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A+ College Ready Parent Information
What is A+ College Ready?
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A+ College Ready and (name school) Partnership
• A non profit organization that is a division of the A+ Education Partnership
• The managing partner of the National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI) grant in the state of Alabama overseeing the Advanced Placement Training & Incentive Program (APTIP)
• Manager the $13.2 million dollar, five year, NMSI grant as well as the matching public and private funds needed to secure the grant dollars
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The Goals of Southside High School & A+ College Ready
• Increase the number of students enrolled in math, science and English advanced placement courses
• Increase the number of students making qualifying scores in math, science, and English advanced placement courses
• Increase the number of students pursuing college degrees and careers in math and science
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Currently, A+ College Ready
• Is in 76 schools in 34 districts throughout the state of Alabama
• Supports 444 Advanced Placement Math, Science, and English Teachers
• Serves 17,000+ Advanced Placement Math, Science, and English Students
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Growth in AP MSE Qualifying Scores A+ College Ready Schools far outpaces the U.S.
Three year success of 12 Cohort I Schools
Two year success of 11 Cohort II Schools
One year success of 20 Cohort III Schools
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Growth in Minority AP Math, Science & English Qualifying Scores in A+ College Ready Schools far outpaces the Nation
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Three year success of 12 Cohort I Schools
Two year success of 11 Cohort II Schools
One year success of 20 Cohort III Schools
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AP Math, Science & English Qualifying Scores per 1,000 Jrs./Srs.
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First Year of APTIP for Cohort IIIFirst Year of APTIP for Cohort II First Year of APTIP for Cohort I
AP Minority Math, Science & English qualifying scores per 1,000 Minority Jrs./Srs.
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2008 2009 2010 20110
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Cohort ICohort IICohort IIIAlabamaU. S.
How does (name school) benefit from the Advanced Placement Training and
Incentive (APTIP) Program?
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Elements of the APTIP Program
Teacher Support: Comprehensive teacher training including content-focused professional development
Student Support: Content specific study sessions providing 18 hours of additional instruction per content area
Program Management: Letter of agreement between A+ College Ready and schools establishing targets for AP participation and performance. Content support, training, and logistical support provided to teachers, students and schools.
Awards: Student incentives and teacher stipends tied to exam success and student achievement.
Why Advanced Placement?
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• “A recent College Board® study showed that students who scored 3 or higher on four popular AP exams earned higher first year GPAs, were more likely to continue on to a second year of college, and were more likely to attend selective institutions, on average, than students with comparable SAT ® scores and high school GPAs who did not take AP. Even students who scored a 1 or 2 on an AP Exam showed higher retention rates into their second year of college than non-AP students, and they were more likely to attend selective institutions.”
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Why Advanced Placement?
• Students are going to be competing against peers who have had advanced placement preparation.
• In 2001, there were 2,897 AP exams GIVEN in Alabama with 1,562 qualifying scores.
• In 2010, there were 7,710 AP exams GIVEN in Alabama with 3,573 qualifying scores.
• In 2010 there were more QUALIFYING SCORES than tests taken in 2001.
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Why Advanced Placement?
COMPETING WITH INTERNATIONAL PEERS
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16Source: Gonzalez, E. O’Connor, K. & Miles, J. (2000). How well do AP students perform on the TIMSS Advanced Mathematics & Physics Tests? Chestnut Hill, MA: The International Study Center, Lunch School of Education, Boston College.
AP Physics
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AP Student Performance in Advanced Science AchievementTIMSS Report: International Student Achievement in Physics
American Students who make a qualifying score in the AP Physics course outperform all of their international peers
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AP Calculus 3
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AP Student Performance in MathTIMSS Report: International Student Achievement in Mathematics
Source: Gonzalez, E. O’Connor, K. & Miles, J. (2000). How well do AP students perform on the TIMSS Advanced Mathematics & Physics Tests? Chestnut Hill, MA: The International Study Center, Lunch School of Education, Boston College.
American Students who take an AP Calculus course outperform all of their international peers
COLLEGE SUCCESS MEASURED BY GRADE POINT AVERAGE
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Neither AP nor Dual Enrollment Courses
AP Course(s) and exam(s): Exam Score
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First & Fourth Year GPA's of Students with Varying AP Experience
First Year GPA
Fourth-Year GPA
Source: 2011 College Board AP Report to the Nation
AP AND THE COST OF COLLEGE
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• AP students are more likely to graduate from college in 4 years, which only 26.5% of U. S. public college students achieve.
• The average cost of a 4 year public institution is $18,000 for every year, in state.
• If a student earns a qualifying score in an AP course and receives college credit, the family saves $1,771 which is the average cost of a 3 hour course at Alabama & Auburn
• AP helps students qualify for precious college scholarship dollars. 31% of colleges use AP as a criterion when determining scholarship recipients.
• Colleges use AP to place students in appropriate level courses.
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WHAT CAN A PARENT EXPECT FROM AN AP COURSE?
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What can I expect?
• Rigor, rigor, rigor• Balanced by support, support, support• Students and teachers will be expected to
work hard• Early in the year grades may dip but will
improve as students adjust to increased rigor and expectations
• The results for the students, the teachers, and the school will be worth the hard work
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What is the message for College Bound Students?
For Students
• Get prepared for advanced placement courses by registering for rigorous preparatory courses.
• Enroll in AP courses where you have aptitude & interest. Plan to work hard!
• Colleges are depending less upon GPA and more upon standardized measures such as ACT, SAT, and Advanced Placement tests for acceptance and for scholarships.
• Students need to be in the most rigorous high school courses based on their abilities.
• Competing in a global marketplace begins now.
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