
Rubrics, including the DESE 'What to look for' observation guides, are designed to help educators and evaluators in different ways including to (1) Develop a consistent, shared understanding of what proficient performance looks like in practice; (2) Develop a common terminology and structure to organize evidence; and (3) Make informed professional judgments about formative and summative performance ratings on each Standard and an overall rating. As a result, rubrics play a part in all five components of the BPS Evaluation cycle.