Bilingual/ESL Rubric

North Bergen Bilingual/ESL Department Rubric

for Effort and Participation for ESL I and II Students (Within Subject Areas)

STUDENT:  _______________________________________ GRADE:  ____________  

SUBJECT  :_______________________________________ ESL LEVEL:  __________________                                              

Criteria	Unsatisfactory 0-1	Needs Improvement 2	Improving 3	Satisfactory 4
Classwork	Lacks motivation and puts forth no effort in completing classwork	Shows little effort in completing classwork	Improving in his/her effort to complete classwork within his/her language ability	Consistently completes classwork to his/her language ability
Homework	Shows no effort in completing homework assignments	Shows little effort in completing homework assignments	Improving attempts to complete homework assignments within his/her language ability	Effort is shown when completing homework assignments within his/her language ability
Group Activities/ Participation	No attempt to participate in class activities	Inconsistent in engaging in class activities	Improving attempts to engage in class activities within her/her language ability	Consistently engages in class activities and participates within his/her language ability
Projects	No effort is shown in completing class projects	Shows little effort in completing class projects	Regularly demonstrates some effort to complete class projects within his/her language ability	Consistently shows good effort in completing class projects within his/her language ability
Tests/Quizzes	Shows no effort in preparing for tests and quizzes with No Proficiency	Shows little effort in preparing for tests and quizzes with limited proficiency	Shows improvement in demonstrating readiness for test and quizzes within his/her language ability with partial proficiency	Consistently demonstrates appropriate study habits and is prepared for assessments within his/her language ability and performs proficiency on grade level

SCORING KEY: Give a number for each category and then add the numbers for a total.

                   

U (Unsatisfactory)=0-5           N (Needs Improvement)=6-10      I (Improving)=11-15 S (Satisfactory)=16-20

After a final average is reached by the homeroom/subject area teacher, (using scoring criteria set forth by the North Bergen Board of Education), homeroom and ESL teacher must collaborate to reach a final letter grade (S, N. I, U) to be placed on the report card, using above referenced rubric.

Homeroom/Subject area teachers will input final grade after discussion with the ESL teacher.

For any questions/concerns, the ESL teacher will collaborate with the ESL / Bilingual Director for further guidance to make an ultimate decision.

District Rubric

Score Values of:

S ( Satisfactory)                   = 85 - 99

I ( Improving)                        = 75 - 84

N ( Needs Improvement)     = 65 - 74

U (Unsatisfactory)               = 0 - 64

Mainstream Teacher:_________________________

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