Bridging a Graduation Pathway: Evaluating Foreign Transcripts Presented By: Phoenicia L. Grant Counselor /International Transcript Evaluator DeKalb International Welcome Center DeKalb County School District

Icebreaker

Overview

DCSD Demographics 20% of DCSD 11% of DCSD

Data: Concern & Population Graduation Rates National Center for Education Statistics (2014 )

DIWC Registration GrayClient logged in RedClient left PinkFinal placement completed Turquoise Pre-Placement Complete/Ready for Testing GreenRegistration Complete BlueStudent is Testing Yellow Testing complete/ Ready for Final Placement

EL Programs in DCSD 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 7 th Grade LAB W-RAT Score ≤ 3.0 8th Grade LAB W-RAT Score

International Educational Systems

Country Categorization Chart Honduras Guatemala El Salvador Nicaragua Ivory Coast Republic of Congo Mali Senegal Togo Ghana India Caribbean Nigeria Singapore Uganda French Educational System United Kingdom Educational System Central American Educational System

Countries Where English is the Instructional Language Australia Bahamas Cyprus Cameroon Gambia Ghana Guyana England Jamaica Kenya Liberia Malawi Nigeria Sierra Leon Singapore South Africa Tanzania Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe

Countries with 10 or 11 Year Educational System Philippines Myanmar (Burma) Armenia Mongolia Peru Brazil Colombia Jamaica El Salvador Nicaragua Sudan Egypt Guatemala Honduras Iran Venezuela Russia Eritrea GPC International Admission Requirements by Country

Over 400 International Transcripts Evaluated from over 161 countries/140 languages in school year Greece Denmark Canada Nigeria Singapore Guyana Nepal Myanmar United Kingdom India Norway Peru Iceland Zimbabwe Ethiopia EL Salvador South Africa Iraq Guinea Republic of Congo Jamaica Bermuda GambiaBrazil Germany Iran Ukraine Egypt

DIWC Transcript Evaluation Procedures Translations should be verbatim without interpretation or evaluation. Eight creditsEight credits is the maximum amount of credit awarded per school year. DCSD awards the following grades: A=95, B=85, C=75, D=70, F=69 after grade is converted for that particular country. Students that have been retained do not receive credit for classes taken during that school year. Interview the student, use available resources, and compare with the Georgia Course Descriptions Excel Sheet on Georgia Department of Education website.

of Transcript Evaluation Do Determine if the educational system is on an annual, biannual, semester, or tri-semester system. Award Native Language Validation (NLV credit) if student completed 8 years of formal schooling in his/her country. Award English Core Credit if the Instructional Language in the country is English. Give an assessment to determine the student’s math level before awarding Math Core Credit.

of Transcript Evaluation Don’t Award credit for the following courses: American Government/ Civics, US History, Health, Economics, and American Literature. Award credit if the student spent < 4 hours per week in a class. Award credit for more than one mathematics or science class per school year. Award English Core Credit to students who took English as a Second Language.

Essential Questions for Transcript Evaluation Essential Information School Year Country Grade Level Grading Scale Courses Hours Per Week

Now we will evaluate a transcript from Honduras. See forms in your packet titled slide 10, slide 18, slide 19, and slide 20.

Now we will evaluate a transcript from Senegal. See forms in your packet titled slide 10, slide 18, slide 21 A, slide 21B, and slide 22.

Now we will evaluate a transcript from Senegal. See forms in your packet titled slide 10, slide 18, slide 23 A, slide 23B, and slide 24. Mid Grade = First Semester Grade End Grade= Second Semester Grade