The use of rubrics provides numerous benefits to the school as an organization and to the individual classroom. Rubrics provide a way to evaluate the school's curriculum at every grade level and in every subject. Rubrics provide an evaluative tool to evaluate teachers, principal, students, parents, learning environment, safety, relationships, etc. Rubrics allow the development of specific criteria to use in obtaining relatively accurate information regarding the success of a given program. Rubrics can help identify specific strengths and weaknesses in a given school program.
Rubrics provide the school improvement committee With essential profiling information.
Rubrics provide clear communication concerning assignments and expectations to students, parents, and administrators. Rubrics communicate more clearly to students concerning strengths and weaknesses of a creative assignment than a traditional letter grade. Providing Staff Development and Rubric Resources Staff development workshops should be provided to help teachers to understand the value and use of rubrics and to understand the procedures used in writing rubrics. Educators interested in creating their own rubrics are encouraged to use these or other appropriate resources, with the understanding that much of the work comes from a secular perspective. Using rubrics to promote thinking and learning.