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Open Forum 2005
1. AP in 2005
2. New Resources/Support for Teachers
• AP Instructional Planning Report
• AP’s 50th Anniversary: Free Workshops
• New publications
3. More Flexibility for Schools
• New AP Exam date options
4. More Guidance for School Administrators & Quality Assurance for Colleges
• Change to AP Student Grade Roster
• AP Course Audit
5. Open Q&A
AP in 2005
15,000 schools participated in AP
15% increase in the number of private schools
Largest 1-year increase ever in the
number of students taking AP
1.2 million students took 2.1 million exams
What does such growth mean for AP
in 2005-2006 and beyond?
• Teachers need support and resources
• Schools need flexibility in managing the
challenges of the AP Exam administration
• Administrators need understanding of how to
support teacher and student participation in AP
• Colleges and universities need assurance of the
quality of courses labeled “AP”
New Resources and Support for
AP Teachers
AP Instructional Planning Report
A powerful resource for AP teachers: Replaces and
improves upon the Report to AP Teachers
• Automatically sent to principals in September for
distribution to teachers
• Separate report for each subject; compares the
performance of a school’s students to the total population
of students taking the exam
• Helps teachers target areas for increased attention and
focus in the curriculum. Can help guide teachers in
course planning and professional development
AP Instructional Planning Report
Front page provides “big picture” view of overall score
distribution and performance on multiple-choice and freeresponse sections
• Bar graphs give teachers immediate picture of how their students’ scores are
distributed vs. the global population
• Instructions for reading and interpreting the charts appear next to each chart
AP Instructional Planning Report
Student performance on multiple-choice and free-response sections:
• Gray bars represent the global group, divided evenly into fourths based on performance
• Black bars show the percentage of a school’s students who fall into each fourth
• If the local score distribution is comparable to that of the global population, expect
to see students distributed evenly across the fourths
• Grouping of students in the higher or lower fourths indicates higher or lower
performance than the total population
AP Instructional Planning Report
Back page provides “drilled-down” view of students’ performance
on specific content categories on the multiple-choice and freeresponse sections
AP’s 50th Anniversary:
Honoring the AP Community
• Free AP workshops: one voucher sent to
each school in fall 2005
• Publications highlighting powerful AP
teaching and college faculty involvement in
AP
• AP’s 50th kick-off at the AP National
Conference
AP National Conference 2005
July 14-18, 2005 Houston, Texas
• AP’s 50th kick-off celebration
• Gala dinner and reception at the Museum of Natural Science
• Exhibition documenting AP’s fifty-year history with special feature on AP
Reading
• Professional development workshops in AP subjects and Pre-AP
areas
• Best practices for AP administrators and coordinators
• Methods and policies for increasing access and equity
• Nationally recognized plenary speakers:
• Dr. Calvin Mackie, educator and author
• Juan Williams, author and senior correspondent for NPR and Fox Television
• Dr. Mae Jemison, scientist and the first African American woman to go into
space
• Additional info can be found at: http://www.collegeboard.com/apnc
New Publications
Chemistry
2006 Course Description (Currently Available)
Environmental Science
2006, 2007 Course Description (Currently Available)
Greater Flexibility for Schools
Greater Flexibility for Schools
• At last year’s Readings, we proposed adding a
second set of testing dates in late May of each
year
• We hope to offer this in ten subjects beginning in
May 2007:
Biology
English Literature
Calculus AB
European History
Calculus BC
Physics B
Chemistry
Spanish Language
English Language
U.S. History
Greater Flexibility for Schools
• A decision to go forward with this will hinge
on assessment of need/desirability:
In fall 2005, schools will be asked to commit to testing
dates in May 2007 and 2008
• A decision about whether to offer this option
in May 2007 will be made and announced
by February 2006
More Guidance for School
Administrators and Quality
Assurance for Colleges and
Universities
AP Report to the Nation
Three themes in 2005 Report:
• A wider segment of students than ever before are
scoring 3+ on an AP Exam during high school
• Gap remains in preparation for college – many more
students going off to college than are prepared to
succeed
• While AP classrooms are increasingly diverse,
participation and performance among traditionally
underserved students continues to be low in AP
courses
AP Report to the Nation
• Also highlights schools that are international
leaders demonstrating exemplary performance
and participation in a given subject area
• 2005 AP Report to the Nation
• PDF can be found at:
http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apreport
• Hard copies can be obtained:
http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/freepubs
• The 2006 AP Report to the Nation will be
released February 6, 2006
Change to AP Student Grade Roster
The metric used in the AP Report to the Nation will
now appear in AP Student Grade Roster
• Proportion of the graduating class that received at least
one grade of 3-5 on an AP Exam during their high school
career
• Each student only counts once regardless of how many
AP Exams he or she takes
• No way to inflate this percentage by restricting access to
AP; students who score 1s or 2s neither increase nor
reduce the percentage
Sample: AP Student Grade Roster
AP Equity and Excellence Section:
10th Grade – 5.2%
11th Grade – 9.1%
12th Grade – 10.0%
* NEW - Graduating Class Summary – 12.3%
Maintaining AP Course Quality
Beginning in Fall 2006, the AP
Program will conduct an annual course
audit of all schools that wish to use the
“AP” label on course names or student
transcripts
Context: Why an AP Course Audit?
• We have received requests from school
administrators, department chairs, and AP
teachers to provide parameters or
guidelines for improving their AP courses
• New and expanding AP programs need a
clear understanding of what curricular and
professional development expectations
should be part of an AP program
Context: Why an AP Course Audit?
• In light of the decreases in funding being made
available to teachers for professional
development, administrators need reminders of
the importance of supporting teacher participation
in professional development opportunities;
• College and university members of the College
Board have urged us to preserve the use of the
label “AP” for courses that truly deliver a rigorous,
college-level experience to their students, and not
allow the value of the AP trademark as an
admission credential to be watered down by
indiscriminate usage of the “AP” designation
The New AP Course Audit
• The AP Course Audit outlines the curricular,
resource, and exam administration requirements
of each AP course, and provides
recommendations to strengthen AP programs
• Schools that meet quality criteria will receive
authorization to entitle qualifying courses “AP”
• Ledger of schools with official, qualifying AP
courses will be distributed with AP Exam grades
to all colleges and universities
The New AP Course Audit
New process will provide two options:
1.
Schools may offer both AP Courses and AP
Exams
Requirement: Complete AP Course Audit annually and
meet AP Exam administration security requirements
2.
Schools may offer AP Exams, but courses
cannot be labeled “AP”
Requirement: Meet AP Exam administration security
requirements
Timeline: AP Course Audit
• 2005-2006 academic year: Draft AP Course Audit documents
circulated to raise awareness of requirements
• February 2006: Final version of AP Course Audit documents for 20062007 academic year AP courses posted on AP Central
• September 2006: Final version of AP Course Audit documents for
2006-2007 academic year AP courses sent to all schools
• November 15, 2006: AP Course Audit due for 2006-2007 academic
year AP courses
• December 2006: Principal receives authorization from CB to use the
“AP” designation on courses that meet the requirements
• July 1, 2007: Colleges and universities receive with their AP Grade
Reports a book listing all schools authorized to use the AP label on
courses as well as the names of the courses authorized at each
school
[This cycle will repeat annually]
To give us your feedback about the
AP Course Audit, visit:
http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/courseaudit/feedbac
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Questions, Comments,
and Discussion