Leadership Skills Rubric

Students will: Think Critically Manage Projects Effectively Express Themselves

Creatively
Communicate Effectively and
Persuasively
Collaborate Productively
Solve Problems
Resourcefully
Breakthrough
4- Advanced
Reasoning is clear, logical,
and thorough; interprets or
calculates information
accurately and creatively;
supports statements with
evidence
Advanced understanding
and use of project
planning skills
Meets goals in advance
of deadlines
Acquires and uses
effectively original
information.
Evaluation provides new
insights to project
management and
learning
Integrates concepts in
previously unimagined
ways
Employs media
innovatively
Evokes emotional
response from the
audience
Self and ideas come
alive to audience
Ideas are complex and
creative
Communication is clear
and well organized
Work is accurate and
complete with consistent
and superior
development; shows
attention to detail
Almost no language
errors are evident
Initiates opportunities for
collaboration
Manages and resolves
conflicts to achieve
consensus
Inspires groups to
increase their potential
Assumes leadership roles
Identifies relationships
between problems
Invents new tools for
solving problems
Proposes and evaluates
multiple solutions
3- Proficient
Reasoning is clear and
logical; interprets or calculates
information accurately;
supports statements with
explanation
Demonstrates an
understanding of and
uses project-planning
skills.
Sets goals and developed
strategies to meet those
goals in a timely manner.
Acquires and use
information and resources
to implement their
strategies.
Evaluates the
effectiveness of their
approach.
Develops and expresses
a point of view, opinion,
or idea in a unique way
Employs artistic
processes and skills
using appropriate media
Effectively presents self
and ideas to audience
Ideas are complex
Communication is clear
and organized
Work is accurate and fully
developed
Though minor language
errors are evident, ideas
are understandable
Works well in diverse
groups
Employs personal
strengths and skills for
the team
Assumes some
leadership roles
Approaches problem
creatively and flexibly
Identifies and organizes
needed information
Proposes reasonable and
workable solutions
2- Emerging
Reasoning is unclear, illogical,
or superficial; interprets or
calculates information
inaccurately; makes
statements with little
explanation
Demonstrates lack of
understanding and
struggles to use project-
planning skills
Project misses deadlines
Does not access
sufficient information
Fails to evaluate
effectiveness of approach
Produces work that is
unoriginal
Does not develop
processes and skills
Needs greater awareness
of the audience
Ideas are not complex;
copies others
Communication is
disorganized
Work needs to be more
accurate and complete
Errors in language make
ideas difficult to
understand
Participates minimally
and superficially
Rarely utilizes
contributions of others
Struggles to define
collaborative role
Approaches problems
from only one perspective
Does not take advantage
of available resources
Proposes limited or
impractical solutions