Bridging a Graduation Pathway: Bridging a Graduation Pathway: Evaluating Foreign TranscriptsEvaluating Foreign Transcripts

Presented By: Presented By: Phoenicia L. GrantPhoenicia L. Grant

Counselor /International Transcript EvaluatorCounselor /International Transcript EvaluatorDeKalb International Welcome Center DeKalb International Welcome Center

DeKalb County School District DeKalb County School District

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OverviewOverview

DCSD DemographicsDCSD Demographics

20% of DCSD

11% of DCSD

68%

7%

6%

5%

3%

3%2%

2% 2% 2%

Spanish

Burmese

English-Non/American

Nepali

Vietnamese

Amharic

Arabic

Somali

Bengali

French

Data: Concern & PopulationData: Concern & Population

2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014

Graduation Rates

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

YellowTesting complete/ Ready for Final Placement

EL Programs in DCSD

W-APT CPL ≥ 5.0: NO ESOL Services

W-APT CPL 2.0 – 4.9: ESOL Services

W-APT CPL 1.0 – 1.9: Intensive English

LAB Program13-20yr w/

≤ 6yrs of education

7th Grade LABW-RAT Score

≤ 3.0

8th Grade LABW-RAT Score

3.1- 5.0

International Educational Systems

Country Categorization Chart

HondurasGuatemalaEl SalvadorNicaragua

Ivory CoastRepublic of CongoMaliSenegalTogo

GhanaIndiaCaribbeanNigeriaSingaporeUganda

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

MalawiNigeria

Sierra Leon

Singapore

South Africa

Tanzania

Uganda

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Countries with 10 or 11 Year Educational System

GPC International Admission Requirements by Country

Over 400 International Transcripts Evaluated from over 161 countries/140 languages in

2013-2014 school year

Greece

Denmark

Canada

Nigeria

Singapore

GuyanaNepal

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

Educational System in HondurasEducational System in Honduras

Now we will

evaluate a transcript

from Honduras.

See forms in your packet titled

slide 10, slide 18, slide 19,

and slide 20.

Educational System in SenegalEducational System in Senegal

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.

Educational System in JamaicaEducational System in Jamaica

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 GradeEnd Grade= Second Semester Grade

Transcript Evaluation: Honduras Transcript Evaluation: Honduras

Transcript Evaluation: Senegal Transcript Evaluation: Senegal

Transcript Evaluation: Jamaica Transcript Evaluation: Jamaica

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