Distinguished - Thoroughly summarizes all of the key themes and purpose of the paper in 150-250 words.

Proficient - Summarizes most of the key themes and purpose of the paper in 150-250 words.

Basic - Partially summarizes some of the key themes and purpose of the paper in 150-200 words.

Below Expectations - Attempts to summarize the key themes or purpose of the paper; however, the abstract is less than 150 words or above 250 words.  

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

Distinguished - Thoroughly and clearly defines personal leadership style and fully discusses how personal leadership style will facilitate the process of creating a school vision.

Proficient - Defines personal leadership style and discusses how personal leadership style will facilitate the process of creating a school vision. Minor details are missing or slightly unclear.

Basic - Minimally defines personal leadership style and partially discusses how personal leadership style will facilitate the process of creating a school vision. Relevant details are missing and/or unclear.

Below Expectations - Attempts to define personal leadership style and  discuss how personal leadership style will facilitate the process of creating a school vision; however, significant details are missing and severely unclear.

Non-Performance - The definition and discussion of leadership style are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - Clearly identifies and thoroughly discusses all required aspects of including the stakeholders in the creation of a school vision.

Proficient - Identifies and discusses all required aspects of including the stakeholders in the creation of a school vision. Minor details are missing or slightly unclear.

Basic - Identifies and minimally discusses all required aspects of including the stakeholders in the creation of a school vision. Relevant details are missing and/or unclear. 

Below Expectations - Attempts to identify and discuss all required aspects of including the stakeholders in the creation of a school vision; however, significant details are missing and severely unclear.

Non-Performance - The identification and discussions of the stakeholders in the creation of a school vision are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly summarizes the types of data to be used to ensure the vision is focused on school improvement goals, based on school demographic needs, reflective of the whole school community, and that FERPA requirements are being followed for data dissemination.

Proficient - Summarizes the types of data to be used to ensure the vision is focused on school improvement goals, based on school demographic needs, reflective of the whole school community, and that FERPA requirements are being followed for data dissemination. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Partially summarizes the types of data to be used to ensure the vision is focused on school improvement goals, based on school demographic needs, reflective of the whole school community, and that FERPA requirements are being followed for data dissemination. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to summarize the types of data to be used to ensure the vision is focused on school improvement goals, based on school demographic needs, reflective of the whole school community, and that FERPA requirements are being followed for data dissemination; however, significant details are missing.  

Non-Performance - The summary of the data is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - Clearly discusses the technology that will be used to create, manage and distribute the vision and fully explains how the vision will be distributed to all stakeholders in the school before, during and after the planning process.

Proficient - Discusses the technology that will be used to create, manage and distribute the vision and explains how the vision will be distributed to all stakeholders in the school before, during and after the planning process. Minor details are slightly unclear.

Basic - Minimally discusses the technology that will be used to create, manage and distribute the vision and partially explains how the vision will be distributed to all stakeholders in the school before, during and after the planning process. Relevant details are unclear.

Below Expectations - Attempts to discuss the technology that will be used to create, manage and distribute the vision and attempts to explain how the vision will be distributed to all stakeholders in the school before, during and after the planning process; however, significant details are severely unclear.

Non-Performance - The discussion and explanation of the technology that will be used are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly and clearly explains the budgetary needs for creation and distribution of the vision before, during and after the planning process.

Proficient - Explains the budgetary needs for creation and distribution of the vision before, during and after the planning process. Minor details are missing or slightly unclear.

Basic - Partially explains the budgetary needs for creation and distribution of the vision before, during and after the planning process. Relevant details are missing and/or unclear.

Below Expectations - Attempts to explain the budgetary needs for creation and distribution of the vision before, during and after the planning process; however, significant details are missing and severely unclear.

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

Distinguished - Thoroughly and clearly plans how to disseminate and ensure all stakeholders adopt the vision statement.

Proficient - Plans how to disseminate and ensure all stakeholders adopt the vision statement. Minor details are missing or slightly unclear.

Basic - Partially plans how to disseminate and ensure all stakeholders adopt the vision statement. Relevant details are missing and/or unclear.

Below Expectations - Attempts to plan how to disseminate and ensure all stakeholders adopt the vision statement; however, significant details are missing and severely unclear.

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

Distinguished - Thoroughly and clearly creates a personal vision statement, reflects on the process, identifies challenges associated with creating a vision statement, and discusses what was learned from creating a vision statement.

Proficient - Creates a personal vision statement, reflects on the process, identifies challenges associated with creating a vision statement, and discusses what was learned from creating a vision statement. Minor details are missing or slightly unclear.

Basic - Partially creates a personal vision statement, reflects on the process, identifies challenges associated with creating a vision statement, and discusses what was learned from creating a vision statement. Relevant details are missing and/or unclear.

Below Expectations - Attempts to create a personal vision statement, reflect on the process, identify challenges associated with creating a vision statement, and discuss what was learned from creating a vision statement; however, significant details are missing and severely unclear.

Non-Performance - The vision statement 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 - 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.