| Course Content area to Score |
Score of 1 |
Score of 2 |
Score of 3 *Benchmark |
Score of 4 |
| Syllabus or outline of course |
No syllabus or outline of course |
A very sketchy syllabus or outline |
A detailed syllabus or outline provided |
Very thorough syllabus or outline provided |
| Communication Expectations |
No communication expectations |
Sketchy communication information |
Detailed communication information is provided |
Teacher provides an extensive list of communication options |
Evaluation of work
**High school |
No evaluation information |
Very little evaluation information |
Evaluation information is detailed and easy to understand |
Evaluation information goes into great detail |
Answer Keys
**Middle school |
No answer keys |
A few answer keys - not enough to grade all work |
Answer keys for all assignments |
Answer keys go into great detail |
Deadlines or Due Dates
**High school |
No information on due dates |
Very little information on due dates |
Due dates policy explained and easy to understand |
Goes into great detail to explain due dates for assignments |
| Introduction for lessons |
No introductions |
Seldom uses introductions |
Uses introductions in most lessons |
Always has introductions that spark student interest in lesson |
| Standards correlation |
No standards |
Lists a few standards |
Standards correlated to lessons |
Standards abound in lessons |
| Timeline |
No timeline |
Few lessons have timeline |
Most lessons have timeline |
Timeline always provided |
| Materials |
No materials listed |
Few materials listed |
Lessons always have materials listed |
Materials list provided and substitute items suggested |
| Directions |
Directions not detailed and don't make sense |
Directions very brief and not always clear |
Directions give enough detail and are clear |
Directions go into great detail and are crystal clear |
| Student practice |
Activities not appropriate for lesson taught or lack variety |
Activities don't vary much and are not very interesting |
Activities appropriate for objectives of lesson and use a variety of activities |
Student assignments are exemplary and plentiful |
| Assessments |
No assessments |
A few assessments for major assignments |
Both scanned and online assessments for daily lessons/chapters/units |
An abundance of assessments are available to check progress |
| Extensions & Re-teaching |
No extra extensions |
A few extension activities |
A wide variety of extension and re-teaching activities |
Extensions are exemplary and plentiful |
