As other portfolios are implemented, they, too, will be reported as separate sub-scores of the overall rubric score for the content area. Each promotion standard is rated with its own specific rubric. No promotion standards are to be omitted. Each student in the regular education program is to be rated each semester with each promotion standard, even if specific instruction in the standard has not occurred. Rubric scores are not to be used for making student placement decisions within the level.
Rubric scores tell how the student is performing in meeting the exit standard for the level.
Teacher judgment about how the child is progressing through the enabling objectives within the level, as reported in the Progress Report, is a more appropriate determinant of placement. Each rubric is numbered to match the appropriate promotion standard. Products are to be rated according to instructions included in the portfolio plan for the content area. These charts are optional. Teachers report overall rubric scores and overall portfolio scores in January and May based on records of observations and evaluations made during the preceding four to five months.