Distinguished - Provides a reflective narrative on the initiative, thoroughly evaluating barriers and accurately examining how the identified barriers have been overcome.

Proficient - Provides a reflective narrative on the initiative, evaluating barriers and examining how the identified barriers have been overcome. The evaluation or examination is slightly underdeveloped or inaccurate.

Basic - Provides a reflective narrative on the initiative, minimally evaluating barriers and examining how the identified barriers have been overcome. The evaluation and/or examination are underdeveloped and/or inaccurate.

Below Expectations - Attempts to provide a reflective narrative on the initiative, evaluating barriers; however, does not examine how the identified barriers have been overcome and the evaluation is significantly underdeveloped and inaccurate.

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

Distinguished - Provides a reflective narrative on the initiative, thoroughly summarizing how committee or group members have been recruited.

Proficient - Provides a reflective narrative on the initiative, summarizing how committee or group members have been recruited. The summary is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Provides a reflective narrative on the initiative, vaguely summarizing how committee or group members have been recruited. The summary is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to provide a reflective narrative on the initiative, summarizing how committee or group members have been recruited; however, the summary is significantly underdeveloped.

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

Distinguished - Provides a reflective narrative on the initiative, thoroughly illustrating how to secure school or community support.

Proficient - Provides a reflective narrative on the initiative, illustrating how to secure school or community support. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Provides a reflective narrative on the initiative, minimally illustrating how to secure school or community support. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to provide a reflective narrative on the initiative, illustrating how to secure school or community support; however, significant details are missing.

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

Distinguished - Provides a reflective narrative on the initiative that thoroughly analyzes the barriers to overcome in the development of the mission/vision statement, and that comprehensively evaluates how to reach consensus.

Proficient - Provides a reflective narrative on the initiative that analyzes the barriers to overcome in the development of the mission/vision statement, and that evaluates how to reach consensus. The analysis or the evaluation is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Provides a reflective narrative on the initiative that partially analyzes the barriers to overcome in the development of the mission/vision statement, and that somewhat evaluates how to reach consensus. The analysis and/or the evaluation are underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to provide a reflective narrative on the initiative that analyzes the barriers to overcome in the development of the mission/vision statement, and that evaluates how to reach consensus; however, the analysis and the evaluation are significantly underdeveloped.

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

Distinguished - Provides a reflective narrative on the initiative, accurately specifying what community needs are focused on in the initiative.

Proficient - Provides a reflective narrative on the initiative, specifying what community needs are focused on in the initiative. Minor details are missing or inaccurate.

Basic - Provides a reflective narrative on the initiative, vaguely specifying what community needs are focused on in the initiative. Relevant details are missing and/or inaccurate.

Below Expectations - Attempts to provide a reflective narrative on the initiative, specifying what community needs are focused on in the initiative; however, significant details are missing and inaccurate.

Non-Performance - The reflective narrative including on the initiative is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Provides a design of a clear graphic or narrative that accurately outlines the steps taken or to be taken to achieve the vision.

Proficient - Provides a design of a graphic or narrative that outlines the steps taken or to be taken to achieve the vision. The graphic or narrative is slightly unclear or inaccurate.

Basic - Provides a design of a graphic or narrative that somewhat outlines the steps taken or to be taken to achieve the vision. The graphic or narrative is unclear or inaccurate.

Below Expectations - Provides a design of a graphic or narrative that outlines the steps taken or to be taken to achieve the vision; however, the graphic or narrative is significantly unclear or inaccurate.

Non-Performance - The graphic or narrative that outlines the steps taken or to be taken to achieve the vision is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Provides a thorough defense of how the initiative will include at least four of the Five Action Strategies.

Proficient - Provides a defense of how the initiative will include at least four of the Five Action Strategies. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Provides a minimum defense of how the initiative will include at least three of the Five Action Strategies. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to provide a defense of how the initiative will include at least two of the Five Action Strategies; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The defense of how the initiative will include at least four of the Five Action Strategies 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.