Distinguished - Creates a feasible and appropriate plan to build a sense of community between home and school. Comprehensively covers the four all components.

Proficient - Creates a plan to build a sense of community between home and school. Covers most of the four components. The plan is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Creates a limited plan to build a sense of community between home and school. Covers some of the four components. The plan is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to create a plan to build a sense of community between home and school; however, not all four components are covered and the plan is significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The creation of a plan to build a sense of community between home and school is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Creates a feasible and appropriate plan for collaborative communication strategies, and comprehensively describes all three components.

Proficient - Creates a plan for collaborative communication strategies, and describes most of the three components. The plan is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Creates a limited plan for collaborative communication strategies, and briefly describes some of the three components. The plan is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to create a plan for collaborative communication strategies; however, not all three components are described, and the plan is significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The plan for collaborative communication is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Chooses a service delivery model and comprehensively explains how it was chosen. The explanation thoroughly includes the three required elements from the prompt.

Proficient - Chooses a service delivery model and explains how it was chosen. The explanation includes the three required elements from the prompt but is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Chooses a service delivery model and minimally explains how it was chosen. The explanation partially includes the three required elements from the prompt and/or is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to choose a service delivery model and explain how it was chosen; however the explanation does not include the three required elements from the prompt and is significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The service delivery model and explanation are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Creates a feasible and appropriate plan for transition to adulthood, and comprehensively covers all identified components in the prompt.

Proficient - Creates a plan for transition to adulthood, and covers most of the identified components in the prompt. The plan is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Creates a partial plan for transition to adulthood, and briefly covers some of the identified components in the prompt. The plan is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to create a plan for transition to adulthood; however, the identified components in the prompt are not covered and the plan is significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The plan for transition is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Successfully utilizes a digital presentation tool to create an exceptional video and/or audio recording of the presentation.

Proficient - Utilizes a digital presentation tool to create a video and/or audio recording of the presentation. The presentation is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Utilizes a digital presentation tool to create a video and/or audio recording of the presentation. The presentation is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to utilize a digital presentation tool to create a video and/or audio recording of the presentation; however, the presentation is significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The digital presentation is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Provides detailed speaker’s notes that comprehensively explain the content on each slide.

Proficient - Provides speaker’s notes that sufficiently explain the content on each slide. The explanations are slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Provides speaker’s notes that partially explain some of the content on each slide. The explanations are underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Provides speaker’s notes that attempt to explain information on each slide; however, the explanations are significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The speaker’s notes are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Demonstrates consistent use of reliable, appropriate sources and/or evidence to support ideas that are situated within the discipline and genre of the writing.

Proficient - Demonstrates mostly consistent use of reliable sources that are appropriate to the discipline and genre of the writing. Sources offer some support to the ideas in the writing. 

Basic - Demonstrates somewhat inconsistent use of sources that are mostly reliable to the discipline and genre of the writing. Sources offer little support to the ideas in the writing.

Below Expectations - Inconsistently utilizes sources and/or evidence that may be unrelated and offer little support to the ideas in the writing. 

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - Displays meticulous comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains no errors and is very easy to understand.

Proficient - Displays comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains only a few minor errors and is mostly easy to understand.

Basic - Displays basic comprehension of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains a few errors which may slightly distract the reader.

Below Expectations - Fails to display basic comprehension of syntax or mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains major errors which distract the reader.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - Accurately uses APA formatting consistently throughout the paper, title page, and reference page.

Proficient - Exhibits APA formatting throughout the paper. However, layout contains a few minor errors. 

Basic - Exhibits limited knowledge of APA formatting throughout the paper. However, layout does not meet all APA requirements. 

Below Expectations - Fails to exhibit basic knowledge of APA formatting. There are frequent errors, making the layout difficult to distinguish as APA.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - Uses relevant graphics, sound, and/or animation, which assist in presenting the overall main point and strongly enhance understanding of concepts, ideas, and relationships. There is a consistent theme, format, and font which augment the readability of the presentation.

Proficient - Uses sufficient graphics, sound, and/or animation, which assist in presenting the overall main point and enhance understanding of concepts, ideas, and relationships. There is a consistent theme, format, and font which augment the readability of the presentation.

Basic - Uses some graphics, sound, and/or animation to assist in the presentation of the main point. There is not a consistent theme/format to augment the readability of the presentation.

Below Expectations - Attempts to use graphics, sound, and/or animation to assist in presenting the overall main point; however, they do not enhance the understanding of concepts, ideas, and relationships. There is not a consistent theme/format to augment the readability of the presentation.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - Uses more than the required number of scholarly sources, providing compelling evidence to support ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.

Proficient - Uses the required number of scholarly sources to support ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.

Basic - Uses less than the required number of sources to support ideas. Some sources may not be scholarly. Most sources on the reference page are used within the body of the assignment. Citations may not be formatted correctly.

Below Expectations - Uses an inadequate number of sources that provide little or no support for ideas. Sources used may not be scholarly. Most sources on the reference page are not used within the body of the assignment. Citations are not formatted correctly.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.