K-5 College and Career Readiness Student Rubric 

Communication 
4 - Advanced   3 - Proficient  2 - Developing  1 - Emerging  

Listening   Listening  Listening  Listening 

I can independently  With minimal support, I can  With support, I can  Without support, I rarely 
summarize the points the  mostly summarize the points  sometimes summarize the  summarize the points the 
speaker makes during a  the speaker makes during a  points the speaker makes  speaker makes during a 
discussion, with evidence.   discussion, with evidence.    during a discussion.   discussion.   
       
I can independently listen  With minimal support, I can  With support, I can listen  Without support, I rarely 
effectively to decipher  listen effectively to decipher  effectively to decipher  listen effectively to decipher 
meaning, including  meaning, including  meaning, including  meaning, including 
knowledge, values, attitudes,  knowledge, values, attitudes,  knowledge, values, attitudes,  knowledge, values, attitudes, 
and intentions.  and intentions.  and intentions.   and intentions. 
       
Verbal  Verbal  Verbal  Verbal 
I can independently express  With minimal support, I can  With support, I can  Without support, I rarely 
thoughts clearly, crisply  mostly express thoughts  sometimes express thoughts  express thoughts clearly, 
articulate opinions,  clearly, crisply articulate  clearly, crisply articulate  crisply articulate opinions, 
communicate coherent  opinions, communicate  opinions, communicate  communicate coherent 
instructions, and motivate  coherent instructions, and  coherent instructions, and  instructions, and motivate 
others through powerful  motivate others through  motivate others through  others through powerful 
speech.   powerful speech.  powerful speech.  speech. 
       
Written   Written   Written   Written  
I can independently  With minimal support, I can  With support, I can  Without support, I rarely 
articulate thoughts and  mostly articulate thoughts  sometimes articulate  articulate thoughts and 
ideas effectively using  and ideas effectively using  thoughts and ideas  ideas effectively using 
written and nonverbal  written and nonverbal  effectively using written and  written and nonverbal 
communication skills in a  communication skills in a  nonverbal communication  communication skills in a 
variety of forms and  variety of forms and  skills in a variety of forms  variety of forms and 
contexts.  contexts.    and contexts.    contexts.  
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Collaboration 
4 - Advanced   3 - Proficient  2 - Developing  1 - Emerging  

Leadership  Leadership  Leadership  Leadership 

I can independently identify  With minimal support, I can  With support, I can  Without support, I rarely 
leadership styles in myself  mostly identify leadership  sometimes identify  identify leadership styles in 
and my teammates.   styles in myself and my  leadership styles in myself  myself and my teammates.  
  teammates.   and my teammates.    
       
I can independently identify  With minimal support, I can  With support, I can  Without support, I rarely 
personality types in myself  mostly identify personality  sometimes identify  identify personality types in 
and my teammates.   types in myself and my  personality types in myself  myself and my teammates.  
  teammates.   and my teammates.    
       
Teamwork  Teamwork  Teamwork  Teamwork 
I can independently display a  With minimal support, I  With support, I sometimes  With support, I rarely display 
positive attitude towards the  mostly display a positive  display a positive attitude  a positive attitude towards 
beliefs and ideas of others.   attitude towards the beliefs  towards the beliefs and ideas  the beliefs and ideas of 
  and ideas of others.   of others.   others.  
       
Engagement  Engagement  Engagement  Engagement 
I can always engage in  With minimal support, I can  With support, I can  With support, I rarely engage 
collaborative discussions in a  mostly be engaged in  sometimes be engaged in  in collaborative discussions in 
variety of settings (partners,  collaborative discussions in a  collaborative discussions in a  a variety of settings (partners, 
small group, large group).  variety of settings (partners,  variety of settings (partners,  small group, large group). 
  small group, large group).  small group, large group).   
       
       
       
       
       
       
 Flexibility   Flexibility  Flexibility  Flexibility 
I can independently  With minimal support, I can  With support, I can  With support, I rarely 
recognize the impact of  mostly recognize the impact  sometimes recognize the  recognize the impact of 
individual decisions on the  of individual decisions on the  impact of individual decisions  individual decisions on the 
group.  group.  on the group.  group. 
       
I can independently look at  With minimal support, I can  With support, I can  With support, I rarely look at 
the common goal and change  mostly look at the common  sometimes look at the  the common goal and change 
my thinking to better the  goal and change my thinking  common goal and change my  my thinking to better the 
group's decision.   to better the group's  thinking to better the group's  group's decision.  
  decision.   decision.    
       
I can independently exercise    With support, I can  With support, I rarely 
flexibility and willingness to  With minimal support, I can  sometimes exercise flexibility  exercise flexibility and 
be helpful in making  mostly exercise flexibility and  and willingness to be helpful  willingness to be helpful in 
necessary compromises to  willingness to be helpful in  in making necessary  making necessary 
accomplish a common goal.   making necessary  compromises to accomplish  compromises to accomplish 
compromises to accomplish  a common goal.   a common goal.  
a common goal.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Critical Thinking/Problem Solving 
4 - Advanced   3 - Proficient  2 - Developing  1 - Emerging  

Reasoning  Reasoning  Reasoning  Reasoning 

I can independently analyze  With minimal support, I can  With support, I can  With support, I rarely analyze 
and evaluate evidence on  mostly analyze evidence on  sometimes analyze evidence  evidence on both sides and 
both sides of an issue.   both sides and create an  on both sides and create an  create an argument from the 
  argument from the evidence.   argument from the evidence.   evidence. 
       
Perseverance   Perseverance   Perseverance   Perseverance 
I can independently continue  With minimal support, I can  With support, I can  With support, I rarely 
working on a problem until it  mostly continue working on a  sometimes continue working  continue working on a 
is solved, trying different  problem until it is solved,  on a problem until it is  problem until it is solved, 
approaches when frustrated.  trying different approaches  solved, trying different  trying different approaches 
  when frustrated.  approaches when frustrated.   when frustrated. 
Self-Reflection       
After solving a problem, I can  Self-Reflection  Self-Reflection  Self-Reflection 
independently reflect on my  After solving a problem, I can  After solving a problem, I can  After solving a problem, I 
approach and what I learned.  mostly reflect on my  sometimes reflect on my  rarely reflect on my approach 
approach and what I learned  approach and what I learned  and what I learned with 
with minimal support.  with support.  support. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Creativity and Innovation 
4 - Advanced   3 - Proficient  2 - Developing  1 - Emerging  

Teamwork  Teamwork  Teamwork  Teamwork 

I can always work effectively  With minimal support, I can  With support, I can  With support, I rarely work 
with others, contribute my  mostly work effectively with  sometimes work well with  effectively with others, 
ideas and listen to others’  others, contribute my ideas  others, contribute my ideas  contribute my ideas or listen 
ideas.  and listen to others’ ideas.  and listen to others’ ideas.  to others’ ideas. 
       
I can independently accept  With minimal support, I can  With support, I can  With support, I rarely accept 
challenges and take criticism  mostly accept challenges and  sometimes accept challenges  challenges or take criticism 
well from others.  take criticism well from  and take criticism from  from others. 
  others.   others.    
Originality       Originality  
I can independently and  Originality   Originality   With support, I rarely use any 
successfully use a wide range  With minimal support, I can  With support, I can  techniques to create my own 
of techniques to create my  mostly use 1-2 techniques to  sometimes use a technique  ideas. 
own ideas.  create my own ideas.  to create my own ideas.