FY26 Arts Directory Rubric - Teaching Artists

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1	FY26 Arts Directory: Teaching Artists Evaluation Rubric
2	Resume/CV
3	0-1 point: Applicant provides an outdated resume lacking relevant information about their education/training or experience as a teaching artist.	2 points: Applicant provides a resume with some relevant information about their education/training and experience as a teaching artist.	3 points: Applicant provides a current resume with sufficient information about their education/training and experiences/ jobs/residencies as a teaching artist.	4-5 points: Applicant provides a current, robust resume with ample information about their education/training as a teaching artist and provides current experiences/jobs/residences that speaks to their expertise as a teaching artist.
4	Teaching Artistry Statement
5	0-4 points: Applicant does not reflect on their teaching artistry and does not provide information about their skill set and teaching strategies that lead to success as an artist or teacher.	5-10 points: Applicant reflects on their teaching artistry with minimal information about their skill set and teaching strategies that lead to success as an artist and a teacher.	11-16 points: Applicant reflects on their teaching artistry including relevant information about their skill set and teaching strategies that lead to success as both an artist and a teacher.	17-20 points: Applicant thoroughly reflects on their teaching artistry including detailed information about their skill set, pedagogical strategies used to promote learning, and how they measure success.
6	Community Impact Statement of Intent
7	0-1 point: Applicant does not connect their vision for community, artistry, advocacy or equity to their teaching artistry. Applicant provides no details about what calls them to be a teaching artist, the value teaching artistry brings to a community, or their hope for impact.	2-4 points: Applicant minimally connects their vision for community, artistry, advocacy and equity to their teaching artistry. Applicant provides few details about what calls them to be a teaching artist, the value teaching artistry brings to a community, or their hope for impact.	5-7 points: Applicant connects their vision for community, artistry, advocacy and equity to their teaching artistry. Applicant provides some detail about what calls them to be a teaching artist, the value teaching artistry brings to a community, and/or their hope for impact.	8-10 points: Applicant thoroughly connects their vision for community, artistry, advocacy and equity to their teaching artistry. Applicant provides details about what calls them to be a teaching artist, the value teaching artistry brings to a community, and their hope for impact.
8	Letter of Support 1 & 2 (Use this evaluation metric for each Letter of Support)
9	0-1 point: Letter of support is not current and/or does not speak to the applicant’s capacity as a teaching artist, nor provides information about the applicant’s skill and ability to teach through their indicated art form.	2-4 points: Letter of support is current (within a year) but minimally speaks to the applicant’s capacity as a teaching artist, and provides minimal information about the applicant’s skill and ability to teach through their indicated art form.	5-7 points: Letter of support is current (within a year) and speaks to the applicant’s capacity as a teaching artist, and provides relevant information about the applicant’s skill and ability to teach through their indicated art form.	8-10 points: Letter of support is current (within a year) and speaks highly of the applicant’s capacity as a teaching artist, and provides relevant, detailed information about the applicant’s skill and ability to teach through their indicated art form.
10	Recorded Observation
11	0-4 points: Recorded observation does not demonstrate skill in the indicated art form, teaching practice, nor working with students.	5-7 points: Recorded observation demonstrates some level of skill in the indicated art form, teaching practice, and working with students.	8-12 points: Recorded observation demonstrates a high level of skill in the indicated art form, teaching practice, and working with students.	13-15 points: Recorded observation demonstrates excellence in the indicated art form, teaching practice, and working with students.
12	Lesson Plan 1 & 2 (Use this evaluation metric for each Lesson Plan)
13	0-4 points: Lesson plan is missing, incomplete or is not aligned with the 2017 SC Visual and Performing Arts Proficiency Standards. Plan lacks most key elements including: target anchor standards, how standards are addressed, objectives, essential questions, description of instruction and activities, assessment and the role of the TA and Cooperating teacher.	5-7 points: Lesson plan includes some detail and is aligned with the 2017 SC Visual and Performing Arts Proficiency Standards, but lacks key elements. Plan includes some, but not all of the following: target anchor standards, how standards are addressed, objectives, essential questions, description of instruction and activities, assessment and the role of the TA and Cooperating teacher.	8-12 points: Lesson plan is detailed and aligned with the 2017 SC Visual and Performing Arts Proficiency Standards, lists targeted anchor standard(s), and sufficiently identifies how the standards are addressed. Plan includes sufficient objectives, essential questions, description of instruction and activities, assessment and identifies the role of the TA and Cooperating teacher.	13-15 points: Lesson plan is thorough, detailed and aligned with the 2017 SC Visual and Performing Arts Proficiency Standards, lists targeted anchor standard(s), and clearly identifies how the standards are addressed. Plan includes clear objectives, essential questions, description of instruction and activities, assessment and clearly identifies the role of the TA and Cooperating teacher.
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