Appendix A Scoring Rubric Applications will be evaluated by a subgrant review panel according to the following rubric. Final funding decisions will be made by the Iowa Department of Education. I. Needs Assessment 1. Provide information on the total number of homeless children and youth, disaggregated by grade level, within the attendance area of the school district using Attachment A. Please provide information as to how this number was obtained. (NOTE: this number must reflect an actual count submitted on Spring 2014 SRI and not a general estimate or guess. To receive points for this section, Attachment A must be included). (5 points) 0 1 3 5 No information is Information provided is Information appears to be Information appears to be accurate provided, OR broken down by grade accurate and is broken and is broken down by grade information is not level but appears to be down by grade level; level; description of how number broken down by grade inaccurate, or appears description of how was obtained is extensive and level. to be based on a guess number was obtained is methods for determining count or estimate. adequate. seem extensive and appropriate. 2. Describe the needs of homeless children and youths unique to service area your school’s (including barriers to enrollment, attendance, and school success) and your ability to meet those needs. (5 points) 0 1 3 5 No information Description is partial or Description is generally clear; Description is extensive; is provided. vague; applicant applicant demonstrates applicant demonstrates deep demonstrates poor adequate understanding of and extensive understanding understanding of needs; needs; applicant demonstrates of needs; applicant applicant demonstrates poor adequate ability to meet demonstrates strong ability ability to meet needs. needs. to meet needs. II. Project Description 1. Provide a brief description of the proposed project. This should include basic information about the mission and target audience, collaborating partners, and expected activities and project’s outcomes. (10 points) 0 3 7 10 No information Description of project mission, Description of project Description of project is provided. audience, partners, activities, & mission, audience, mission, audience, outcomes is partial or vague; partners, activities, & partners, activities, & project appears inadequate or outcomes is generally outcomes is extensive; inappropriate; project appears clear; project appears project is very poorly planned; project does not appropriately planned; project is likely seem adequate to address and project seems adequate to address and achieve achieve goals. and somewhat likely to goals. address and achieve goals.
Appendix A Scoring Rubric Applications will be evaluated by a subgrant review panel according to the following rubric. Final funding decisions will be made by the Iowa Department of Education. I. Needs Assessment 1. Provide information on the total number of homeless children and youth, disaggregated by grade level, within the attendance area of the school district using Attachment A. Please provide information as to how this number was obtained. (NOTE: this number must reflect an actual count submitted on Spring 2014 SRI and not a general estimate or guess. To receive points for this section, Attachment A must be included). (5 points) 0 1 3 5 No information is provided, OR information is not broken down by grade level. Information provided is broken down by grade level but appears to be inaccurate, or appears to be based on a guess or estimate. Information appears to be accurate and is broken down by grade level; description of how number was obtained is adequate. Information appears to be accurate and is broken down by grade level; description of how number was obtained is extensive and methods for determining count seem extensive and appropriate. 2. Describe the needs of homeless children and youths unique to your school’s service area (including barriers to enrollment, attendance, and school success) and your ability to meet those needs. (5 points) 0 1 3 5 No information is provided. Description is partial or vague; applicant demonstrates poor understanding of needs; applicant demonstrates poor ability to meet needs. Description is generally clear; applicant demonstrates adequate understanding of needs; applicant demonstrates adequate ability to meet needs. Description is extensive; applicant demonstrates deep and extensive understanding of needs; applicant demonstrates strong ability to meet needs. II. Project Description 1. Provide a brief description of the proposed project. This should include basic information about the project’s mission and target audience, collaborating partners, and expected activities and outcomes. (10 points) 0 3 7 10 No information is provided. Description of project mission, audience, partners, activities, & outcomes is partial or vague; project appears inadequate or inappropriate; project appears poorly planned; project does not seem adequate to address and achieve goals. Description of project mission, audience, partners, activities, & outcomes is generally clear; project appears appropriately planned; project seems adequate and somewhat likely to address and achieve goals. Description of project mission, audience, partners, activities, & outcomes is extensive; project is very project is likely to address and achieve goals.