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Credit for Education in Mexico

Credit for Education in Mexico. Office of Secondary Education for Migrant Youth (SEMY). Objectives. Orientation to education in Mexico Interpret an academic record Serve student with no records Verify accuracy of records Placement considerations

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Credit for Education in Mexico

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  1. Credit for Education in Mexico Office of Secondary Education for Migrant Youth (SEMY)

  2. Objectives Orientation to education in Mexico Interpret an academic record Serve student with no records Verify accuracy of records Placement considerations Prepare student to return to study in Mexico

  3. Sources of Information Texas Migrant Interstate Program Mexican Consulate, Seattle Binational Program, Center for Migrant Education, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos Website maintained by the Secretary of Public Education, Mexico Thanks!

  4. Orientation to education in Mexico

  5. Overview • Schools operate 10 months a year (200 days) • School year = typically 2 semesters (mid-Aug. to mid-Dec., then 2nd wk in Jan. to end of June with 2 weeks off in April) • Students are tested 5 times per year (Handouts D, E) • Final grade is average of those 5 grades • 80% attendance required to promote

  6. Minimum Curriculum Washington Minimum = State Board of Education Additional = School District Mexico Minimum = National Education System Optional = National Institute of Technology

  7. Curriculum Tracks • Normal track – academic courses in preparation for college, and in some cases a teaching career • Tecnología track – academic courses in preparation for college, and also courses to prepare for a specific technical career Handout J

  8. Purely Vocational? 15% of students in Mexico attend high schools with Educación Profesional Técnica in their names. Only these do not qualify the graduate for admission to a university in Mexico.

  9. In a primaria or secundaria school serving 3 or more students with handicaps or disabilities, these students are staffed by a team of specialists including: social worker psychologist speech/language therapist special education teacher Students with severe disabilities or physical handicaps are offered enrollment in CAM multiple attention centers: Escolarizado: academics, primaria & secundaria Laboral: vocational, secundaria & beyond Special education

  10. Review & Remember Length of school year Length of classes Number of semesters Number of grading periods Source of final grade Curriculum tracks You’re doing great!

  11. Interpret an academic record

  12. Recommended Steps • My student? • Level of schooling reported • Timeframe reported • Translate course titles • Translate course grades • Account for all formal education

  13. Understanding naming patterns Juan Jose Hernandez Sanchez Given Name Middle Name Father’s Family Mother’s Family Handout J

  14. Juan Jose Hernandez Sanchez married Maria Luisa Sosa Perez who then was known as Maria Luisa Sosa de Hernandez

  15. Juan Jose Hernandez Sanchez and his wife Maria Luisa Sosa de Hernandez became the proud parents of Jose Luis Hernandez Sosa Handout F

  16. The family enrolled Jose in school in Mexico as Jose L. Hernandez Jose Luis Hernandez Sosa When they moved to Washington, the secretary abbreviated his name as When he enrolled in junior high, the secretary noticed his father’s name and enrolled Jose as Jose Luis Sanchez

  17. What was the student’s class standing? Primaria(grades 1-6) Secundaria(grades 7-9) Preparatoria (“Bachillerato” on transcript)(grades 10-12+) Universidad(college) Is the student in Handout L in college? Refer to Handout A

  18. Junior High 7th grade 8th grade High School 9th grade 10th grade 11th grade 12th grade Secundaria Primero grado Segundo grado Tercero grado Bachillerato Primero grado Segundo grado Tercero grado If the record lists the grade level… Washington Mexico What years in school might Handouts D & H cover?

  19. Primer Segundo Tercer Cuarto Quinto Sexto If the semesters are listed… Begins in Secundaria, repeats in Bachillerato What grade levels are reported in Handout I?

  20. If the number of the grading period is listed…use this as a general guide 1st – septiembre and octubre 2nd – noviembre and diciembre 3rd – enero and febrero 4th – marzo and abril 5th – mayo and junio Break – julio and agosto Handouts E & G

  21. PROMOTED No No Yes Yes Failed 6 or more? Passed all courses + 80% attendance? Extraordinary examinations (Aug, Sept, Feb) HELD BACK Handout N

  22. Dates covered by this record 16 de septiembre de 2004 16/9/04 September 16, 2004 9/16/04

  23. Translate the course titles The student in Handout I completed Derecho 1 and Derecho 2. Use Handouts B and C to find a suggested translation for that title. How might we translate the four Contabilidad courses the student completed? Handouts B & C

  24. Translate the grades earned. Mexico A = 10 (perfect) A = 9 B = 8 C = 7 D = 6 F = 5.9 and below Washington Handout L

  25. Review & Remember Essential first steps for review of transcript 4 levels of education in Mexico The 3 grades of Secundaria or Bachillerato The 6 semesters of Secundaria or Bachillerato Translate grades Half way point!

  26. Serve a student with no records

  27. Types of records • Their “certificate of completion” is like our transcript. It includes grades for individual courses. Handout L. • Their “transcript” is like our diploma. It verifies program completion and overall grade point average. Handout K.

  28. Who can obtain Certificate of Completion? In person: • The student • A close family member By mail: • The Mexican Consulate

  29. Your friends in the MexicanConsulate! Dept. of Community Affairs Consulate of Mexico 2132 Third Ave. Seattle, WA 98121 (206) 448-8938 Fax (206) 448-4771

  30. Student: complete name, date of birth Last school attended: name, location, year last attended (no charge) Mexican Consulate Needs

  31. Because all students in 7th through 9th grade complete the same minimum curriculum in Mexico, while awaiting records we can tentatively place the student in classes. Beginning in the second semester of 10th grade, classes vary according to the school’s emphasis.

  32. 135 seat hrs each: World History I World Geography Civics & Ethics Biology Intro Physics & Chem. Foreign Language Vocational Education 225 seat hrs each: Spanish Mathematics 90 seat hrs each: Art Physical Education Primero (1st yr) of Secundaria(7th Grade)

  33. 135 seat hrs each: World History II Physics Chemistry Foreign Language Vocational Education 225 seat hrs each: Spanish Mathematics 90 seat hrs each: Mathematics Geography of Mexico Civics and Ethics Biology Art Physical Education Segundo (2nd yr) of Secundaria(8th Grade)

  34. 135 seat hrs each: History of Mexico Civics & Ethics Physics Chemistry Foreign Language Hist/Geog of State Vocational Ed 225 seat hrs each: Spanish Mathematics 90 seat hrs each: Art Physical Education Tercero (3rd yr) of Secundaria(9th Grade) Handout D

  35. Bachillerato (Preparatoria) • Curriculum varies by school • May include a 13th year • School may specialize in preparation for a specific career field • Expensive to attend • School is self-supporting • Unavailable in many rural regions

  36. Learning from CONEVyT • What’s CONEVyT? • Portal funded by OSPI for Washington school districts through Yakima SD website • High school courses articulated with Yakima course offerings (chart) • Can CONEVyT help your families? • Learn more - Jorge Herrera (509) 573-7087

  37. Verify accuracy of records

  38. Clear copy of document you received Signed request on your school letterhead for confirmation of authenticity and accuracy (no charge) Mexican Consulate Needs

  39. What’s a transcript called in Mexico? What’s a diploma called in Mexico? Best source of an educational record Vital clue: 7th, 8th, or 9th grade transcript? Important differences: Secundaria, Bachillerato What’s CONEVyT? Review & Remember Look at all you’ve learned!

  40. Placement considerations

  41. Importance of Credit for Partial Work • Highly mobile students like migrant students, who have sometimes studied in Mexico, move frequently between school districts as their families follow crop cycles. • For these students, a barrier to high school graduation is lack of credit for the partial work completed before moving.

  42. You can help! • Interview the student to fill in gaps in the educational record. • Obtain documentation of partially completed work from high school transcripts, withdrawal forms, and the Migrant Student Information System, a statewide database www.msdr.org • When comparing credit earned in semester, trimester, quarter and block schedules, use seat hours as a common denominator.

  43. Then… • Enroll the student in the part of a course she lacks to complete the credit. The Washington State PASS Program allows this flexibility. • When the student has finished the work, document full credit on the student’s high school transcript.

  44. Wespac-Skyward • To simplify the entry of schools in Mexico into Wespac-Skyward, WSIPC has approved the counselor’s use of just one address each for the 32 states in Mexico. • If you later have a student who has studied in that state in Mexico, you will be able to simply select it from the list of schools you’ve previously entered. Handout R

  45. REMINDER Your goal is to account for all formal education completed by this student. Has the student studied in the U.S. before enrolling in your school?

  46. WHEREwill you graduate? Investigate requirements via Internet Help parents and student develop a plan Make sure the student’s portfolio travels with the student to the next school attended Handout Q

  47. GREAT Websites Contact any U.S. public school: http://nces.ed.gov/globallocator/ Any state’s graduation requirements: http://education.umn.edu/nceo/Topic Areas/Graduation/StatesGrad.htm

  48. Finish Partially-Completed Courses PASS • OSPI endorsed • Accredited through the Sunnyside School District • Aligned with EALRs • Your school gets the FTEs

  49. Challenged to motivate your migrant students? SLP Multi-day migrant student conference OSPI endorsed Build professional skills of educators Curriculum aligned with EALRs

  50. www.semy.org • Students • Role models for migrant youth • Financial assistance • H.S. diploma important? • Career exploration • Educators • Innovative strategies • Links to great resources

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