POLICIES AND STANDARDS
• NWTC reserves the right to assess high school instructor knowledge and skills through classroom observations ( in person or recorded ), sharing of midterm grades , or other appropriate assessment means . This assessment is a means to ensure college rigor and student preparedness , providing recommendations for any additional training needs to equip the instructor to deliver a replication of NWTC curriculum .
• NWTC faculty and staff will share syllabus , grading rubrics , instructional resources , and final test or assignments with high school instructors to allow for replication of curriculum / content in transcripted courses . These materials should be accessible through available centralized electronic locations and updated annually .
NWTC continues to pilot the use of Blackboard with selected courses . Master Shells will be equipped with resources for high schools to provide consistent curriculum delivery . Along with resources , blackboard shells made available to the high school instructors will be used to document enrollee ’ s final grade .
• Through curriculum sharing events , meetings , and other correspondence , NWTC faculty will provide mentoring and coaching to the high school instructor as needed .
• NWTC retains the right to determine which courses will be transcripted .
Logistics and Deadlines with Initiating Transcripted Credit Agreements
Transcripted agreements will be posted by the school district on the NWTC website : nwtc . edu / DualCredits
Final agreements and policy for the current academic year are sent to school districts in May with request for signature . This allows a true capture of courses offered and agreements in place for the year , eliminating any canceled courses due to low enrollment or other mitigating circumstances . This information remains on file with NWTC and the WTCS ( Wisconsin Technical College System ). Please visit this site to see any historical dual credit agreements : mywtcs . wtcsystem . edu / student-success / career-prep / dual-enrollment .
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