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BRIGHT STAR SCHOLARSHIP SCORING RUBRICSThe following rubrics will be used by the three Scholarship Advisory Committee membersassigned to an applicant to score each of the three areas:1. Essay written that respond to the prompt given in the application2. Interview each applicant will conduct with the executive director and ScholarshipAdvisory Committee members3. Three letters of recommendation required to be submitted by applicantESSAY SCORING RUBRICAPPLICANT’S NAMESCHOOL DISTRICTSCORER’S PRINTED NAME AND SIGNATUREPRINTED NAMECriteriaQuality ofResponse toEssay PromptQuality ofConventions ofWriting Used inResponse toEssayClarity ofThought orMessage’sResponse1 pointSCORER’S SIGNATURE2 Points3 Points4 PointsEssay does notaddress or respondto prompt given.Essay somewhataddresses orresponds toprompt given.Essay mostlyaddresses orresponds toprompt given.Essay thoroughlyaddresses orresponds toprompt given.Essay is not wellwrittengrammatically.Essay has somegrammaticalerrors.Essay has fewgrammaticalerrors.Essay has nogrammaticalerrors.Response toprompt was noteasily understoodby reader.Response toprompt wassomewhatunderstood byreader.Response toprompt wasmostlyunderstood byreader.Response toprompt wasclearly stated,thus totallyunderstood byreader.SCORETOTAL SCOREOnce the essays are scored by the assigned reader from the Bright Stars Scholarship AdvisoryCommittee members, the score sheet is to be sent to the executive director.
INTERVIEW SCORING RUBRICAPPLICANT’S NAMESCHOOL DISTRICTSCORER’S PRINTED NAME AND SIGNATUREPRINTED NAMECriteriaAppearance1 Point2 Points3 Points4 Points GreetingSCORER’S SIGNATURE Overallappearance isuntidyChoice inclothing isinappropriatefor interview(torn unclean,wrinkled)PoorgroomingUnacceptablebehavior andlanguageUnfriendlyand notcourteous Presentationshows lack ofinterestSpeaking isunclear– verydifficult tounderstandmessage ofwhat is beingsaid (ex.mumbling)Facts aboutscholarship OverallneatappearanceChoice inclothing isacceptablefor the typeof interview Overallappearanceis very neatChoice inclothing isappropriatefor interviewVery hank you”,eye contact,etc.)Friendly andcourteous toall involvedin interviewUsed typicalbehavior andlanguage –did modifybehavior tofit theinterviewAttempts tobe courteousto all ininterviewsetting Acceptablebehavior, wellmannered, ageappropriate andcontextprofessionalismlacking Courteous toall involved ininterview Showed someinterest Speaking isunclear– lapses insentencestructure andgrammar Knowledge ofpersonal goals isminimal Volume isuneven (varied) Showedinterestthroughout theinterview Speakingclearly Minimalmistakes insentencestructure andgrammar Knowledgeand facts areincluded/shared Very attentive Communication Appearanceis somewhatuntidyChoice inclothing isinappropriateGroomingattempt isevident Speaking clearly Appropriateuse of sentencestructure andgrammar Commitment& enthusiasm foruse ofscholarship tofurther goals isconveyedScore
Responding toQuestions AskingQuestions and goals notincludedVolume isinappropriatefor interview(ex. Spoke tooloudly, toosoftly)Inappropriateanswers toquestionsDid notattempt toanswerquestionsNo questionsasked Volume isappropriate Givesinaccurateanswers Attempts toanswer questions Applicantasked questionsthat were notrelated to thescholarship AnswersareacceptableandaccurateAnswersquestions Askedquestionsrelating to thescholarship Volumeconveysappropriate tonefor interview Thoroughanswers toquestions andprovidespersonal andprofessionallyappropriatedetails Askedquestionsrelating to thescholarship.(Evidence isshown that theapplicant hadresearched thescholarship’s goalfor students,requirements forfulfillingeligibility, etc.)Total ScoreOnce the interview is scored by the assigned interviewer from the Scholarship AdvisoryCommittee, the score sheet is to be sent to the executive director.
Letters of Recommendation RubricAPPLICANT’S NAMESCHOOL DISTRICTSCORER’S PRINTED NAME AND SIGNATUREPRINTED NAMESCORER’S SIGNATURECriteria1 point2 Points3 PointsLetter does notaddress orrespond to levelof character ofapplicant. No specificexamples ofpositivecharactertraitsLetter minimallyaddresses orresponds to levelof character ofapplicant. Fewexamples ofpositivecharactertraitsLetteradequatelyaddresses orresponds to levelof character ofapplicant. Adequateexamples ofpositivecharactertraitsRecommendationsregarding WorkEthicLetter does notaddress orrespond to levelof work ethic ofapplicant. No specificexamples ofwork ethicLetter minimallyaddresses orresponds to levelof work ethic ofapplicant. Fewexamples ofstrong workethicAppropriateness ofrelationship toapplicant regardingscholarshipapplicationLetterdemonstrates noappropriaterelationship toapplicantregardingknowledge ofcharacter, workethic and/ortheir p toapplicantregardingknowledge ofcharacter, workethic and/ortheir goals.Letteradequatelyaddresses orresponds to levelof work ethic ofapplicant. Adequateexamples ofstrong workethicLetterdemonstrates anadequateappropriaterelationship toapplicantregardingknowledge ofcharacter, workethic and/ortheir goals.Recommendationregarding Character4 PointsLetter stronglyaddresses orresponds to levelof character ofapplicant. Strongexamples ofpositivecharactertraits withspecificdetailLetter stronglyaddresses orresponds to levelof work ethic ofapplicant. Strongexamples ofwork ethicwith specificdetailsLetterdemonstrates astrongrelationship toapplicantregardingknowledge ofcharacter, workethic and/ortheir goals.SCORETOTAL SCOREOnce the letters of recommendation are scored by the assigned reader from the ScholarshipAdvisory Committee members, the score sheet is to be sent to the executive director.
Once all three rubrics above are completed for an applicant the executive director willcomplete the rubric score totals on the document below and filed in the foundation’s office fordocumentation of the process. The top ten scoring applicants will be offered the Bright StarsScholarships.APPLICANTSCHOOL DISTRICTCOMMITTEE MEMBERSESSAYScoring AverageLETTERS OF RECOMMENDATIONScoring AverageINTERVIEWScoring AverageTOTAL SCORE
BRIGHT STAR SCHOLARSHIP SCORING RUBRICS. The following rubrics will be used by the three Scholarship Advisory Committee members assigned to an applicant to score
