Let the Journey Begin. Journey to Success

Resources

Welcome to our Student Resource Hub! Here, you'll find everything you need to help set your student up for success—from key resources and artifact rubrics, to FAQs and information.

Journey To Success Digital Playlist

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Artifacts

Throughout the K-12 journey, students collect artifacts in the JCPS Digital Backpack to demonstrate their learning. All artifacts should meet high-quality work indicators as evidenced by the artifact rubrics for each Success Skill. It is recommended that curriculum-based artifacts be included, but students will also have the opportunity to use artifacts from their own life experience outside of the classroom.

Artifact Rubrics and Reflections

Rubrics and reflection prompts are utilized Districtwide to guide the process of uploading artifacts as evidence of learning and competency for a Success Skill. These tools ensure that submitted artifacts meet the necessary Success Skill criteria and clarify look-fors. The reflection prompts are an important metacognitive opportunity for learners to reflect on how their artifacts demonstrate Success Skill development throughout their learning journey.

Success Skill Artifact Rubrics

Student Reflection Prompts

Milestone Checkpoints

All students will demonstrate their learning and growth in Success Skill competencies by completing a milestone experience each year in grades K-4, 6-7 and 9-11 (the grades between key transition years of fifth, eighth and twelfth grades).

There are three types of milestone experiences: a Mini-Defense, Student-Led Conference, or Exhibition of Learning.

K-4th Grades (Milestone Experience), 5th Grade (Defense of Learning), 6-7th Grades (Milestone Experience), 8th Grade (Defense of Learning), 9-11th Grades (Milestone Experience), 12th Grade (Defense of Learning)

Where can I learn more about Milestone Checkpoints?

Defenses of Learning

Defenses of Learning are presentations where learners display their readiness to move to the next level by exhibiting artifacts and reflections that signify their growth in Success Skill competencies over a period of time.

Elementary School Resources

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SUCCESS SKILL ARTIFACT RUBRICS

5th grade chart

DEFENSE OF LEARNING RUBRICS

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STUDENT REFLECTION PROMPTS

Middle School Resources

Emerging Innovator e.l.8 chart

SUCCESS SKILL ARTIFACT RUBRICS

8th grade chart

DEFENSE OF LEARNING RUBRICS

globally and culturally competent citizen chart

STUDENT REFLECTION PROMPTS

High School Resources

Emerging Innovator e.l.12 chart

SUCCESS SKILL ARTIFACT RUBRICS

12th grade chart

DEFENSE OF LEARNING RUBRICS

globally and culturally competent citizen chart

STUDENT REFLECTION PROMPTS

Let the Journey Begin. Jefferson County Public Schools Journey to Success

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