Safety Rubric Definitions
Totally Dependent (1) | Partially Independent (2) | Independent (3) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Communication | The student fully depends on an adult to facilitate all communication with peers and other adults to ensure the safety of themself and others. | The student can communicate their needs with adult reminders and prompting to ensure safety. The student can communicate with prompting from an adult using their communication device. The student requires adult assistance to update vocabulary or program devices. | The student communicates their needs in all school settings independently, without prompting or assistance from others. The student independently uses an alternative or augmentative system to communicate with peers and school staff. As a result, the student can respond and initiate communication independently. The student can program and update their own devices independently. |
Mobility | The student fully depends on an adult for all mobility to ensure physical safety. | The student requires some adult assistance to ensure safe access and pathways. | The student is independently mobile. |
Orientation | An adult is required to ensure the physical transfer of the student. | The student can transfer themself with adult assistance, reminders, and prompts. | The student can transfer themself independently without supervision. |
Behavior | The student demonstrates behavior that concerns the safety of self and others. The student always requires supervision to support the safety of themselves and others. The student has an Individualized Behavior Support Plan (IBSP). | The student demonstrates behavior that is of concern but not harmful to themself or others. The student requires support to self-regulate their behavior. Therefore, immediate prompts in the form of verbal, gesture, or visual cues from an adult are needed. The student needs to learn new, appropriate behavior. Therefore, immediate prompts in the form of verbal, gesture, or visual cues from an adult are required. The student has an Individualized Behavior Support Plan (IBSP). | The student self-regulates their behavior without immediate prompting from an adult. |