Mary Martinez-Wenzl

Meeting the unique educational and social needs of newcomer students (students who were born outside of the United States and have arrived in the country within the past three years) is an ongoing challenge for educators and community stakeholders across the country. This resource toolkit is intended to help educators and other stakeholders identify and use research-based practices, policies, and procedures for welcoming, registering, and supporting newcomer immigrant and refugee students who...

This infographic was developed to describe how to evaluate foreign transcripts through a three-step process: obtaining and (if necessary) translating the transcript; interpreting how a student's previous coursework correlates with local coursework; and determining which credits will be transferred in and which courses the student will need to take. Clear and consistent transcript interpretation and evaluation can help ensure that newcomer English learner students are provided with an educatio...