Bridging a Graduation Pathway: Evaluating Foreign Transcripts Presented By: Joanne L. Newby & Phoenicia L. Grant DeKalb County School District JN / PG Welcome everyone Introduce yourself 3. State Purpose © 2013 P. L. Grant and Associates, LLC and Newby and Associates, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Icebreaker PAIR SHARE THINK JN / PG “Icebreaker” Think Pair Share Activity: (Discussion of KEY Points ONLY) *** Break into 3: Introduction pg 2, Local Discretion pg3, and Earning a Diploma pg 4 Think: Read the article pages 2-5 in your resource guide. Pair: Discuss your reaction to the article with a partner. Share: We will share reactions in 5 mins. SHARE

Overview Demographics & Targeted Population DIWC Data Collection/ EL Programs International Educational Systems International Transcript Evaluation Future Implications PG “Overview”

DCSD Demographics An English Learner (EL) is a student whose primary home language is other than English who receives ESOL services. Total EL Students in DCSD- 11,110 Primary Home Language Other Than English (PHOLTE) is a student whose primary home language is other than English. Total PHLOTE Students in DCSD- 24,240 11% of DCSD PG “DCSD Demographics” DCSD serves nearly 101,00 students. 24% of our students have a primary home language other than English and 11% receive ESOL services. 24% of DCSD

Top Ten Languages PG “Top Ten Languages In U.S.” Spanish 2. Chinese 3. Tagalog (TA/GU/LOG) Philippines 4. Vietnamese 5. French 6. German 7. Korean 8. Arabic 9. Russian 10. Italian Mandarin is referred to as Standard Chinese or simplified Chinese, the most common form of Chinese spoken by 960 million people in China ( Please note: there are 100s of languages spoken by people from Myanmar, but Burmese is the official language spoken by 2-3 of the population. Karen is an indigenous language spoken by roughly 2.6 million people in Myanmar.) * One of the top ten languages in United States according to the U.S. Department of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

Data: Concern & Population Graduation Rates The national graduation rate in the United States is 81% National Center for Education Statistics (2014)

DIWC Registration Gray Client logged in Red Client left Pink Final placement completed Turquoise Pre-Placement Complete/Ready for Testing Green Registration Complete Blue Student is Testing Yellow Testing complete/ Ready for Final Placement DIWC Registration All students new to DCSD registering in k-12 who meet one of the following 3 criteria must register at the DIWC: Primary home language is other than English (PHLOTE) First language is other than English Born outside of the United States

EL Programs in DCSD LAB Program 13-20yr w/ ≤ 6yrs of education W-APT CPL 1.0 – 1.9: Intensive English W-APT CPL 2.0 – 4.9: ESOL Services W-APT CPL ≥ 5.0: NO ESOL Services LAB Program 13-20yr w/ ≤ 6yrs of education 7th Grade LAB W-RAT Score ≤ 3.0 8th Grade LAB 3.1- 5.0 EL services are determined by the W-APT- WIDA ACCESS Placement Test CPL-Composite Proficiency Level LAB program is for our SLIFE (Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education). Our district has the largest Refugee population in the South Eastern part of the US due to having 5 resettlement agencies in our district.

International Education Systems The term education system generally refers to public schooling, not private schooling, and more commonly to kindergarten through highschool programs. Schools or school districts are typically the smallest recognized form of “education system” and countries are the larges

Country Categorization Chart French Education System United Kingdom Education Honduras Guatemala El Salvador Nicaragua Ivory Coast Haiti Senegal Togo France Jamaica India Nigeria Singapore Uganda Central American Education System

Countries Where English is the Instructional Language Zambia Cyprus Cameroon Australia England Nigeria Zimbabwe Tanzania Gambia South Africa Uganda Kenya Guyana Liberia Jamaica Countries Where English is the Instructional Laguage Malawi Rwanda Belize Sierra Leone Countries Where English is the Instructional Language

Countries with 10 or 11 Year Education System Graduate after 10th grade Myanmar (Burma) Armenia Mongolia Philippines Graduate after 11th grade Jamaica El Salvador Nicaragua Eritrea Iran Colombia Guatemala Honduras Egypt Sudan GPC (Georgia Perimeter College) International Admission Requirements by Country provides a list of Secondary Credentials used to determine whether students have graduated in their native country. We also use several of resources indicated on page 23.

Over 1,100 International Transcripts Evaluated from over 158 countries/166 languages each school year

Essential Information Essential Questions Essential Information School Year Country Grade Level Grading Scale Courses Hours Per Week See Page 7 in Resource Guide What school year did the student attend/complete school and what is the US equivalent school year? What country did the student attend school? What grade level did the student complete? Does the translated transcript provide a grading scale? (If not, see resource list) Can the courses taken be converted into the Georgia state curriculum? How many hours per week did the student attend each class? (≥ 4 hours to receive credit)

Education System in Mexico

Transcript Evaluation Jargon

Essential Question Scavenger Hunt Scavenger Hunt Use your highlighter to locate the answers to the Essential Questions (see next slide)

Essential Information Essential Questions Essential Information School Year Country Grade Level Grading Scale Courses Hours Per Week What school year did the student attend/complete school and what is the US equivalent school year? What country did the student attend school? What grade level did the student complete? Does the translated transcript provide a grading scale? (If not, see resource list) Can the courses taken be converted into the Georgia state curriculum? How many hours per week did the student attend each class? (≥ 4 hours to receive credit)

Scavenger Hunt Key Formative Assessment: Were you able to find answers to all of the essentials questions? (No. Hours per week not on transcript/Grading scale is not on transcript)

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