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Employability Scores

Employability Scores

An Employability Score (EScore) is a tool that clearly indicates if the student exhibits the positive work habits of regular attendance, timeliness and working well with others while completing required tasks. It is used to improve student attendance, reduce tardiness and improve student behavior in class, while also giving employers applicable data when hiring students.

 

On a scale of 1 to 5:     4 - 5 = Distinguished      3 - 4 = Proficient      2 - 3 = Needs Improvement      1 - 2 = Unsatisfactory

Work Habit and Scoring Guide

  • Once per semester, teachers will award all students an individual score (5 to 1) on the following: 

    • How well does the student participate cooperatively, productively and respectfully in teams to identify and solve problems? 
    • How well does the student plan, organize and complete assigned tasks in an accurate and timely manner? 

  • Attendance EScore

    Attendance EScore
    Individual Rate Score Days Missed / Semester Average / Month
    97.22 - 100% 5 Missing up to 2.5 days  .5 days / month
    93.33 - 97.21% 4 Missing up to 6 days   1.2 days / month
    90.5 - 93.32% 3 Missing up to 8 days    1.7 days / month
    85.5 - 90.49% 2 Missing up to 13 days     2.6 days / month
    85.49% and below 1 Missing up to 13.5 days   Over 2.7 days / month

  • Punctuality -- 20 Percent of EScore

    Punctuality
    Tardies per Semester
    Score
    0 - 4 5
    8-May 4
    12-Sep 3
    13 - 16 2
    17 or more 1

  • Behavior
    # of Behavior Referrals
    Score
    0 5
    1 4
    3-Feb 3
    5 2
    5 or more 1

    • Twice yearly, at the end of each semester grading term, parents and students receive the report.
    • Available to students and parents as a separate report - not included on the student’s transcript/report card. 
    • Employers can request EScores as an accompaniment to an employment application. 

"Soft Skills" rubric to be assessed for each student by each teacher

 
  EScore    

Soft Skills: Student participates cooperatively and respectfully in groups and collaborative tasks; Student completes tasks on time and with accuracy.

 What this score indicatesto a potential employer:
     
5

Student characteristics of a 5: 

  • Exemplary work with others in groups 
  • Very respectful of others 
  • Demonstrates leadership consistently Improves the classroom learning environment through his/her involvement. 
  • Always completes tasks on time (For example 1 or 2 late assignments per semester) 
  • Consistently high levels of accuracy 
  • 0 missing assignments
 This will be an exceptional employee that works well with others and someone that I can count on consistently to complete required tasks accurately and on time. This employee will require very little training to be effective. He/She could be a leader.
     
4

Student characteristics of a 4: 

  • Works productively with others 
  • Respectful of others 
  • Contributing team member 
  • Demonstrates leadership periodically in class 
  • Nearly always completes tasks on time (For example, 3 to 4 late assignments/semester) 
  • Consistently above average accuracy 
  • Up to 2 missing assignments
 This could be a great employee that works well with others and will complete tasks on time with good accuracy. This employee would need only standard training and has potential as a future leader.
     
3

Student characteristics of a 3:

  • Works adequately in groups when requested Mostly respectful of others
  • Contributes occasionally but minimally to tasks
  • Has difficulty getting tasks completed on time (For example, 7 to 8 late assignments per semester
  • Completed work accuracy is sometimes below average
  • 4 to 6 missing assignments
 This could be an employee that will do as requested and complete tasks on time with acceptable accuracy. This employee may require additional training to become a leader.
     
2

Student characteristics of a 2: 

  • Works with others when required 
  • Occasionally has issues with respecting others 
  • Contributes occasionally but minimally to tasks 
  • Has difficulty getting tasks completed on time (For example 7 to 8 late assignments/semester) 
  • Completed work accuracy is sometimes below average 
  • 4 to 6 missing assignments
 This could be an employee that will do as requested but may have some difficulties with other employees as well as completing tasks accurately and on time. This employee could require additional training and supervision to be effective.
     
1

Student characteristics of a 1: 

  • Has difficulty working with others 
  • Can become disrespectful to others in a group or in the classroom 
  • Rarely contributes positively to group tasks 
  • Regularly has late work (For example, 9 or more late assignments) 
  • Completed work tends to be consistently below average in accuracy 
  • 7 or more missing assignments
 This could be an employee that can be challenging to work with and may create issues in the workplace. All other factors considered, this employee would require supervision or be more suited for a position that did not require peer cooperation