High School Transcript Evaluation
 How many of you have evaluated a high school transcript?
 How many transcripts have you evaluated ever?
 How often do you evaluate transcripts for the students
you work with?
 How long does it take to evaluate one transcript? Your
whole caseload?
 If there was a tool that evaluated even the most difficult
high school transcript accurately, how would you utilize
that tool?
 How could it make your job easier?
What is TES?
 The Transcript Evaluation Service (TES) is a statewide
initiative of the University of California to improve student
achievement in college preparatory courses.
 TES provides student and school-level reports that document
student progress toward meeting UC/CSU entrance
requirements for all grade levels.
 How many schools participate?
 Since launching in 2004, TES has worked with more than
165 individual CA high schools.
 As of the 2012-2013 academic year, there are 103 CA high
schools in TES.
TES Benefits
 Provides students and parents with personalized
information on progress toward meeting UC/CSU
requirements in an easily accessible and understandable
format.
 Allows school staff to see at a glance which students are
meeting, close to meeting, or not meeting UC/CSU
requirements, and then tailor student course taking to
increase eligibility.
 Informs principals and administrators in school reports on
areas of action in course offerings, master schedule
planning, and accountability reporting.
TES Challenges
 Limited uploads
 Typically done once a year
 Data is only up to date during one semester
 Upload takes time; especially the first time
 Inconsistent data
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Doorways list doesn’t reflect what school offers
“Out of District” designations
Data bundle issues
TES implementation partners are proactive and work with
the school and UCOP to ensure the accuracy of the
information that was uploaded
The TES Process:
Data Submission and Evaluation
UC/CSU Course Requirements
TES School Report:
Grade Level Progress Report
Percentage of
students in each grade
taking a-g courses
 Percentage of
students meeting
minimum UC and CSU
GPA requirements
 Percentage of
students in the grade
meeting, close to
meeting, or not meeting
CSU benchmarks
TES Student Report
Student progress
toward meeting UC and
CSU subject
requirements
 Courses needed and
recommended
additional courses
 Student GPA and
whether it meets UC
and/or CSU
requirements
TES Student Report
Student progress
toward meeting UC and
CSU subject
requirements in table
form
 A course planner
 Steps to achieve or
maintain UC and CSU
eligibility
 Additional collegegoing resources
TES Student Transcript
Courses students have
completed or enrolled in
 Student grades and
credits earned
 Student status toward
meeting UC and CSU
course requirements
 Weighted and
unweighted GPA
TES Custom Reports
https://www.transcriptevaluationservice.com/evaluationresults
Custom Student Roster
Additional Resources
I don’t have TES at my school site!
Best Practices for Middle School
 4 year academic plans for
every 8th grader
 Parent Night explaining the 4
year academic plan
 Classroom presentations on
a-g requirements
 College 101 Parent
Information Night
Best Practices for High School
 Transcript Evaluation for all
students either manually or
utilizing SIS
 Classroom presentations on
the Individual Academic
Plan
 Parent Night on College
Requirements
I don’t have TES at my school site!
Best Practices School-wide
 Master schedule analysis
 CTE courses a-g?
 Professional Development
Best Practices District-wide
 Centralized a-g submission
process
 Curriculum alignment
 Synchronized events
 College Day
 Hiring for college
knowledge
 Policy decisions
 Fostering a college-going
culture
 Credit earning options
 Graduation requirements
 Summer School
 Online learning opportunities
Contact us…
 Claudia Morales
 Miya Hayes
moralesc@berkeley.edu
miyahay@berkeley.edu