Distinguished - Fully and clearly designs a presentation appropriate for the school board or managerial staff.

Proficient - Designs a presentation appropriate for the school board or managerial staff. Minor details are missing or slightly unclear.

Basic - Partially designs a presentation appropriate for the school board or managerial staff. Relevant details are missing and/or unclear.

Below Expectations - Attempts to designs a presentation appropriate for the school board or managerial staff; however, significant details are missing and entirely unclear.

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

Distinguished - Fully and clearly explains strategies for school safety.

Proficient - Explains strategies for school safety. Minor details are missing or slightly unclear.

Basic - Partially explains strategies for school safety. Relevant details are missing and/or unclear.

Below Expectations - Attempts to explain strategies for school safety; however, significant details are missing and entirely unclear.

Non-Performance - The explanation of strategies for school safety is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Fully and clearly explains how the school safety goals include the needs of teachers, parents and students.

Proficient - Explains how the school safety goals include the needs of teachers, parents and students. Minor details are missing or slightly unclear.

Basic - Partially explains how the school safety goals include the needs of teachers, parents and students. Relevant details are missing and/or unclear.

Below Expectations - Attempts to explain how the school safety goals include the needs of teachers, parents and students; however, significant details are missing and completely unclear.

Non-Performance - The explanation of how the goals include the needs of teachers, parents, and students is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Fully and clearly justifies the action options that are used to support the school safety goals.

Proficient - Justifies the action options that are used to support the school safety goals. Minor details are missing or slightly unclear.

Basic - Partially justifies the action options that are used to support the school safety goals. Relevant details are missing and/or unclear.

Below Expectations - Attempts to justify the action options that are used to support the school safety goals; however, significant details are missing and entirely unclear.

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

Distinguished - Fully and clearly analyzes the pitfalls that may occur and ideas for how to mitigate each pitfall.

Proficient - Analyzes the pitfalls that may occur and ideas for how to mitigate each pitfall. Minor details are missing or slightly unclear.

Basic - Partially analyzes the pitfalls that may occur and ideas for how to mitigate each pitfall. Relevant details are missing and/or unclear.

Below Expectations - Attempts to analyze the pitfalls that may occur and ideas for how to mitigate each pitfall; however, significant details are missing and completely unclear.

Non-Performance - The analysis of the pitfalls and ideas to mitigate them are either nonexistent or lack 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 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 - 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 presentation, title and reference slides.

Proficient - Exhibits APA formatting throughout the presentation; however, the layout contains a few minor errors. 

Basic - Exhibits basic knowledge of APA formatting throughout the presentation. The 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, which provide compelling evidence to support ideas. All sources on the reference slide 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 slide 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 slide 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 slide 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.

Distinguished - The length of the presentation is equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted slides. 

Proficient - The length of the presentation is nearly equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted slides. 

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

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

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