2012 RUBRICS FOR CLASSROOM CLEANLINESS ASSESSMENT Attention : Form Tutors Tutors & Class Committees Committees of All Classes Your classes will be jointly assessed by 2 teams (on rotation) who are members of the Green Club; based on the following 10 criteria. The same assessors from one team will be assessing all the classrooms of the 24 lower sec classes, while the other assessors will assess all the classes of the upper secondary levels. The results of the assessment will be published on-line after each assessment. The cumulative results will be used to determine the level Class Champion at the end of the year – making up 20% of the total t otal score for the Interclass Championships. 1. FLOOR Grade Marks A B C Category Descriptors Well swept and very clean 9 - 10 Excellent Hardly any visible litter Well swept and clean 7-8 Very Good Litter is visible only on careful scrutiny Floor is swept and generally clean 5-6 Good Litter is visible even with casual observation Somewhat deplorable state of littering 3-4 Average Floor is not swept Visible litter is found in many places Very deplorable state of littering Floor is obviously not swept Visible litter is found everywhere 1-2 Poor Not conducive for teaching and learning Obvious signs of neglect (Serious lack of Class Pride) Books, files, newspapers, newspapers, bottles, bottles, etc found on on the floor will be counted counted as litter. D E Note : 2. WHITEBOARD & LEDGE Grade Marks Category A 9 - 10 Excellent B 7-8 Very Good C 5-6 Good D 3-4 Average E 1-2 Poor Descriptors Whiteboard is fully erased, except for relevant info. Board ledge is free of dirt Useful information (eg attendance, date) is updated. Eraser is in place and in working condition Whiteboard is not fully erased (10 %). Some irrelevant info. Found Board ledge is covered with little dirt Useful information (eg attendance, date) is updated Eraser is in place and in working condition Whiteboard is not fully erased (20 %) Board ledge is covered with some dirt Useful information (eg attendance, date) is not updated Eraser is in place and in working condition Whiteboard is not fully erased (30 %) Board ledge is covered with a lot of dirt Useful information (eg attendance, date) is not updated Eraser is in place and in working condition Whiteboard is not fully erased (> 30 %). Board ledge is covered with a lot of dirt. Useful information (eg attendance, date) is not updated Eraser is not in place and may not be in i n working condition Obvious signs of neglect (Serious lack of Class Pride) 1 3. BULLETIN / NOTICE BOARDS Grade Marks Category A 9 - 10 Excellent B 7-8 Very Good C 5-6 Good D 3-4 Average E 1-2 Poor 4. WINDOW PANES Grade Marks Category A 9 - 10 Excellent B 7-8 Very Good C 5-6 Good D 3-4 Average E 1-2 Poor Descriptors Very neat and attractively displayed Articles displayed are up-to-date Well-maintained & free of grammatical errors Evidence of good class pride in displays Neat and rather attractively displayed A few articles may be out-of-date Minor grammatical errors Adequate class pride in displays Mix of tidy and untidy displays Some displays have value, some outdated or neglected Some class pride in displays Somewhat untidy displays A few grammatical errors Little class pride in displays Very untidy, torn and tattered Articles displayed are outdated Many grammatical errors No class pride in displays Obvious signs of neglect (Serious lack of Class Pride) Descriptors Almost no dust on window panes Windows are shuttered or closed No broken panes No foreign matter (eg T-shirts, shorts) on panes Very little dust on some window panes A few windows not shuttered or closed No broken panes No foreign matter (eg T-shirts, shorts) on panes Some dust on some window panes Some windows not shuttered or closed May have broken panes No foreign matter (eg T-shirts, shorts) on panes A lot of dust on many window panes Some windows not shuttered or closed May have broken panes May have foreign matter on panes Visible dust on nearly all window panes Many windows are not shuttered or closed May have broken panes May have foreign matter on panes Obvious signs of neglect (Serious lack of Class Pride) 2 5. WALLS & CORRIDOR Grade Marks Category A 9 - 10 Excellent B 7-8 Very Good C 5-6 Good D 3-4 Average E 1-2 Poor Descriptors Free of graffiti and scrawls Free of footprints on walls Free of litter at corridor Very slight graffiti and scrawls Very slight footprints on walls Very slight litter at corridor Slight graffiti and scrawls Slight footprints on walls Slight litter at corridor Some graffiti and scrawls Some footprints on walls Some litter at corridor Graffiti and scrawls visible from far Footprints on walls visible from far Litter at corridor Obvious signs of neglect (Serious lack of Class Pride) 6. PAPER RECYCLING BOX & NOTICES ON ENVIRONMENTAL CARE Grade Marks Category Descriptors Paper recycling box is well-labelled, decorated, attractive and well-maintained Relevant information on environmental care have A 9 - 10 Excellent been put up in the class, and are perfectly maintained Paper recycling box is well-labeled, and moderately well-maintained Some relevant information on environmental care B 7-8 Very Good have been put up in the class, and are moderately well-maintained Paper recycling box is labeled, but not wellmaintained (some tears) C 5-6 Good Some relevant information on environmental care have been put up in the class, but not maintained Papers spilling out of recycling box Recycling box is poorly maintained (many tears & filthy looking) D 3-4 Average Information on environmental care, if any, shows signs of neglect; and could be torn or distastefully done. No paper recycling box / or paper recycling box is in a very deplorable state E 1-2 Poor Little or no information on environmental care in the class, of which if any, is badly or hardly maintained Obvious signs of neglect (Serious lack of Class Pride) 3 7. BROOMS / CLEANING IMPLEMENTS / WASTEPAPER BASKET Grade Marks Category Descriptors Brooms & cleaning implements are placed neatly away A 9 - 10 Excellent Brooms are in good working condition Wastepaper basket is emptied & clean Brooms & cleaning implements are mostly placed neatly away Brooms & implements are in acceptable B 7-8 Very Good working condition Wastepaper basket is emptied Brooms & implements are somewhat placed neatly away Brooms & implements are in somewhat working C 5-6 Good condition Wastepaper basket is not fully emptied Brooms & implements are not mostly not put away neatly D 3-4 Average Brooms & implements are in a poor state Wastepaper basket not emptied Brooms are missing, broken or left everywhere in class Wastepaper basket is not emptied and overE 1-2 Poor flowing Obvious signs of neglect (Serious lack of Class Pride) 8. STUDENTS’ DESKS & CHAIRS Grade Marks Category A 9 - 10 Excellent B 7-8 Very Good C 5-6 Good D 3-4 Average E 1-2 Poor Descriptors Neat and well arranged; in rows or in groups/clusters Virtually free of graffiti & scrawls on desks No books, files, newspapers, etc under desks Mostly well arranged, in rows or in groups/clusters Very little graffiti & scrawls on desks Very few books, files, newspapers, etc under desks Mostly well arranged, in rows or in groups/clusters Some graffiti & scrawls on desks Few books, files, newspapers, etc under desks Somewhat well arranged Many desks have graffiti and scrawls Some books, files, newspapers, etc under desks Untidy and haphazard Most desks have graffiti and scrawls Many desks have books, files, newspapers, etc under desks Obvious signs of neglect (Serious lack of Class Pride) 4 9. TEACHER’S TABLE, CHAIR & VISUALISER Grade Marks Category Descriptors Teacher’s Table is very neat and clean Free of newspapers, books, worksheets, etc Tastefully decorated A 9 - 10 Excellent Visualiser is clean & neatly placed on the table with all wires neatly gathered together and in place Neat and clean Mostly free of newspapers, books, worksheets, etc May have some decoration B 7-8 Very Good Visualiser is relatively clean but not neatly placed on the table and some wires are displaced Quite neat and clean (some dust ?) May have some newspapers, books, worksheets, etc BUT neatly stacked May have some decoration C 5-6 Good Visualiser is slightly dirty (some visible dust) and wires are not gathered together, looking somewhat messy and/or displaced Some dust & dirt Newspapers, books, worksheets, etc are D 3-4 Average unstacked and slightly clutter the teachers’ table Visualiser is covered with some visible dust and wires are all over or displaced, looking rather messy Covered with dust & dirt Newspapers, circulars, books, etc left untidily behind on Teachers Table E 1-2 Poor Visualiser is dirty and wires are unkempt or disconnected, creating clutter Obvious signs of neglect(Serious lack of Class Pride) 10. OVERALL IMPRESSION (including class decoration) Grade Marks Category Descriptors Very neat and well decorated Very Conducive for teaching and learning A 9 - 10 Excellent Class pride is very evident 5-stars standard Very neat and well decorated Conducive for teaching and learning B 7-8 Very Good Class pride is evident 4-stars standard Neat and decorated in some places Somewhat conducive for teaching and learning C 5-6 Good Class pride is somewhat evident 3-stars standard Somewhat untidy and not decorated Slightly conducive for teaching and learning D 3-4 Average Class pride is hardly evident 2-stars standard Untidy and somewhat sloppy Not conducive for teaching and learning Class pride is not evident E 1-2 Poor 1-star standard Obvious signs of neglect(Serious lack of Class Pride) 5
