Union County Public Schools’
Global Schools Criteria
Visitor
Tourist
Traveler
Explorer
Documented Travel
for Students
1-25 percent of students
have traveled out of the
country in the last five
years.
1 Point
51-79 percent of
students have traveled
out of the country in the
last five years.
3 Points
80-100 percent of
students have traveled
out of the country in the
last five years.
5 Points
Documented Travel
for Staff Members
1-25 percent of staff
members have traveled
out of the country in the
last five years.
1 Point
26-50 percent of
students have traveled
out of the country in
the last five years.
2 Points
(40% as measured by
student survey at
beginning of year)
26-50 percent of staff
members have traveled
out of the country in the
last five years.
2 Points
80-100 percent of staff
members have traveled
out of the country in the
last five years.
5 Points
From July, 2011-June,
2012, the school has
one teacher-organized
student travel project
using a private
company.
From July, 2011-June,
2012, the school has
two to four teacherorganized student travel
projects using a private
company.
51-79 percent of staff
members have traveled
out of the country in the
last five years.
3 Points
(53% as measured by
staff survey at beginning
of year)
From July, 2011-June,
2012, the school
organizes and leads one
organized student travel
project that includes
homestays.
Or
From July, 2011-June,
2012, the school has five
teacher-organized
student travel projects
using a private company.
3 Points
The school participates
in multiple exchange
projects with more than
one international sister
school.
The school participates
in multiple exchange
projects with more than
one international sister
school; a Memorandum
of Agreement is
established with one or
more of the
international sister
schools.
5 Points
Travel Projects
International Sister
Schools Project
International Clubs
1 Point
(Disney Trip)
The school has one
club/class who
participated in a project
(Skype, Voicethread,
Epals, etc.) with their
international sister
school.
1 Point
(last school year the
Band class skyped with
Sister School. This year,
the sister school has not
skyped with us even
though we have made
contact with them.)
The school has an
internationally-focused
club that completes a
2 Points
The school has more
than one club/class who
participated in a project
(Skype, Voicethread,
Epals, etc.) with their
international sister
school.
3 Points
The school has an
internationally-focused
club that partners with
4 Points
The school has an
internationally-focused
club that partners with
From July, 2011-June,
2012, the school
organizes and leads
more than one organized
student travel project
that includes homestays.
And
From July, 2011-June,
2012, the school has five
teacher-organized
student travel projects
using a private company.
5 Points
The school has a club
that partners with an
international
We have an International
Club, but they have not
completed a service
project
service project with an
international focus.
an international
organization to
complete a service
project.
an international
organization to complete
a service project; the
club educates the school
community about
globalization.
1 Point
The school has a cultural
awareness project that
is directly linked to the
curriculum.
3 Points
The school has three
cultural awareness
projects that are directly
linked to the curriculum.
4 Points
The school has four
cultural awareness
projects that are directly
linked to the curriculum.
organization to complete
a service project; the
club educates the school
community about
globalization. Students
publish articles about
what they learned.
5 Points
The school has five or
more cultural awareness
projects that are directly
linked to the curriculum.
1 Point
3 Points
4 Points
5 Points
0 Points
Cultural Awareness
Projects
There are currently no
documented Cultural
Awareness Projects at this
time
0 Points
Visitor
Tourist
Traveler
Explorer
World Language
Instruction
1-25 percent of students
are enrolled in World
Language.
1 Point
26-50 percent of
students are enrolled in
World Language.
3 Points
80-100 percent of
students are enrolled in
World Language.
5 Points
Fluent Second
Language Speakers
1-14 percent of
students fluently speak
a World Language.
2 Points
(12% based on student
survey done at
beginning of school
year- asking what
language is spoken at
home)
A class/club hosts an
international festival
within the school.
15-29 percent of
students fluently speak
a world language.
3 Points
51-79 percent of
students are enrolled in
World Language.
4 Points
(60% are enrolled based
on information from
data manager collected
at beginning of school
year)
30-59 percent of
students fluently speak a
world language.
4 Points
A cluster hosts an
international festival for
parents, students, and
community members.
Community and
educational
organizations/groups, as
well as groups from each
school in the cluster,
participate.
2 Points
Globalization strategies
are included in the
School Improvement
Plan.
3 Points
The cluster’s
globalization plan
strategies are included
and supported in each
School Improvement
Plan.
2 Points
3 Points
(Globalization is
A school hosts an
international festival.
Multiple clubs and
student groups are
invited to
attend/participate. The
event is open to parents.
Community and
educational
organizations/groups
participate.
4 Points
Globalization strategies
are included in the
School Improvement
Plan and revisited
monthly at school-level
meetings (staff, PLC,
Leadership Team, SiteBased Management
Team, etc.).
4 Points
Yearly International
Festival
There is not an
International Festival
scheduled at this time
0 Points
Globalization
Strategies in School
Improvement Plan
A school hosts an
international festival.
Multiple clubs and
student groups are
invited to
attend/participate. No
community and
educational
organizations/groups
participate.
60-100 percent of
students fluently speak a
world language.
5 Points
5 Points
The cluster’s
globalization plan is
reviewed during cluster
administrator meetings
and at school-level
meetings (staff, PLC,
Leadership Team, SiteBased Management
Team, etc.).
5 Points
Professional
Development on
Globalization
Teacher Websites
Highlighting
Globalization
From July, 2011-June,
2012, 1-25 percent of
teachers and
administrators have
participated in
professional
development on
globalization.
2 Points
(18% of staff members
participated in PD
inside CCS.
25% of staff members
participated in PD
outside CCS.
Percentages came from
teacher survey at the
beginning of the school
year)
1-44 percent of teachers
maintain up-to-date
websites that include
information about how
teachers’ classes
highlight globalization.
2 Points
(8% as measured at the
beginning of the school
year)
The school publishes a
monthly article about
globalization at least 3
times from August-May.
2 Points
(We have a page on the
web site dedicated to
Global News. There
have been 4 additions
to the page so far this
year.)
Visitor
Guest Speakers
A class hosts a guest
speaker on globalization.
supported in the School
Improvement Plan, but
not carried over into
PLCs at this time)
From July, 2011-June,
2012, 26-59 percent of
teachers and
administrators have
participated in
professional
development on
globalization.
From July, 2011-June,
2012, 60-100 percent of
teachers and
administrators have
participated in
professional
development on
globalization.
3 Points
4 Points
From July, 2011-June,
2012, 60-100 percent of
teachers and
administrators have
participated in
professional
development; schoolbased staff is providing
professional
development training on
globalization.
5 Points
45-59 percent of
teachers maintain upto-date websites that
include information
about how teachers’
classes highlight
globalization.
3 Points
60-84 percent of
teachers maintain up-todate websites that
include information
about how teachers’
classes highlight
globalization.
4 Points
85-100 percent of
teachers maintain up-todate websites that
include information
about how teachers’
classes highlight
globalization.
5 Points
The school publishes a
monthly article about
globalization at least 5
times from August-May.
The school publishes a
monthly article about
globalization at least 7
times from August-May.
The school publishes a
monthly article about
globalization each month
from August-May.
Publishing a monthly
article equates to a
minimum of 9 articles.
5 Points
3 Points
Tourist
Multiple classes each
host a guest speaker on
globalization.
4 Points
Traveler
A school hosts one or
more guest speaker(s)
on globalization. The
guest speaker(s) speaks
to 50% of the student
body.
Explorer
A school hosts one or
more guest speaker(s)
on globalization who
speak(s) to 50% of the
student body; students
publish articles on what
they have learned.
2 Points
Globalization
Classroom Focus
1-25 percent of teachers
have an ongoing,
documented focus on
globalization.
2 points
International
Community Service
Outreach Programs
We do not have any
community service
outreach at this point in
time.
3 Points
(9/60 classes [7%],
hosted a speaker
discussing globalization
last school year, 201112)
26-50 percent of
teachers have an
ongoing, documented
focus on globalization
4 Points
51-79 percent of
teachers have an
ongoing, documented
focus on globalization.
The school has two
international community
service outreach
programs.
3 Points
(43% of teachers put
Global Awareness on
their PDPs for the 201213 school year)
The school has three
international
community service
outreach programs.
4 Points
The school has four
international community
service outreach
programs.
2 Points
3 Points
4 Points
5 Points
80-100 percent of
teachers have an
ongoing, documented
focus on globalization.
5 Points
The school has five or
more international
community service
outreach programs.
5 Points
0 Points
Environmental
Service Project
Not aware of any
environmental service
projects
The school participates
in two organized
environmental service
projects to improve the
environment.
2 Points
The school participates
in three organized
environmental service
projects to improve the
environment.
3 Points
The school participates
in four organized
environmental service
projects to improve the
environment
4 Points
The school participates
in five or more organized
environmental service
projects to improve the
environment.
5 Points
0 Points
21st
Century
Communication
The school maintains an
up-to-date website with
different articles each
month.
2 Points
The school maintains an
up-to-date website and
an e-mail/e-news
distribution that is sent
out at least twice a
month.
3 Points
(The web site is
updated several times
per day. We do not
send out a newsletter,
however events and
The school maintains an
up-to-date website and
e-mail/e-news
distribution that is sent
out at least twice a
month. The school also
maintains a Virtual
Faculty Meeting and/or
Virtual Staff
Development page to
communicate internally
with staff members.
4 Points
The school maintains an
up-to-date website and
e-mail/e-news
distribution that is sent
out at least twice a
month. The school also
maintains a Virtual
Faculty Meeting and/or
Virtual Staff
Development page to
communicate internally
with staff members. The
school also
communicates via
Twitter and Facebook at
least four times a month.
5 Points
21st Century
Technology
Members of the school
faculty use Web 2.0
(Skype, VoiceThread,
GoogleDocs, wikis,
blogs, etc.) tools.
announcements are
posted on the web site
daily.)
Members of the school
faculty participate in
professional
development on Web
2.0 (Skype,
VoiceThread,
GoogleDocs, wikis,
blogs, etc.) tools.
Members of the school
faculty use Web 2.0 tools
(wikis, blogs, Twitter,
GoogleDocs) for
professional
development within
their own professional
learning community.
2 Points
4 Points
Members of the school
faculty use Web 2.0 tools
(wikis, blogs, Twitter,
GoogleDocs) for
professional
development within
their own professional
learning community.
Staff members also train
each other on Web 2.0
tools.
5 Points
3 Points
Business
Partnerships
Currently no business
partnerships focused on
globalization
0 Points
Global Teachers
Visitor
Tourist
Traveler
Explorer
The school develops one
business partnership
focused on globalization.
The business donates
$100 or ten man-hours
to school’s Global
initiatives.
The school develops two
business partnership
focused on
globalization. The
business donates $100
or ten man-hours to
school’s Global
initiatives.
2 Points
The school develops
three business
partnership focused on
globalization. The
business donates $100
or ten man-hours to
school’s Global
initiatives.
3 Points
The school develops five
business partnership
focused on globalization.
The business donates
$100 or ten man-hours
to school’s Global
initiatives.
The school has more
than one teacher apply
for UCPS Global Teacher
Recognition.
The school has a teacher
selected as a Global
Teacher.
The Global Teacher
conducts staff
development for
school’s faculty.
2 Points
The school joins Global
Schools Network and
adds an International
teacher to staff.
3 Points
The International
teacher and department
team collaborate
together bringing
international teacher’s
heritage and culture
into each classroom.
4 points
The International
teacher and department
members routinely
present their work and
results to the school
faculty.
The Global Teacher
conducts staff
development for
school’s faculty, is
observed by other
teachers on school staff,
and serves on schoolbased Globalization
Committee.
5 Points
The school creates and
implements a Global
Plan including school
staff development
taught by the
International teacher
involving the entire
faculty and impacting
every student.
1 Points
We do not offer this
0 Points
Global Gateway
Elementary Schools
International
Faculty Members
4 Points
Global Scholars
We do not offer this yet
0 Points
Other
2 Points
(Guest teacher from
China)
The High School in the
school’s cluster has 1-25
percent of the senior
class earn designation as
a UCPS Global Scholar.
3 Points
The High School in the
school’s cluster has 2649 percent of the senior
class earn designation as
a UCPS Global Scholar.
The High School in the
school’s cluster has 5074 percent of the senior
class earn designation as
a UCPS Global Scholar.
2 Points
3 Points
4 Points
5 Points
5 Points
The High School in the
school’s cluster has 75100 percent of the
senior class earn
designation as a UCPS
Global Scholar.
5 Points
Schools may submit
items that do not fit in
other categories here for
consideration.
Up to 5 Points
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UCPS International School
UCPS Global Partners School
UCPS Global Affiliate School
UCPS Goodwill Ambassadors School
85+ points
60-84 points
45-59 points
35-44 points
CMHS Total Points Calculated on March 1, 2013 = 36 points