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
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