Strong space, weak staffing
A high total may still conceal a staffing contribution that deserves immediate review when staffing is a high-risk operating condition.
Education
Combine four capacity-readiness dimensions without hiding which one drives the score
A weighted score is useful only when its dimensions remain visible. Enter the rubric used by your team, confirm weights total 100%, and inspect each contribution beside the composite.
CAPACITY READINESS RUBRIC
Combine four capacity-readiness dimensions without hiding which one drives the score
A weighted score is useful only when its dimensions remain visible. Enter the rubric used by your team, confirm weights total 100%, and inspect each contribution beside the composite.
Weighted readiness score-
Largest contribution-
Smallest contribution-
Space contribution-
Staffing contribution-
Rubric status-
LIVE CAPACITY / SCORE VISUAL
Read the current value beside the exact ledger
A weighted score is useful only when its dimensions remain visible. Enter the rubric used by your team, confirm weights total 100%, and inspect each contribution beside the composite. The visual updates from the same validated calculation record; it is an interpretation aid, not a policy or compliance ruling.
| Dimension | Score | Weight | Contribution | Interpretation |
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How to use
Build a capacity-readiness score from a declared rubric
- Define what each of the four dimensions means before entering scores.
- Score space, staffing, schedule access, and inclusion on the same 0–100 scale.
- Assign weights that reflect the decision and confirm their total is 100%.
- Inspect the contribution of each dimension, not only the total.
- Use the strongest and weakest contributors to set the next evidence or improvement action.
Rubric fundamentals
Weighted scores preserve priority only when the components stay visible
- Space fit
- How well physical room supply matches the intended use.
- Staffing fit
- How well available staffing supports the capacity plan.
- Schedule access
- How reliably students can access the rooms or periods they need.
- Inclusion and accessibility
- How the plan addresses access and participation requirements in the rubric.
- Contribution
- Score multiplied by weight, expressed in composite points.
Calculation method
Multiply each score by its share, then add contributions
The model is a weighted arithmetic mean on a 0–100 scale. It validates the weights before calculating and preserves contribution values so a high score cannot hide a heavily weighted weak dimension.
Priority design
Weights encode priorities, not objective truth
A district may weight inclusion more heavily than a short-term room-fit review. The score is defensible only when the weight rationale is dated and approved.
Sensitivity
Small score changes matter most in high-weight dimensions
Test the largest contribution first when a result changes unexpectedly. The same one-point score change has different composite effects under 10% and 40% weights.
Visual reading
The contribution bars explain the total
The live bars show weighted points rather than raw scores. Use them to see whether the total is being carried by space, staffing, access, or inclusion.
Detailed calculation process
Weighted-score equation and default substitution
Contributionᵢ = scoreᵢ × weightᵢ ÷ 100Weighted score = Σ contributionᵢWeight check = weight₁ + weight₂ + weight₃ + weight₄ = 100%
- Defaults: scores 82, 68, 74, 88; weights 30%, 25%, 25%, 20%.
- Contributions are 24.60, 17.00, 18.50, and 17.60 points.
- Weighted score = 24.60 + 17.00 + 18.50 + 17.60 = 77.70.
- The largest contribution is Space fit at 24.60 points; the smallest is Staffing fit at 17.00.
- Reverse check: contributions sum to 77.70 and weights sum to 100%.
- Cards, table, chart, copied text, and PDF use this same record.
The current rubric contribution table above provides the final reconciliation.
Result interpretation
Review both score and contribution structure
A 77.70 score is the weighted result under the entered rubric. The strongest contribution is not necessarily the weakest performance; it can simply carry the largest weight.
Decision response
Improve the dimension that changes the decision
If the score is below the team’s threshold, identify whether a low score or a low weight is the limiting driver before changing the rubric.
Limits and exclusions
Rubric limits
- It does not validate the rubric’s definitions or reviewer consistency.
- It does not convert qualitative evidence into a score for you.
- It does not establish a pass threshold; enter and govern that separately.
- It does not claim that dimensions are independent or equally measurable.
Key terminology
Weighted-score vocabulary
- Dimension
- One scored aspect of readiness.
- Weight
- The percentage priority assigned to a dimension.
- Contribution
- The dimension’s weighted points.
- Composite
- The sum of all contributions.
- Rubric threshold
- A separately chosen score used for action.
- Sensitivity
- How much the result changes when an input changes.
Worked decision cases
Same total, different reasons
Balanced improvement
Two plans with similar totals can differ in contribution shape. Prefer the plan whose evidence supports the dimension the programme cannot compromise.
Authoritative basis
Sources for the capacity measures behind the rubric
Important note
A weighted score is a local decision instrument. Publish the rubric, weights, reviewer guidance, and threshold with the result.
Frequently asked questions
Why must weights total 100%?
Otherwise the composite would not remain on the declared 0–100 scale.
Does the largest contribution mean the best dimension?
No; it reflects score and weight together.
Can scores be decimals?
Yes, decimal scores are retained before display rounding.
Is 80 automatically a pass?
No; your governing rubric supplies the action threshold.
Can two teams use different weights?
Yes, but their totals are not directly comparable without context.