Distinguished - Provides a thorough description of the initiative, vision, and mission.

Proficient - Provides a description of the initiative, vision, and mission. The description is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Provides a minimal description of the initiative, vision, and mission. The description is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to provide a description of the initiative, vision, and mission; however, the description is substantially underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The description of the initiative, vision, and mission is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Provides a thorough narrative summary of the community’s demographics, paying particular attention to those demographics related to the 40 Developmental Assets. Clearly distinguishes the specific assets focused on in the initiative.

Proficient - Provides a narrative summary of the community’s demographics, paying attention to those demographics related to the 40 Developmental Assets. Distinguishes the specific assets focused on in the initiative. The summary is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Provides a limited narrative summary of the community’s demographics, somewhat paying attention to those demographics related to the 40 Developmental Assets. Distinguishes the specific assets focused on in the initiative. The summary is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to provide a narrative summary of the community’s demographics and distinguish the specific assets focused on in the initiative; however, does not pay attention to those demographics related to the 40 Developmental Assets and the summary is substantially underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The narrative summary of the community’s demographics is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly defends why the specific assets were selected and included in the narrative based on the community needs.

Proficient - Defends why the specific assets were selected and included in the narrative based on the community needs. The defense is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Partially defends why the specific assets were selected and included in the narrative based on the community needs. The defense is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to defend why the specific assets were selected and included in the narrative based on the community needs; however, the defense is severely underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The defense of why the specific assets were selected and included in the narrative based on the community needs is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment 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 - The length of the paper is equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted pages. 

Proficient - The length of the paper is nearly equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted pages. 

Basic - The length of the paper is equivalent to at least three quarters of the required number of correctly formatted pages.

Below Expectations - The length of the paper is equivalent to at least one half of the required number of correctly formatted pages.   

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.