Readiness Rubrics

6th Grade6th Smart Goals #3

Discussion

• How many of you play a sport? A musical instrument? Take art lessons? Do something that requires practice?

• After a game, rehearsal, performance, display of art, show, etc., what does your director/coach/teacher talk with you about?

Objectives

• Today, we’re going to take some time to assess ourselves and see where we are at on the path to college readiness.

• Complete 6th Grade Readiness Rubric– MCAII Scores– Grades – Personal/Social Readiness Indicators– Readiness Rubric Rating Scales– College Readiness Rubric Reflection

6th Grade Readiness Rubrics

• Start thinking about college now!– Readiness Rubrics helps you know if are on-track

to be college ready • When find out you have readiness gaps, you

can make plans to close those gaps • Two levels on the path to college readiness– Developing: Does Not or Partially Meets – Meeting: Meets or Exceeds

6th Grade Readiness Rubric

• Helps students access their college readiness in different areas like grades, academic belief, self-management, effort, and test scores

Readiness Rubric Reflection

Reflect on your rubric

Create SMART Goals

Grades

Fill in your name Write today’s date in the checkpoint 1 area

Record your current grades in each of your classes in

the Checkpoint 1 box

If you have any Cs or below, place an

“X” here

If you have all A’s & B’s, place

an “X” here

3 School Success Factors

1. Academic Belief2. Self-Management3. Effort and Persistence – When you score high in these three key areas• The chances of you reaching your school,

postsecondary, and career goals become much higher• You should begin to see higher grades and MSCA test

scores

Building Academic Belief

• Some students think they are not smart enough to do well in school

• Important to remember!– Smart is not something you are but something

you become– Two of the ways you can become smarter is by

trying hard and being organized

Academic Belief

Record your ratings to statements 1 and 2 in the Checkpoint 1 box

Place an “X” in Developing if either of your ratings are 5 or below, or in the Meeting box if both of your ratings are 6 or above

Improving Self-Management

• When students establish good habits that they do every day– They will be much more successful in school

• These habits include– Taking notes– Using a planner or calendar– Checking over their work

Self-Management

• Record your ratings to statements 1-4 in the Checkpoint 1 box• If you rated any items as “Rarely” or “Never”, place an “X” in

Developing• If you rated all of the items as “Often” or “Always”, place an “X” in

Meeting

Increasing Effort and Persistence

• One of the biggest factors in school success is– Doing your best

• A good habit is– To not give up when things get difficult

• When you do not understand you school work– Good students will ask for help to gain better

knowledge on the subject

Effort and Persistence

• Record your ratings to statements 1-3 in the Checkpoint 1 box• If you rated any items as “Rarely” or “Never”, place an “X” in

Developing• If you rated all of the items as “Often” or “Always”, place an “X” in

Meeting

MCA Tests

500 540 550 565 599

MCA: Record Scores

• Record your MCA scores in the rubric• If your scores fall below 550, place an “X” in developing• If your scores fall at or above 550, place an “X” in Meeting

Reflect on Your College Readiness

Reflect on your rubric

Create SMART Goals

Review

• Start thinking about college now!– Readiness Rubrics helps you know if are on-track

to be college ready • When find out you have readiness gaps, you

can make plans to close those gaps • Two levels on the path to college readiness– Developing: Does Not or Partially Meets – Meeting: Meets or Exceeds

Next Steps

• Record your new SMART goals with your previous SMART goals in Naviance

• Share your readiness rubric with your family