Credit for Education Credit for Education in Mexicoin Mexico

Office of Secondary Education for Migrant Youth (SEMY)

ObjectivesObjectives

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

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

Sources of InformationSources of Information

Orientation Orientation to education to education in Mexicoin Mexico

OverviewOverview

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

Minimum CurriculumMinimum Curriculum

MexicoMinimum = National Education System

Optional = National Institute of Technology

MexicoMinimum = National Education System

Optional = National Institute of Technology

Washington

Minimum = State Board of Education

Additional = School District

Washington

Minimum = State Board of Education

Additional = School District

Curriculum TracksCurriculum 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

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

Purely Purely Vocational?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.

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.

Special educationSpecial educationIn 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

Review & Review & RememberRemember

Length of school year

Length of classes

Number of semesters

Number of grading periods

Source of final grade

Curriculum tracks

You’re doing great!

Interpret an Interpret an academic academic recordrecord

Recommended StepsRecommended Steps

1. My student?

2. Level of schooling reported

3. Timeframe reported

4. Translate course titles

5. Translate course grades

6. Account for all

formal education

Juan Jose Hernandez SanchezJuan Jose Hernandez Sanchez

Given Name

Middle Name

Father’s Family Mother’s

Family

Understanding naming patterns

Handout J

Juan Jose Juan Jose HernandezHernandez Sanchez Sanchez

married

Maria Luisa Maria Luisa SosaSosa Perez Perez

who then was known as

Maria Luisa Maria Luisa Sosa de HernandezSosa de Hernandez

Juan Jose Juan Jose HernandezHernandez Sanchez Sanchez

Maria Luisa Maria Luisa SosaSosa de Hernandez de Hernandez

and his wife

became the proud parents of

Jose Luis Jose Luis Hernandez SosaHernandez Sosa

Handout F

The family enrolled Jose in school in Mexico as

Jose L. HernandezJose L. Hernandez

Jose Luis Hernandez SosaJose Luis Hernandez Sosa

When he enrolled in junior high, the secretary noticed his father’s name and enrolled Jose as

Jose Luis SanchezJose Luis Sanchez

When they moved to Washington, the secretary abbreviated his name as

Primaria (grades 1-6)

Secundaria (grades 7-9)

Preparatoria (“Bachillerato” on transcript) (grades 10-12+)

Universidad (college)

Primaria (grades 1-6)

Secundaria (grades 7-9)

Preparatoria (“Bachillerato” on transcript) (grades 10-12+)

Universidad (college)

Refer to Handout A

What was the student’s class standing?What was the student’s class standing?

Is the student in Handout L in college?

Junior High 7th grade 8th grade High School 9th grade 10th grade 11th grade 12th grade

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

Secundaria Primero grado Segundo grado Tercero grado

Bachillerato Primero grado Segundo grado Tercero grado

Washington Mexico

If the record lists the grade level…

What years in school might Handouts D & H cover?

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Primer Segundo

Tercer Cuarto

Quinto Sexto

If the semesters are listed…

What grade levels are reported in Handout I?

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

Passed all courses + 80% attendance?

Yes

No

PROMOTED

Failed 6 or more?

Yes

No

Extraordinary examinations (Aug, Sept, Feb)

HELD BACKHandout N

September 16, September 16, 20042004

9/16/04

16 de 16 de septiembre septiembre

de 2004de 2004

16/9/04

Dates covered by this record

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

A = 10 (perfect)A = 9B = 8C = 7 D = 6F = 5.9 and below

Washington Mexico

Translate the grades earned.

Handout L

Review & Review & RememberRemember

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!

Serve a Serve a student with student with no recordsno records

Types of recordsTypes 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.

Who can obtain Who can obtain Certificate of Completion?Certificate of Completion?

In person:• The student• A close family member

By mail:• The Mexican Consulate

In person:• The student• A close family member

By mail:• The Mexican Consulate

Your friends Your friends in the Mexicanin the Mexican

Consulate!Consulate!

Dept. of Community Affairs

Consulate of Mexico

2132 Third Ave.

Seattle, WA 98121

(206) 448-8938

Fax (206) 448-4771

Mexican Consulate NeedsMexican Consulate Needs

Student: complete name,

date of birth Last school attended:

name, location, year

last attended

(no charge)

Because all students in 7th through 9th grade complete the same minimum curriculum in Mexico, while awaiting records we cantentatively placethe student in classes.

Beginning in the second semester of 10th grade, classes vary according to the school’s emphasis.

Primero (1Primero (1stst yr) of Secundaria yr) of Secundaria(7(7thth Grade) Grade)

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

Segundo (2nd yr) of SecundariaSegundo (2nd yr) of Secundaria(8(8thth Grade) Grade)

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

Tercero (3Tercero (3rdrd yr) of Secundaria yr) of Secundaria(9(9thth Grade) Grade)

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

Handout D

Bachillerato (Preparatoria)Bachillerato (Preparatoria)

Curriculum varies by schoolMay include a 13th yearSchool may specialize in preparation for a

specific career fieldExpensive to attend School is self-supportingUnavailable in many rural regions

Learning from CONEVyTLearning from CONEVyT

What’s CONEVyTCONEVyT?Portal funded by OSPI for Washington

school districts through Yakima SD websiteHigh school courses articulated with

Yakima course offerings (chart)Can CONEVyTCONEVyT help your families?Learn more - Jorge Herrera (509) 573-7087

Verify accuracy Verify accuracy of recordsof records

Mexican Consulate NeedsMexican Consulate Needs

Clear copy of document you received

Signed request on your school letterhead for confirmation of authenticity and accuracy

(no charge)

Review & Review & RememberRemember

Look at all you’ve learned!

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?

Placement Placement considerationsconsiderations

Importance of Importance of Credit for Partial WorkCredit 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.

You can help!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.

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.

Then…Then…

Wespac-SkywardWespac-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

REMINDERREMINDER

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?

WHEREWHEREwill you graduate?will you graduate?

Investigate requirements via InternetHelp parents and student develop a planMake sure the student’s portfolio travels

with the student to the next school attended

Handout Q

GREAT Websites

Contact any U.S. public school:

http://nces.ed.gov/globallocator/

http://education.umn.edu/nceo/Topic Areas/Graduation/StatesGrad.htm

Any state’s graduation requirements:

OSPI endorsed Accredited through the Sunnyside School

District Aligned with EALRs Your school gets the FTEs

Finish Partially-Completed Courses

Finish Partially-Completed Courses

Multi-day migrant student conference

OSPI endorsed

Build professional skills of educators

Curriculum aligned with EALRs

Challenged to motivate your migrant students?

www.semy.orgwww.semy.org Students

– Role models for migrant youth

– Financial assistance– H.S. diploma important?– Career exploration

Educators– Innovative strategies– Links to great resources

Essentials for Providing Guidance

to Secondary Migrant Students

Get your free copy at

www.semy.org

PreparePrepare student to student to return to study in return to study in

MexicoMexico

Transfer Document for Transfer Document for Bi-National StudentsBi-National Students

Students in grades 1 to 9 need thisIssued by Mexican Consulate (Seattle)

or MSDR (Sunnyside 1-800-274-6084)In sealed envelope, submit official

transcript from last WA school attended.Free service. 24 hr. processing time.

Handout M

ApostilleApostille Students in grades 10 to 12 need this Issued by Secretary of State, Olympia In sealed envelope, submit official

transcript signed by Principal or Asst Principal. Fee = $15.

Cover letter to include: Student’s full name Country asked to accept Apostille (Mexico) Parents’ daytime phone number Where to send Apostille (next school)

Address for ApostilleAddress for Apostille

By mail (preferred): Secretary of State, Corporations Division, Apostille & Certification Program, PO Box 40228, Olympia, WA 98504

(processed in 4 working days)

In person (urgent only): 801 Capitol Way South, Olympia, WA. Open M-F 8-4:00

By mail (preferred): Secretary of State, Corporations Division, Apostille & Certification Program, PO Box 40228, Olympia, WA 98504

(processed in 4 working days)

In person (urgent only): 801 Capitol Way South, Olympia, WA. Open M-F 8-4:00

Review & Review & RememberRemember

You’ve

done it!

Why is partial credit important to mobile students?

An essential question to ask the student

Bi-National Transfer Document: grades, purpose, source

Apostille: grades, purpose, source

Did we achieve Did we achieve our objectives?our 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

EvaluationEvaluation

QuestionsQuestions

Office of Secondary Education for Migrant Youth

Linda Roberts, Director

810-A E. Custer Ave.

Sunnyside, WA 98944

(888) 727-7123

http://www.semy.org

Alfonso R. Anaya, Director

Migrant and Bilingual Programs

OSPI

P. O. Box 47200

Olympia, WA 98504

(360) 753-1137

http://www.k12.wa.us/migrant/