CMHS Global Schools Rubric

Union County Public Schools’ Global Schools Criteria Visitor

Tourist

Traveler

Explorer

Documented Travel for Students

1-25 percent of students have traveled out of the country in the last five years. 1 Point

51-79 percent of students have traveled out of the country in the last five years. 3 Points

80-100 percent of students have traveled out of the country in the last five years. 5 Points

Documented Travel for Staff Members

1-25 percent of staff members have traveled out of the country in the last five years. 1 Point

26-50 percent of students have traveled out of the country in the last five years. 2 Points (40% as measured by student survey at beginning of year) 26-50 percent of staff members have traveled out of the country in the last five years. 2 Points

80-100 percent of staff members have traveled out of the country in the last five years. 5 Points

From July, 2011-June, 2012, the school has one teacher-organized student travel project using a private company.

From July, 2011-June, 2012, the school has two to four teacherorganized student travel projects using a private company.

51-79 percent of staff members have traveled out of the country in the last five years. 3 Points (53% as measured by staff survey at beginning of year) From July, 2011-June, 2012, the school organizes and leads one organized student travel project that includes homestays. Or From July, 2011-June, 2012, the school has five teacher-organized student travel projects using a private company. 3 Points The school participates in multiple exchange projects with more than one international sister school.

The school participates in multiple exchange projects with more than one international sister school; a Memorandum of Agreement is established with one or more of the international sister schools. 5 Points

Travel Projects

International Sister Schools Project

International Clubs

1 Point (Disney Trip) The school has one club/class who participated in a project (Skype, Voicethread, Epals, etc.) with their international sister school.

1 Point (last school year the Band class skyped with Sister School. This year, the sister school has not skyped with us even though we have made contact with them.) The school has an internationally-focused club that completes a

2 Points The school has more than one club/class who participated in a project (Skype, Voicethread, Epals, etc.) with their international sister school.

3 Points

The school has an internationally-focused club that partners with

4 Points

The school has an internationally-focused club that partners with

From July, 2011-June, 2012, the school organizes and leads more than one organized student travel project that includes homestays. And From July, 2011-June, 2012, the school has five teacher-organized student travel projects using a private company. 5 Points

The school has a club that partners with an international

We have an International Club, but they have not completed a service project

service project with an international focus.

an international organization to complete a service project.

an international organization to complete a service project; the club educates the school community about globalization.

1 Point The school has a cultural awareness project that is directly linked to the curriculum.

3 Points The school has three cultural awareness projects that are directly linked to the curriculum.

4 Points The school has four cultural awareness projects that are directly linked to the curriculum.

organization to complete a service project; the club educates the school community about globalization. Students publish articles about what they learned. 5 Points The school has five or more cultural awareness projects that are directly linked to the curriculum.

1 Point

3 Points

4 Points

5 Points

0 Points

Cultural Awareness Projects There are currently no documented Cultural Awareness Projects at this time 0 Points

Visitor

Tourist

Traveler

Explorer

World Language Instruction

1-25 percent of students are enrolled in World Language. 1 Point

26-50 percent of students are enrolled in World Language. 3 Points

80-100 percent of students are enrolled in World Language. 5 Points

Fluent Second Language Speakers

1-14 percent of students fluently speak a World Language. 2 Points (12% based on student survey done at beginning of school year- asking what language is spoken at home) A class/club hosts an international festival within the school.

15-29 percent of students fluently speak a world language. 3 Points

51-79 percent of students are enrolled in World Language. 4 Points (60% are enrolled based on information from data manager collected at beginning of school year) 30-59 percent of students fluently speak a world language. 4 Points

A cluster hosts an international festival for parents, students, and community members. Community and educational organizations/groups, as well as groups from each school in the cluster, participate.

2 Points Globalization strategies are included in the School Improvement Plan.

3 Points The cluster’s globalization plan strategies are included and supported in each School Improvement Plan.

2 Points

3 Points (Globalization is

A school hosts an international festival. Multiple clubs and student groups are invited to attend/participate. The event is open to parents. Community and educational organizations/groups participate. 4 Points Globalization strategies are included in the School Improvement Plan and revisited monthly at school-level meetings (staff, PLC, Leadership Team, SiteBased Management Team, etc.). 4 Points

Yearly International Festival There is not an International Festival scheduled at this time 0 Points

Globalization Strategies in School Improvement Plan

A school hosts an international festival. Multiple clubs and student groups are invited to attend/participate. No community and educational organizations/groups participate.

60-100 percent of students fluently speak a world language. 5 Points

5 Points The cluster’s globalization plan is reviewed during cluster administrator meetings and at school-level meetings (staff, PLC, Leadership Team, SiteBased Management Team, etc.). 5 Points

Professional Development on Globalization

Teacher Websites

Highlighting Globalization

From July, 2011-June, 2012, 1-25 percent of teachers and administrators have participated in professional development on globalization.

2 Points (18% of staff members participated in PD inside CCS. 25% of staff members participated in PD outside CCS. Percentages came from teacher survey at the beginning of the school year) 1-44 percent of teachers maintain up-to-date websites that include information about how teachers’ classes highlight globalization. 2 Points (8% as measured at the beginning of the school year) The school publishes a monthly article about globalization at least 3 times from August-May.

2 Points (We have a page on the web site dedicated to Global News. There have been 4 additions to the page so far this year.) Visitor

Guest Speakers

A class hosts a guest speaker on globalization.

supported in the School Improvement Plan, but not carried over into PLCs at this time) From July, 2011-June, 2012, 26-59 percent of teachers and administrators have participated in professional development on globalization.

From July, 2011-June, 2012, 60-100 percent of teachers and administrators have participated in professional development on globalization.

3 Points

4 Points

From July, 2011-June, 2012, 60-100 percent of teachers and administrators have participated in professional development; schoolbased staff is providing professional development training on globalization. 5 Points

45-59 percent of teachers maintain upto-date websites that include information about how teachers’ classes highlight globalization. 3 Points

60-84 percent of teachers maintain up-todate websites that include information about how teachers’ classes highlight globalization. 4 Points

85-100 percent of teachers maintain up-todate websites that include information about how teachers’ classes highlight globalization. 5 Points

The school publishes a monthly article about globalization at least 5 times from August-May.

The school publishes a monthly article about globalization at least 7 times from August-May.

The school publishes a monthly article about globalization each month from August-May. Publishing a monthly article equates to a minimum of 9 articles. 5 Points

3 Points

Tourist Multiple classes each host a guest speaker on globalization.

4 Points

Traveler A school hosts one or more guest speaker(s) on globalization. The guest speaker(s) speaks to 50% of the student body.

Explorer A school hosts one or more guest speaker(s) on globalization who speak(s) to 50% of the student body; students publish articles on what they have learned.

2 Points

Globalization Classroom Focus

1-25 percent of teachers have an ongoing, documented focus on globalization. 2 points

International Community Service Outreach Programs We do not have any community service outreach at this point in time.

3 Points (9/60 classes [7%], hosted a speaker discussing globalization last school year, 201112) 26-50 percent of teachers have an ongoing, documented focus on globalization

4 Points

51-79 percent of teachers have an ongoing, documented focus on globalization.

The school has two international community service outreach programs.

3 Points (43% of teachers put Global Awareness on their PDPs for the 201213 school year) The school has three international community service outreach programs.

4 Points

The school has four international community service outreach programs.

2 Points

3 Points

4 Points

5 Points

80-100 percent of teachers have an ongoing, documented focus on globalization. 5 Points

The school has five or more international community service outreach programs. 5 Points

0 Points

Environmental Service Project Not aware of any environmental service projects

The school participates in two organized environmental service projects to improve the environment. 2 Points

The school participates in three organized environmental service projects to improve the environment. 3 Points

The school participates in four organized environmental service projects to improve the environment 4 Points

The school participates in five or more organized environmental service projects to improve the environment. 5 Points

0 Points

21st

Century Communication

The school maintains an up-to-date website with different articles each month.

2 Points

The school maintains an up-to-date website and an e-mail/e-news distribution that is sent out at least twice a month.

3 Points (The web site is updated several times per day. We do not send out a newsletter, however events and

The school maintains an up-to-date website and e-mail/e-news distribution that is sent out at least twice a month. The school also maintains a Virtual Faculty Meeting and/or Virtual Staff Development page to communicate internally with staff members.

4 Points

The school maintains an up-to-date website and e-mail/e-news distribution that is sent out at least twice a month. The school also maintains a Virtual Faculty Meeting and/or Virtual Staff Development page to communicate internally with staff members. The school also communicates via Twitter and Facebook at least four times a month. 5 Points

21st Century Technology

Members of the school faculty use Web 2.0 (Skype, VoiceThread, GoogleDocs, wikis, blogs, etc.) tools.

announcements are posted on the web site daily.) Members of the school faculty participate in professional development on Web 2.0 (Skype, VoiceThread, GoogleDocs, wikis, blogs, etc.) tools.

Members of the school faculty use Web 2.0 tools (wikis, blogs, Twitter, GoogleDocs) for professional development within their own professional learning community.

2 Points

4 Points

Members of the school faculty use Web 2.0 tools (wikis, blogs, Twitter, GoogleDocs) for professional development within their own professional learning community. Staff members also train each other on Web 2.0 tools. 5 Points

3 Points

Business Partnerships Currently no business partnerships focused on globalization 0 Points

Global Teachers

Visitor

Tourist

Traveler

Explorer

The school develops one business partnership focused on globalization. The business donates $100 or ten man-hours to school’s Global initiatives.

The school develops two business partnership focused on globalization. The business donates $100 or ten man-hours to school’s Global initiatives. 2 Points

The school develops three business partnership focused on globalization. The business donates $100 or ten man-hours to school’s Global initiatives. 3 Points

The school develops five business partnership focused on globalization. The business donates $100 or ten man-hours to school’s Global initiatives.

The school has more than one teacher apply for UCPS Global Teacher Recognition.

The school has a teacher selected as a Global Teacher.

The Global Teacher conducts staff development for school’s faculty.

2 Points The school joins Global Schools Network and adds an International teacher to staff.

3 Points The International teacher and department team collaborate together bringing international teacher’s heritage and culture into each classroom.

4 points The International teacher and department members routinely present their work and results to the school faculty.

The Global Teacher conducts staff development for school’s faculty, is observed by other teachers on school staff, and serves on schoolbased Globalization Committee. 5 Points The school creates and implements a Global Plan including school staff development taught by the International teacher involving the entire faculty and impacting every student.

1 Points

We do not offer this 0 Points

Global Gateway Elementary Schools International Faculty Members

4 Points

Global Scholars We do not offer this yet 0 Points

Other

2 Points (Guest teacher from China) The High School in the school’s cluster has 1-25 percent of the senior class earn designation as a UCPS Global Scholar.

3 Points

The High School in the school’s cluster has 2649 percent of the senior class earn designation as a UCPS Global Scholar.

The High School in the school’s cluster has 5074 percent of the senior class earn designation as a UCPS Global Scholar.

2 Points

3 Points

4 Points

5 Points

5 Points

The High School in the school’s cluster has 75100 percent of the senior class earn designation as a UCPS Global Scholar. 5 Points Schools may submit items that do not fit in

other categories here for consideration. Up to 5 Points

School Entries must include this rubric submitted via GoogleDoc and a LiveBinder documenting school’s efforts. LiveBinders will be shared with all schools to serve as a Global Education resource for all schools. Please do not include any confidential information in the LiveBinder.

UCPS International School UCPS Global Partners School UCPS Global Affiliate School UCPS Goodwill Ambassadors School

85+ points 60-84 points 45-59 points 35-44 points

CMHS Total Points Calculated on March 1, 2013 = 36 points