Record Keeping/ Transcripts

A helpful LINK to help you with planning records and transcripts for High School.

Record Keeping

Keep Lists of:

Curriculum	Classes
Activities	Awards
Books Read	Field Trips
Volunteer Opportunities	Social Functions
Occupational Education (Work)

Have a Plan

Synthesize:

Your goals
MA law requirements
Public school course
College admission requirements
Student’s goals
Must meet MA requirements
You do not have to meet public school requirements
Work toward goals and/or college requirements

You can give High School Credit for:

Any class or curriculum completed that is high school level at any age OR any class or curriculum that a high school age student completes.
- Look in catalog, textbook, website, age of participants.
- Any remedial or primary class taken by a high school student.

Transcripts

These items are Necessary:

Transcript title
The word Official
Student name
Gender
Date of birth
Parent names
Name of school
Address of school
Name of courses
Graduation date

These items are Important:

Credits
Grades
Grading System/ Scale
Completion date
GPA
Class rank
SAT/ACT Scores
Activities
Awards
Honors/College

*Every transcript is different

*Transcripts change every year

*Gear transcript for college

*Transcript grades are forever

*Use Academic terms for class titles

*You can teach the same subject – but use a different name

*Do not put on Drivers Ed. on your transcripts

*Combine opportunities=class

*Expertise not required

*Honors/AP/CLEP/Test=1 cr.

*More hours might still be 1 cr.

*Hours vs. credits- plays/sports

*5-6 College cr.=1 HS cr.

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*Continuous activities

*Awards

Credits:

1 credit

120-180 hours

1 hour 4-5 days a week

1 hour=40-60 minutes

36 weeks

1/2 credit

60-90 hours

1 hour 2-3 days a week

30 minutes 5 days a week

*Many different grading systems

*Many ways to evaluate beyond tests

*Parent gives a final honest grade

*Grades vs./= comprehensive tests

*DO NOT PUT FAILURES

*Redo subjects/add further study

Common Grading Scales

93-100% A

90-92% A-

87-89% B+

83-86% B

93-100% A

85-92% B

75-84% C

90-100% A

80-89% B

70-79% C

4.0 A

3.0 B

2.0 C

Grade Point Average

Class credit value - ex. 1 credit

Grade from grading scale – 3.0 grade

Grade x Credit=grade points

3.0x1 credit=3.0 grade points

Calculate grade points for each class
Add ALL grade points together
All grade points divided by TOTAL number of CREDITS
GPA

Course Descriptions

Descriptive paragraph about class
Educational materials
Supplements
Explain how grade achieved
Grade achieved

**Use curriculum,-co-op descriptions, online, catalogs, product reviews, table of contents, homeschool books to help you write your Course Descriptions.

**Do Not Plagiarize

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