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Presented By: Phoenicia Grant Counselor /International Transcript Evaluator DeKalb International Welcome Center DeKalb County School District

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DCSD Demographics 20% of DCSD 11% of DCSD

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Data: Concern & Population Graduation Rates 38% of DCSD ELs graduated in 2011-12 43% of DCSD ELs graduated in 2012-13

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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

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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 3.1- 5.0

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Immigrant Parent Experiences with the School System http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CQ61S10QrM

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International Educational Systems

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Country Categorization Chart Honduras Guatemala El Salvador Nicaragua Ivory Coast Republic of Congo Haiti Mali Senegal Togo Ghana India Myanmar (Burma) Nigeria Singapore Uganda French Educational System UK Educational System Central American Educational System

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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

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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

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Over 200 International Transcripts Evaluated from over 161 countries/140 languages in 2013-2014 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

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DIWC Transcript Evaluation Procedures All 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. Be mindful that course descriptions are rarely included on or with the International Transcript. Interview the student, use available resources, and compare with the GA Course Descriptions Excel Sheet on GA Department of Education website.

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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 students math level before awarding Math Core Credit. Dont Award credit for the following courses: American Government/ Civics, US History, Health, Economics, and American Literature Award credit if the student spent < 4hrs 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.

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Essential Questions for Transcript Evaluation school year 1.What school year did the student attend/complete school and what is the US equivalent school year? country 2.What country did the student attend school in? 3.What grade level did the student complete? 4.Does the translated transcript provide a grading scale? (If not, see resource list) courses 5.Can the courses taken be converted to into the GA state curriculum? hours per week 6.How many hours per week did the student attend each class? ( 4 hrs to receive credit)

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

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