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Trustees review scholarship rubric; working group to refine weighted scoring
Summary
Trustees discussed a revised scholarship rubric that increases scoring categories and applies weighted factors (favoring Hubbardston library use); the scholarship working group will refine weights and tie-breakers.
The Board of Library Trustees debated changes to the town library's scholarship application rubric, agreeing to test a more granular scoring scale and to weight local library use and staff familiarity more heavily.
Trustees described a move from a three-point scoring system to a five-point scale (or expanded numeric banding such as 0,2,4,6,8 or 0 1'3'4) to increase differentiation among applicants. Trustees discussed making the applicant's demonstrated use of the Hubbardston Public Library a higher-weight criterion (for example multiplying that category's score by a greater factor than other categories). They also proposed keeping a yes/no tiebreaker item (whether an applicant holds a Hubbardston library card) to separate closely scored applications.
Krista and Chris (trustees leading the scholarship working group) reported they had revised the application so the required personal-reflection essay addresses specific evaluation points (familiarity with the library, use of other libraries, impact on applicant's life and career plans, and presentation style). Trustees discussed moving to an online-first application while preserving a paper option for accessibility, and they asked the scholarship working group to produce a final rubric and a proposed weighting scheme for the board to test.
The trustees did not finalize numeric weights at the meeting; the scholarship working group will incorporate trustee feedback and return with a clear weighted rubric and recommended tie-breaker rules in time to publish the application for this award cycle.
