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

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*Use Academic terms for class titles

*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

OR

*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

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93-100% A

85-92% B

75-84% C

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90-100% A

80-89% B

70-79% C

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4.0 A

3.0 B

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

1. Calculate grade points for each class
2. Add ALL grade points together
3. All grade points divided by TOTAL number of CREDITS
4. 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

MATERIALS USED

Setting the Records Straight: How to Craft Homeschool Transcripts and Course Descriptions for College Admission and Scholarships

By Lee Binz

https://www.homehighschoolhelp.com/

*By far, Lee Binz is the most researched simple, usable and informative author-love, love, love!

HSLDA /Homeschooling Thru High School

*Digestible nuggets of information

Homeschooled & Headed for College

By Denise Boiko

• Very thorough, thick and overwhelming.

The High School Handbook

By Mary Schofield

Many websites, articles, seminars and webinars.