Assessment Rubric for Critical Assignment #1: Leadership Essay 
                                                                                 
                          Element                 Beginning               Developing              Accomplished               Exemplary 
                                                       1                        2                        3                        4 
                   #1 – Defining            Description              Description              Description              Description 
                   Leadership               reflecting beginning     reflecting movement      reflecting               reflecting highest 
                                            level of performance     toward mastery of        achievement of           level of performance 
                                                                     performance              mastery level of 
                                                                                              performance 
                   #2 - Craft a personal    Description              Description              Description              Description 
                   “vision” statement       reflecting beginning     reflecting movement      reflecting               reflecting highest 
                                            level of performance     toward mastery of        achievement of           level of performance 
                                                                     performance              mastery level of 
                                                                                              performance 
                   #3 - Your leadership     Description              Description              Description              Description 
                   style, skills, and       reflecting beginning     reflecting movement      reflecting               reflecting highest 
                   capabilities             level of performance     toward mastery of        achievement of           level of performance 
                                                                     performance              mastery level of 
                                                                                              performance 
                   #4 - Research and        Description              Description              Description              Description 
                   theories                 reflecting beginning     reflecting movement      reflecting               reflecting highest 
                                            level of performance     toward mastery of        achievement of           level of performance 
                                                                     performance              mastery level of 
                                                                                              performance 
                   #5 -  Promote a          Description              Description              Description              Description 
                   positive culture         reflecting beginning     reflecting movement      reflecting               reflecting highest 
                                            level of performance     toward mastery of        achievement of           level of performance 
                                                                     performance              mastery level of 
                                                                                              performance 
                   #6 - Developing          Description              Description              Description              Description 
                   others within            reflecting beginning     reflecting movement      reflecting               reflecting highest 
                                            level of performance     toward mastery of        achievement of           level of performance 
                                                                     performance              mastery level of 
                                                                                              performance 
                   #7 - Developing          Description              Description              Description              Description 
                   others outside           reflecting beginning     reflecting movement      reflecting               reflecting highest 
                                            level of performance     toward mastery of        achievement of           level of performance 
                                                                     performance              mastery level of 
                                                                                              performance 
                   #8 - “moral purpose”     Description              Description              Description              Description 
                                            reflecting beginning     reflecting movement      reflecting               reflecting highest 
                                            level of performance     toward mastery of        achievement of           level of performance 
                                                                     performance              mastery level of 
                                                                                              performance