HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPTED CREDIT POLICY
Transcripted Credit Is Defined As
POLICIES AND STANDARDS
POLICIES AND STANDARDS
HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPTED CREDIT POLICY
To standardize consistency and quality in delivery of transcripted credit courses with NWTC , the following policy has been established .
Transcripted Credit Is Defined As
NWTC course curriculum taught at a high school by a high school teacher or technical college instructor certified by NWTC in accordance with technical college system standards . Any qualified and approved transcripted credit course for NWTC credit is subject to the following conditions and limitations :
Curriculum Requirements / Sharing
• A transcripted credit course , taught at the high school , will be an exact match of the NWTC program course including course title , course competencies , contact hours , standards , and assessments . Transcripted credit courses must use the same final assessment / assignment that is used in the NWTC class or that is approved by NWTC .
• The same textbooks must be used for the high school transcripted credit course as is used in the NWTC class , or an acceptable , agreed-upon equivalent as designated in the articulation agreement .
• The transcripted credit course will be reviewed annually by designated NWTC staff to ensure the required course content identified above meets the standards . An annual spring summit will be scheduled as a curriculum sharing event between NWTC and K-12 faculty . Exceptions to these expectations may be made at the discretion of the appropriate NWTC academic department . Other curriculum sharing meetings can be facilitated with assistance of NWTC K-12 Relations , with the high school instructor completing documentation to demonstrate compliance .
• Equipment and facilities at the high school must be approved by NWTC .
• Curricula sanctioned by NWTC as available for transcripted credit may not be offered through any delivery mode by one high school to another high school without prior permission from NWTC Executive Leadership Team designee .
Instructor Requirements
• The instructor of record for the high school course must file an application with the NWTC Talent and Culture Department . A current copy of the DPI license ( s ) and all unofficial transcripts must also be provided with the application . No substitution of high school instructors will be allowed unless they are trained and approved on NWTC curriculum and meet teaching requirements ( long term substitutes would also need to be trained and approved ).
All trancripted credit courses must be fully approved prior to the start of the term . The teacher assigned to the course must be fully qualified prior to the start of the class . This includes a meeting with the NWTC course mentor , all paper work submitted , and any required Train the Trainer classes successfully completed in full .
Any change to the assigned transcripted credit instructor will require an additional round of credential review . This may result in a course no longer being approved for transcripted credit .
• 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 .
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