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Interpret an academic record from Mexico

Interpret an academic record from Mexico. Recommended Steps. My student? Level of schooling reported Timeframe reported Translate course titles Translate course grades Account for all formal education. Level of education reported?. Primaria (grades 1-6) Secundaria (grades 7-9)

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Interpret an academic record from Mexico

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  1. Interpret an academic record from Mexico

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

  3. Level of education reported? Primaria(grades 1-6) Secundaria(grades 7-9) Preparatoria (“Bachillerato” on transcript)(grades 10-12+) Universidad(college)

  4. Junior High 7th grade 8th grade High School 9th grade 10th grade 11th grade 12th grade Secundaria Primerogrado Segundo grado Tercerogrado Bachillerato Primerogrado Segundo grado Tercerogrado Which grade level? Washington Mexico

  5. Primer Segundo Tercer Cuarto Quinto Sexto Grading period reported? Begins in Secundaria, repeats in Bachillerato

  6. 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

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

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

  9. Ask for the Right Record • Their “certificate of completion” is like our transcript. It includes grades for individual courses. • Their “transcript” is like our diploma. It verifies program completion and overall grade point average.

  10. Who can obtain a Certificate of Completion? In person: • The student • A close family member By mail: • PROBEM Coordinator for the State in Mexico in which school was last attended

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

  12. 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) before 2006/07SY

  13. Total: 35 seat hrs per week, 200 day school year Primero (1st yr) of Secundaria(7th Grade) eff 2006/07SY • 240 seat hrs/SY (6/wk x 40 wks) • Science I (Biology) • 200 seat hrs/SY (5/wk x 40 wks) • Spanish • Mathematics • Geography of Mexico & World • 40 seat hrs/SY (1/wk x 40 wks) • Ethics & Morals • 120 seat hrs/SY (3/wk x 40 wks) • Foreign Language • Technology • State Elective • 80 seat hrs/SY (2/wk x 40 wks) • Physical Education • Art (Music, Dance, Theatre, Visual Arts) Total: 35 seat hrs/wk, 200 day school year

  14. 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) before 2006/07SY

  15. Total: 35 seat hrs per week, 200 day school year Segundo (2nd yr) of Secundaria(8th Grade) eff 2006/07SY • 240 seat hrs/SY (6/wk x 40 wks) Science II (Physics) • 200 seat hrs/SY (5/wk x 40 wks) Spanish Mathematics • 160 seat hrs/SY (4/wk x 40 wks) History I Civics and Ethics • 120 seat hrs/SY (3/wk x 40 wks) Foreign Language Technology • 80 seat hrs/SY (2/wk x 40 wks) Physical Education Art (Music, Dance, Theatre, Visual Arts) • 40 seat hrs/SY (1/wk x 40 wks) Ethics & Morals Total: 35 seat hrs/wk, 200 day school year

  16. 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) before 2006/07SY

  17. Total: 35 seat hrs per week, 200 day school year Tercero (3rd yr) of Secundaria(9th Grade) eff 2006/07SY • 240 seat hrs/SY (6/wk x 40 wks) Science III (Physics) • 200 seat hrs/SY (5/wk x 40 wks) Spanish Mathematics • 160 seat hrs/SY (4/wk x 40 wks) History II Civics and Ethics • 120 seat hrs/SY (3/wk x 40 wks) Foreign Language Technology • 80 seat hrs/SY (2/wk x 40 wks) Physical Education Art (Music, Dance, Theatre, Visual Arts) • 40 seat hrs/SY (1/wk x 40 wks) Ethics & Morals Total: 35 seat hrs/wk, 200 day school year

  18. 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

  19. Learning from CONEVyT • What’s CONEVyT? • Portal funded by OSPI for Washington school districts through Yakima SD website • Mexico’s high school courses articulated with Yakima course offerings (chart) • Can CONEVyT help your families? • Learn more – select CONEVyT icon on Yakima School District website

  20. 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.

  21. 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.

  22. 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.

  23. 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?

  24. 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

  25. Returning to Mexico to School or Work? Issues: delayed enrollment in school, rejection of U.S. records Solutions negotiated by international agreements: (1) grades K-9 Binational Transfer Agreement; (2) grades 10+ Apostille Your supportive role is essential!

  26. Binational Transfer Agreement Further detail on handout Get the form: www.msdr.org website. Print one each time it is needed (they are sequentially numbered). Extract requested info from your transcript Translate into Spanish if possible Student’s name must match in documents School in Mexico accepts student ASAP

  27. Apostille Further detail on handout Grades 10-12 Send letter with transcript & check ($15) to Secretary of State Include large, self-addressed envelope They issue the apostille to your school Student handcarries it in your sealed envelope to school or work place in Mexico They must accept document as authentic

  28. 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

  29. Office of Secondary Education for Migrant Youth Linda Roberts, Director 810-A E. Custer Ave. Sunnyside, WA 98944 (509) 836-7500 http://www.semy.org Helen Malagon, Acting Director Migrant and Bilingual Programs OSPI P. O. Box 47200 Olympia, WA 98504 (360) 753-1137 http://www.k12.wa.us/migrant/

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