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Academic Expectations
1. At graduation, all students will be able to communicate effectively through listening, speaking and writing
Exemplary Volunteers to speak during appropriate times
Shares well developed, pertinent information in a concise way
Uses non-verbal cues (eye contact, facial expressions, posture)
Listens attentively and interacts as appropriate
Consistently organizes a coherent composition with clear focus and supporting ideas
Consistently applies knowledge of English grammar structure, usage, and mechanics
Revises writing continually to improve logical organization and word choice
Consistently generates thoughtful questions and summarizes information
Proficient Expresses in writing or speech a coherent or unified idea using an organized approach
Tailors the message to the audience
Is a reactive and reflective audience to other people's ideas
Effectively supports one's own ideas
Not Yet Proficient Is reluctant to speak or speaks at inappropriate times
Shares unrelated or distracting ideas
Uses no non-verbal cues or uses them inappropriately
Is inattentive or interacts in an inappropriate way
Rarely organizes a coherent composition with or without guidance
Needs guidance to apply English grammar, structure, usage and mechanics
Makes minimal revision to improve organization or word choice
Rarely generates open-ended questions or summarizes information with or without guidance

 

2.  At graduation, all students will be able to utilize skills as critical thinkers and problem solvers
Exemplary Develops and/or conducts sophisticated investigation
Revises and refines methods and explanations as appropriate
Makes well substantiated judgments presenting convincing evidence
Generates unique strategies and procedures to solve non-routine problems
Uses multiple reasoning methods to solve complex problems
Proficient Identifies patterns and predicts future sequences
Synthesizes information
Determines, collect, and organize necessary information
Identifies possible solutions
Chooses and implements an appropriate solution for the situation
Compares and analyzes the pros and cons of possible solutions
Develops and tests strategies or options that might work
Justifies or describes how and why a particular solution was chosen
Not Yet Proficient Develops and/or conducts partial investigations
Partially revises some methods and explanations
Substantiates some judgments with limited evidence
Applies learned procedures to solve routine problems
Applies some reasoning methods to solve problems

 

3.  At graduation, all students will be able to make connections with the world at large
Exemplary Meets the demands of the changing employment market by demonstrating skills and knowledge in career preparation and/or choice
Develops a broad based educational/career plan
Demonstrates the ability to be a contributing member of his/her community
Proficient Uses information-gathering skills to solve real world problems
Articulates a connection between different academic disciplines and their every day life
Applies the lessons/skills obtained at school in the community
Not Yet Proficient Doesn't realize the challenges of the outside work world
Fails to plan for an educational/career future
Does not understand the concept of being a contributing member of his/her community

 

4.  At graduation, all students will be able to read a variety of literature
Exemplary Uses appropriate reading strategies (such as phonics, structural analysis, context clues, etc.) to gain understanding of text
Self-selects materials appropriate for purposes and reading ability
Chooses and reads a variety of materials
Transfers knowledge from text or previous experiences to new or different situations
Proficient Reads multiple genres, such as fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and drama
Describes why a certain approach or genre was taken by the author
Grasps the subject matter (including the main idea) and purpose of the author
Assesses the effectiveness of the work
Not Yet Proficient Does not apply reading strategies and/or is unable to gain meaning from text
Consistently chooses inappropriate materials for purposes and reading
Unable to transfer knowledge learned from text or previous experiences to new or different situations

 

Department Members
Danielle Gosselin

Harry Grover
Peter Mehegan

Marilyn Pena