might approach this program and to generate any questions Faculty without a director/teacher leader should meet with Ms. Klibansky