Distinguished - Clearly presents the most recent budget summary for one’s community.

Proficient - Presents the most recent budget summary for one’s community. Minor details are slightly unclear.

Basic - Partially presents the most recent budget summary for one’s community. Relevant details are unclear.

Below Expectations - Attempts to present the most recent budget summary for one’s community; however, significant details are unclear.

Non-Performance - The most recent budget summary for one’s community is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Creates a thorough, clear, and accurate budget plan for each action plan.

Proficient - Creates a budget plan for each action plan. Minor details are missing, slightly unclear, or inaccurate.

Basic - Creates a limited budget plan for each action plan. Relevant details are missing, unclear, and/or inaccurate.

Below Expectations - Attempts to create a budget plan for each action plan; however, significant details are missing, unclear, and inaccurate.

Non-Performance - The budget plan for each action plan is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively, clearly, and accurately summarizes considerations that were made in creating each proposed budget.

Proficient - Summarizes considerations that were made in creating each proposed budget. Minor details are missing, slightly unclear, or inaccurate.

Basic - Minimally summarizes considerations that were made in creating each proposed budget. Relevant details are missing, unclear, and/or inaccurate.

Below Expectations - Attempts to summarize considerations that were made in creating each proposed budget; however, significant details are missing, unclear, and inaccurate.

Non-Performance - The summary of considerations that were made in creating each proposed budget is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively explains what programs within one’s community may need to reduce funding for one’s plan to launch correctly or what grants will be required.

Proficient - Explains what programs within one’s community may need to reduce funding for one’s plan to launch correctly or what grants will be required. The explanation is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Minimally explains what programs within one’s community may need to reduce funding for one’s plan to launch correctly or what grants will be required. The explanation is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to explain what programs within one’s community may need to reduce funding for one’s plan to launch correctly or what grants will be required; however, the explanation is significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The explanation of what programs within one’s community may need to reduce funding for one’s plan to launch correctly or what grants will be required is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Clearly and accurately identifies the role of each community stakeholder in regard to each action and budget plan.

Proficient - Identifies the role of each community stakeholder in regard to each action and budget plan. Minor details are slightly unclear or inaccurate.

Basic - Vaguely identifies the role of each community stakeholder in regard to each action and budget plan. Relevant details are unclear and/or inaccurate.

Below Expectations - Attempts to identify the role of each community stakeholder in regard to each action and budget plan; however, significant details are unclear and inaccurate.

Non-Performance - The identification of the role of each community stakeholder in regard to each action and budget plan is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Displays meticulous comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains no errors and is very easy to understand.

Proficient - Displays comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains only a few minor errors and is mostly easy to understand.

Basic - Displays basic comprehension of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains a few errors which may slightly distract the reader.

Below Expectations - Fails to display basic comprehension of syntax or mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains major errors which distract the reader.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - The length of the paper is equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted pages. 

Proficient - The length of the paper is nearly equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted pages. 

Basic - The length of the paper is equivalent to at least three quarters of the required number of correctly formatted pages.

Below Expectations - The length of the paper is equivalent to at least one half of the required number of correctly formatted pages.   

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - Uses more than the required number of scholarly sources, providing compelling evidence to support ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.

Proficient - Uses the required number of scholarly sources to support ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.

Basic - Uses less than the required number of sources to support ideas. Some sources may not be scholarly. Most sources on the reference page are used within the body of the assignment. Citations may not be formatted correctly.

Below Expectations - Uses an inadequate number of sources that provide little or no support for ideas. Sources used may not be scholarly. Most sources on the reference page are not used within the body of the assignment. Citations are not formatted correctly.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.