Academic Learning Expectations Rubric

The West Springfield High School Learning Community will demonstrate target language proficiency through effective communication: reading, writing, speaking, listening and viewing for a variety of purposes.

The West Springfield High School Learning Community will be able to collaborate, think creatively, critically, and logically while using a variety of problem solving tools and methods; technology, research techniques and various mediums.

CORE VALUE	EXEMPLARY	PROFICIENT	NEEDS IMPROVEMENT	UNSATISFACTORY
Effective Reading	Student consistently demonstrates skill in analytical reading.	Student frequently demonstrates skill in analytical reading.	Student sometimes demonstrates skill in analytical reading.	Student rarely demonstrates skill in analytical reading.
Effective Writing	Student consistently demonstrates skill in all aspects of writing.	Student frequently demonstrates skill in all aspects of writing.	Student sometimes demonstrates skill in all aspects of writing.	Student rarely demonstrates skill in all aspects of writing.
Effective Speaking	Student consistently demonstrates use of appropriate vocabulary and knowledge of audience.	Student frequently demonstrates use of appropriate vocabulary and knowledge of audience.	Student sometimes demonstrates an appropriate use of vocabulary and knowledge of audience.	Student rarely demonstrates an appropriate use of vocabulary and knowledge of audience.
Effective listening and viewing	Student consistently demonstrates active listening/viewing strategies and can consistently use information in a variety of assessments.	Student frequently demonstrates active listening/viewing strategies and can frequently use information in a variety of assessments.	Student sometimes demonstrates active listening/viewing strategies and can sometimes use information in a variety of assessments.	Student rarely demonstrates active listening/viewing strategies and can rarely use information in a variety of assessments.
Effective critical thinking and problem solving	Student consistently demonstrates higher order thinking skills, and uses current research techniques and resources to solve problems creatively.	Student frequently demonstrates higher order thinking skills, and often uses current research techniques and resources to solve problems creatively.	Student sometimes demonstrates higher order thinking skills, and seldom uses current research techniques and resources to solve problems creatively.	Student rarely demonstrates higher order thinking skills, and infrequently uses current research techniques and resources to solve prob