Community Assessment

CRITERIA

NON-PERFORMANCE

BASIC

PROFICIENT

DISTINGUISHED

Identify a community and its major demographic characteristics. 20%

Does not identify a community and its major demographic characteristics.

Identifies the community but fails to identify all of the major demographic characteristics needed to effectively inform the scope of the project.

Identifies a community and its major demographic characteristics.

Provides a detailed description of a community and has assembled a comprehensive list of major demographic characteristics that will effectively support the project.

Demonstrate the ability to effectively utilize various sources of information (such as the media, Internet, and government documentation) to identify community problems. 16%

Does not demonstrate the ability to effectively utilize various sources of information (such as the media, Internet, and government documentation) to identify community problems.

Lists various sources of information but does not demonstrate a relationship to the identified community problems.

Demonstrates the ability to effectively utilize various sources of information (such as the media, Internet, and government documentation) to identify community problems.

Skillfully integrates various sources of information (such as the media, Internet, and government documentation) to identify community problems, and provides a rationale as to how these resources inform the identification of the problems.

Identify principal actors related to policy development within a specified community. 16%

Does not identify principal actors related to policy development within a specified community.

Identifies principal actors but they do not appear to be related to policy development within a specified community.

Identifies principal actors related to policy development within a specified community.

Identifies principal actors related to policy development within a specified community, and provides a rationale for the selection of these actors.

Evaluate the role of for-profit, non-profit, and/or government actors responsible for the implementation of public policy. 16%

Does not identify the role of for-profit, non-profit, and/or government actors responsible for the implementation of public policy.

Identifies rather than evaluates the role of for-profit, non-profit, and/or government actors responsible for the implementation of public policy.

Evaluates the role of for-profit, non-profit, and/or government actors responsible for the implementation of public policy.

Evaluates the role of for-profit, non-profit, and/or government actors responsible for the implementation of public policy, and provides an explanation as to why these actors should be responsible for the implementation of the policy.

Draft a statement of a policy problem. 16%

Does not identify a policy problem.

Identifies a policy problem, but does not draft a statement of a policy problem.

Drafts a statement of a policy problem.

Drafts a concise yet comprehensive statement of a policy problem appropriately worded for the intended audience.

Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and respectful of the diversity, dignity, and integrity of others, consistent with expectations for members of the human services profession. 16%

Does not communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and respectful of the diversity, dignity, and integrity of others, consistent with expectations for members of the human services profession.

Inconsistently communicates in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and respectful of the diversity, dignity, and integrity of others, and does not meet expectations for members of the human services profession.

Communicates in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and respectful of the diversity, dignity, and integrity of others, consistent with expectations for members of the human services profession.

Clearly and concisely communicates in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and respectful of the diversity, dignity, and integrity of others, and exceeds expectations for members of the human services profession. Uses a communication style that is appropriate for the intended audience.