1. International Transcript Evaluation Effect on Graduation Rates for Immigrant and Refugee Students
Presented By: Phoenicia Grant
Counselor /International Transcript Evaluator
DeKalb International Welcome Center
DeKalb County School District

2. Icebreaker
Favorite Movie
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Hidden Talent
Pet Peeve

3. Overview Data -Targeted Population -Identified Concern
DIWC Registration and DCSD EL Programs
International Educational Systems
International Transcript Evaluation
Future Implications

4. DCSD Demographics
An English Learner (EL) is a student whose primary home language is other than English who receives ESOL services or is monitored.
Total EL Students in DCSD- 10,913
Primary Home Language Other Than English (PHOLTE) is a student whose primary home language is other than English.
Total PHLOTE Students in DCSD- 20,387
11% of DCSD
20% of DCSD

5. Top Ten Languages in DCSD

6. Data: Concern & Population
Graduation Rates
38% of DCSD ELs graduated in
43% of DCSD ELs graduated in

7. 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
Yellow
Testing complete/
Ready for Final Placement

8. 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
≤ 6yrs of education
LAB Program
13-20yr w/
7th Grade Lab
W-RAT Score
≤ 3.0
8th Grade Lab

9. Immigrant Parent Experiences with the School System

10. International Educational Systems

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

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

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

14. Over 200 International Transcripts Evaluated from over 161 countries/140 languages in
school year
Ukraine
Jamaica
Brazil
Egypt
Gambia
Republic of Congo
Greece
Guinea
Denmark
Iraq
Canada
South Africa
Nigeria
Singapore
EL Salvador
Guyana
Ethiopia
Nepal
India
Zimbabwe
Germany
Peru
United Kingdom
Norway
Bermuda
Iceland
Iran
Myanmar

15. DIWC Transcript Evaluation Procedures
All translations should be verbatim without interpretation or evaluation.
Eight 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.

16. of Transcript EvaluationDo
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.
Don’t
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.

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

19. Honduras Educational System

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

22. Questions