DARIEN HIGH SCHOOL - School Wide Rubrics

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Learning Expectation #1: DHS Students will think critically, creatively, and adaptively, while working independently and collaboratively, to identify, understand, and solve complex problems, and to accomplish goals.

CRITERIA	Deficient	Limited	Acceptable	Exemplary
Think critically	Rarely uses facts and logic to synthesize, analyze, and/or evaluate solutions to problems.	Occasionally uses facts and logic to synthesize, analyze, and/or evaluate solutions to problems.	Frequently uses facts and logic to synthesize, analyze, and evaluate solutions to problems.	Consistently uses facts and logic to synthesize, analyze, and evaluate solutions to problems.
Think creatively	Rarely uses existing knowledge imaginatively to create an original outcome.	Occasionally uses existing knowledge imaginatively to create an original outcome.	Frequently uses existing knowledge imaginatively to create an original outcome.	Consistently uses existing knowledge imaginatively to create an original outcome.
Think adaptively	Rarely displays resourcefulness or flexibility in ideas or methods to overcome constraints.	Occasionally displays resourcefulness or flexibility in ideas or methods to overcome constraints.	Frequently displays resourcefulness and flexibility in ideas and methods to overcome constraints.	Consistently displays resourcefulness and flexibility in ideas and method to overcome constraints.
Independence	Rarely develops and achieves learning goals by taking initiative, by maintaining focus, by revising, revises both process and product while demonstrating self advocacy.	Occasionally develops, and achieves learning goals by taking initiative, by maintaining focus, by revising both process and product while demonstrating self advocacy	Frequently develops, and achieves learning goals by taking initiative, by maintaining focus, by revising both process and product while demonstrating self advocacy	Continuously develops, and achieves learning goals by taking initiative, by maintaining focus, by revising both process and product while demonstrating self advocacy
Collaboration	Rarely effectively interacts, is either disruptive or passive and contributes nothing to the final outcome.	Occasionally interacts, shares responsibility, and remains on task, or interacts superficially, while contributing few original ideas and adopting nominal responsibility.	Frequently effectively interacts, shares responsibilities, and remains on task, while displaying ongoing contributions to a productive outcome.	Consistently initiates group direction and understands the delegation of responsibility; directs the synthesis and organization of group products.
Acquisition and Application of Knowledge	Rarely able to evaluate, synthesize, differentiate, and clarify information; and determine when and how to use information acquired.	Occasionally able to evaluate, synthesize, differentiate, and clarify information; and determine when and how to use information acquired.	Frequently able to evaluate, synthesize, differentiate, and clarify information; and determine when and how to use information acquired.	Consistently able to evaluate, synthesize, differentiate, and clarify information; and determine when and how to use information acquired.

Learning Expectation #2: Darien High School students will communicate effectively in multiple contexts and for various purposes.

	Deficient	Limited	Acceptable	Exemplary
Purpose and Insight	Rarely demonstrates a sense of purpose or an understanding of the task; presents random or unclear ideas in an illogical or simplistic manner.	Occasionally demonstrates a sense of purpose or an understanding of the task; presents ideas with inconsistent logic or in a simplistic manner.	Frequently demonstrates a clear sense of purpose and an understanding of the task; presents clear and thoughtful ideas, employs logic, and identifies and/or addresses underlying questions with competence.	Consistently demonstrates a clear sense of purpose and a thorough understanding of the task; presents sophisticated and insightful ideas, persuades with logic, and explores underlying questions and complexities with originality.
Audience and Evidence	Rarely demonstrates an awareness of audience or uses an appropriate tone; provides limited or inappropriate explanations with little or no evidence or elaboration with limited or no organization.	Occasionally demonstrates an awareness of audience and/or uses an inconsistent tone; provides simplistic or insufficient explanations without adequate or accurate evidence with basic organization.	Frequently demonstrates an ability to appropriately address and respond to audience, and uses appropriate tone; provides appropriate, concise, and sufficient explanations with adequate and accurate evidence, and/or valid connections and examples with clear organization.	Consistently engages and responds to audience, and effectively controls tone; provides appropriate, concise, and convincing explanations, detailed and accurate evidence, and/or illuminating connections and examples with cohesive organization.
Clarity and Conventions	Rarely controls medium; uses rudimentary expression and shows little or no awareness of conventions of medium and genre, culminating in an unfinished product.	Occasionally controls medium; uses vague or clichéd expression and shows limited understanding of conventions of medium and genre, culminating in a rough finished product.	Frequently controls medium; uses clear expression and employs conventions of medium and genre, culminating in a clean finished product.	Consistently and effectively controls medium; uses vivid and mature expression and skillfully employs conventions of medium and genre, culminating in a highly polished finished product.
Flexibility and Range	Rarely demonstrates proficiency in any context, medium, or genre.	Occasionally demonstrates proficiency in a limited range of contexts, media, and genres.	Frequently demonstrates proficiency across a variety of contexts, media, and genres.	Consistently demonstrates proficiency across a wide variety of contexts, media, and genres

Learning Expectation #3: Darien High School students will develop reading and research strategies, observation skills, and aesthetic awareness through engagement with authentic, inquiry-based tasks.

	Deficient	Limited	Acceptable	Exemplary
Observation Skills	Rarely able to identify subject or process.	Occasionally able to identify subject and process with some accuracy but minimal detail.	Frequently able to identify subject and process accurately with adequate detail.	Consistently able to identify subject and process accurately with exceptional detail.
Aesthetic Awareness	Rarely able to identify form and purpose.	Occasionally able to identify form and purpose.	Frequently able to identify and demonstrate an understanding of form and purpose, and articulate a contextual response.	Consistently able to identify and demonstrate an understanding of form and purpose, and articulate a contextual response and interpretation.
Research Objective	Rarely able to identify an objective.	Occasionally able to identify a broad objective.	Frequently able to identify a specific objective.	Consistently able to identify a specific objective with a well-defined purpose.
Research Acquisition	Rarely able to locate relevant information.	Occasionally able to locate a limited amount of relevant information.	Frequently able to locate and evaluate an adequate amount of relevant information from a variety of reliable sources.	Consistently able to locate and evaluate a substantial amount of relevant information from a variety of reliable sources.
Research Organization	Rarely able to organize information.	Occasionally able to organize information.	Frequently able to organize information effectively.	Consistently able to organize information effectively to facilitate synthesis.
Research Application	Rarely able to apply or interpret information.	Occasionally able to apply or interpret information.	Frequently able to apply and interpret information.	Consistently able to effectively apply and interpret information.
Reading Comprehension	Rarely able to recall details or to demonstrate understanding of text.	Occasionally able to recall some details and to identify main ideas.	Frequently able to recall most details and to demonstrate understanding of content and context.	Consistently able to accurately recall details and to perceptively identify critical ideas and infer contextual meaning.
Reading Interpretation	Rarely able to recognize purpose of text.	Occasionally able to recognize or question purpose of text.	Frequently able to recognize purpose of text and draw interpretive conclusions.	Consistently able to fully recognize purpose of text and draw interpretive conclusions .
Reading Connection	Rarely able to relate ideas from text to prior knowledge and experiences.	Occasionally able to relate ideas from text to prior knowledge and experiences.	Frequently able to make relevant connections between ideas from text and prior knowledge and experiences.	Consistently able to make insightful and relevant connections between ideas from text and prior knowledge and experiences.
Reading Evaluation	Rarely able to recognize relevance or quality of material.	Occasionally able to recognize some relevance and quality of material.	Frequently able to recognize relevance and quality of material.	Consistently able to demonstrate perceptive and insightful discernment of relevance and quality of material.

Learning Expectation #4: Darien High School students will demonstrate an awareness of multiple perspectives, and a knowledge of and sensitivity to past and present cultural and individual differences.

	Deficient	Limited	Acceptable	Exemplary
Multiple Perspectives	Rarely demonstrates an awareness of multiple perspectives.	Occasionally demonstrates an awareness of multiple perspectives.	Frequently demonstrates an awareness and understanding of multiple perspectives.	Consistently demonstrates an awareness and understanding of multiple perspectives.
Cultural Differences	Rarely demonstrates knowledge of or sensitivity to past and present cultural differences.	Occasionally demonstrates knowledge of or sensitivity to past and present cultural differences.	Frequently demonstrates knowledge of or sensitivity to past and present cultural differences.	Consistently exhibits extensive knowledge of or sensitivity to past and present cultural differences.
Individual Differences	Rarely demonstrates knowledge of or sensitivity to past and present individual differences.	Occasionally demonstrates knowledge of or sensitivity to past and present individual differences.	Frequently demonstrates knowledge of or sensitivity to past and present individual differences.	Consistently exhibits extensive knowledge of or sensitivity to past and present individual differences.

Deficient

Limited

Acceptable

Exemplary

Multiple Perspectives

Rarely demonstrates an awareness of multiple perspectives.

Occasionally demonstrates an awareness of multiple perspectives.

Frequently demonstrates an awareness and understanding of multiple perspectives.

Consistently demonstrates an awareness and understanding of multiple perspectives.

Cultural Differences

Rarely demonstrates knowledge of or sensitivity to past and present cultural differences.

Occasionally demonstrates knowledge of or sensitivity to past and present cultural differences.

Frequently demonstrates knowledge of or sensitivity to past and present cultural differences.

Consistently exhibits extensive knowledge of or sensitivity to past and present cultural differences.

Individual Differences

Rarely demonstrates knowledge of or sensitivity to past and present individual differences.

Occasionally demonstrates knowledge of or sensitivity to past and present individual differences.

Frequently demonstrates knowledge of or sensitivity to past and present individual differences.

Consistently exhibits extensive knowledge of or sensitivity to past and present individual differences.

Learning Expectation #5: Darien High School students will value and demonstrate personal responsibility and ethical decision-making.

	Deficient	Limited	Acceptable	Exemplary
Responsibility	Rarely meets expectations or does not accept responsibility for actions.	Occasionally meets expectations and/or accepts responsibility for actions.	Frequently meets expectations and accepts responsibility for actions.	Consistently meets expectations and accepts responsibility for actions.
Promptness	Rarely on time in schedule and work.	Occasionally tardy in schedule and work.	Frequently on time in schedule and work.	Consistently on time in schedule and work.
Commitment	Rarely participates in achieving goals.	Occasionally participates in achieving goals.	Frequently participates in achieving goals.	Consistently participates in, and provides leadership for, achieving goals.
Ethical Decision-Making	Rarely demonstrates responsible, legal, or ethical decisions.	Occasionally demonstrates responsible, legal, and/or ethical decisions.	Frequently demonstrates responsible, legal, and ethical decisions.	Consistently demonstrates responsible, legal, and ethical decisions.
Advocate	Rarely able to advocate for one’s self.	Occasionally able to advocate for one’s self.	Frequently able to advocate for one’s self.	Consistently able to advocate for one’s self.
Self Analysis	Rarely demonstrates the ability to self-evaluate for self-improvement.	Occasionally demonstrates the ability to self-evaluate for self-improvement.	Frequently demonstrates the ability to self-evaluate for self-improvement.	Consistently demonstrates the ability to self-evaluate for self-improvement.

Learning Expectation #6: Darien High School students will develop the skills necessary to lead a healthy and balanced life, as characterized by physical wellness, self-awareness, emotional maturity, and personal independence.

	Deficient	Limited	Acceptable	Exemplary
Physical Wellness	Rarely demonstrates an understanding of or an ability to apply the principles of good health and physical fitness.	Occasionally demonstrates an understanding of and/or an ability to apply the principles of good health and physical fitness.	Frequently demonstrates an understanding of and an ability to apply the principles of good health and physical fitness.	Consistently demonstrates an understanding of and an ability to apply the principles of good health and physical fitness.
Self-Awareness	Rarely demonstrates knowledge or understanding of one’s personal needs, strengths and weaknesses.	Occasionally demonstrates knowledge and/or understanding of one’s personal needs, strengths and weaknesses.	Frequently demonstrates knowledge and understanding of one’s personal needs, strengths and weaknesses.	Consistently demonstrates knowledge and understanding of one’s personal needs, strengths and weaknesses.
Emotional Maturity	Rarely demonstrates an understanding of the consequences or accountability of personal decisions and actions.	Occasionally demonstrates an understanding of the consequences and/or accountability of personal decisions and actions.	Frequently demonstrates an understanding of the consequences and accountability of personal decisions and actions.	Consistently demonstrates an understanding of the consequences and accountability of personal decisions and actions.
Personal Independence	Rarely demonstrates the ability to self-advocate or to personally and effectively make decisions and manage one’s life.	Occasionally demonstrates the ability to self-advocate and/or to personally and effectively make decisions and manage one’s life.	Frequently demonstrates the ability to self-advocate and to personally and effectively make decisions and manage one’s life.	Consistently demonstrates the ability to self-advocate and to personally and effectively make decisions and manage one’s life.

Learning Expectation #7: Darien High School students will demonstrate an understanding of civic rights and duties by positively and responsibly contributing to the school and larger communities.

	Deficient	Limited	Acceptable	Exemplary
Civic Rights and Duties	Rarely demonstrates an understanding of the civic rights or duties of a citizen in a democratic society.	Occasionally demonstrates an understanding of the civic rights and/or duties of a citizen in a democratic society.	Frequently demonstrates an understanding of the civic rights and duties of a citizen in a democratic society.	Consistently demonstrates an understanding of the civic rights and duties of a citizen in a democratic society.
Respect for Self and Others	Rarely demonstrates a respect for oneself and others.	Occasionally demonstrates a respect for oneself and others.	Frequently demonstrates a respect for oneself and others.	Consistently demonstrates a respect for oneself and others.
Service to School	Rarely engages in service to the school.	Occasionally engages in service to the school.	Frequently engages in service to the school.	Demonstrates leadership in service to the school.
Service to the Larger Community	Rarely engages in service to the larger community.	Occasionally engages in service to the larger community.	Frequently engages in service to the larger community.	Demonstrates leadership in service to the larger community.

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