K12 Dual Credit Resource Guide 88671LSS 2019 Dual Credit Booklet_Blackboard 31119 | Page 6

HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIBED CREDIT POLICY To standardize consistency and quality in delivery of transcribed credit courses with Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC) the following policy has been established. TRANSCRIBED 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 transcribed credit course for NWTC credit is subject to the following conditions and limitations: high school registrar. A pilot list of courses offered • A transcribed credit course, taught at the high to sophomore students are listed on the transcribe school, will be an exact match of the NWTC program credit menu. Exceptions to this condition must course including course title, course competencies, be agreed upon by all parties in the articulation contact hours, standards and assessments. agreement. Transcribed credit courses must use the same or an • Enrollees (students) in the high school course NWTC approved final assessment/assignment. desiring transcribed credit must be enrolled in the • The same textbook/s must be used for the high course at NWTC at the same time, and will receive school transcribed credit course as is used in a grade based on the NWTC agreed-upon grading the NWTC class, or an acceptable, agreed-upon scale for that course. Enrollees will have the final equivalent as designated in the articulation grade posted on their own, official, NWTC transcript agreement. if they earn a grade of a “C” or higher. • The transcribed credit course will be reviewed • Curricula sanctioned by NWTC as available for annually by designated NWTC staff to insure the transcribed credit may not be offered through required course content identified above meets any delivery mode by one high school to another the standards. An annual Spring Summit will be high school without prior permission from NWTC scheduled as a curriculum sharing event between Executive Leadership Team designee. NWTC and K-12 faculty, with an expectation that all • NWTC reserves the right to assess high school transcribed credit instructors attend. Exceptions to instructor knowledge and skills through classroom these expectations may be made at the discretion observations (in person or recorded), sharing of of the appropriate academic department. Other mid-term grades, or other appropriate assessment curriculum sharing meetings can be facilitated with means. This assessment is a means to ensure assistance of NWTC K-12 Relations, with the high college rigor and student preparedness, providing school instructor completing documentation to recommendations for any additional training needs demonstrate compliance. to equip the instructor to deliver a replication of • NWTC reserves the right to cancel any transcribed NWTC curriculum. credit agreements if there is a concern related to • NWTC faculty and staff will share syllabus, grading non-compliance with high school transcribed credit rubrics, instructional resources, and final test or (non-participation in professional development/ assignments with high school instructors to allow curriculum sharing, failure to maintain course for replication of curriculum/content in transcribed alignment, utilization of inappropriate resources, etc.). courses. These materials should be accessible • Equipment and facilities at the high school must be through available centralized electronic locations and approved by NWTC. updated annually. NWTC continues to pilot the use • The NWTC course offered at the high school is of Blackboard with selected courses. Master Shells offered under a 38.14 contract, with no cost or billing will be equipped with resources for high schools to associated with NWTC course tuition. provide consistent curriculum delivery. Along with • The instructor of record for the high school course resources, blackboard shells made available to the must file an application with the NWTC Human high school instructors will be used to document Resources Office. A current copy of the DPI enrollee’s final grade. license(s) and all unofficial transcripts must also be • Through curriculum sharing events, meetings, and provided with the application. No substitution of other correspondence, NWTC faculty will provide high school instructors will be allowed unless they mentoring and coaching to the high school instructor are trained and approved on NWTC curriculum and as needed. meet teaching requirements (long term substitutes • NWTC retains the right to determine which courses would also need to be trained and approved). • Enrollees in the high school transcribed credit course will be transcribed. must have junior or senior status as certified by the 6