Transcript Parent Meeting Alabama State Department of Education & A+ College Ready Program A College Readiness and AP Initiative.

Parent Meeting
Alabama State Department of Education &
A+ College Ready Program
A College Readiness and AP Initiative
Goals of the ALSDE/A+ College Ready
College Readiness and AP Program
1. Increase the number of students enrolled in math,
science, English and Social Studies Advanced
Placement courses
2. Increase the number of students enrolled in
rigorous preparatory courses to increase the
pipeline of students prepared for AP.
3. Increase the number of students making qualifying
scores in math, science, and English advanced
placement courses
4. Increase the number of students successfully
pursuing college degrees
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Statewide Impact
From 2008 – 2014:
•Alabama ranks #1 among all 50 states in % increase in students
earning qualifying scores on Math, Science & English (MSE)
Exams
•Alabama ranks #1 among all 50 states in % increase in minority
students earning qualifying scores on Math, Science & English
(MSE) Exams
•Over 60,000 students in ALSDE/A+ College Ready schools
earned 20,000 qualifying scores in MSE potentially saving
Alabama families in excess of $36 Million in college tuition costs*
* Based on avg cost of $1806 for 3 hours of credit at UA and Auburn
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Percent Increases in AP Math, Science, & English
Qualifying Scores 2008-2014 – All Students
250
233
194
200
186
150
136
114
111
94
100
81
59
41
50
5 8
12
21
20
31
49
41
0
1 Year Success
Cohort VI
(21 schools)
2 Year Success
Cohort V
(12 schools)
US
3 Year Success
Cohort IV
(21 schools)
AL
4 Year Success
Cohort III
(20 schools)
5 Year Success
Cohort II
(11 schools)
ALSDE/A+ College Ready Schools
6 Year Success
Cohort I
(12 schools)
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Source: NMSI & College Board
Percent Increases in AP Math, Science, & English
Qualifying Scores 2008-2014 – Minority Students
450
421
400
350
300
300
232
250
206
200
132
150
100
50
10 12
112
69 79
67
26
157
148
88
42 42
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0
1 Year Success
Cohort VI
(21 schools)
2 Year Success
Cohort V
(12 schools)
US
3 Year Success
Cohort IV
(21 schools)
AL
4 Year Success
Cohort III
(20 schools)
5 Year Success
Cohort II
(11 schools)
6 Year Success
Cohort I
(12 schools)
ALSDE/A+ College Ready Schools Source: NMSI & College Board
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1 Year Percent Increases in AP Math, Science, & English
Qualifying Scores 2008-2014 – All Students
140
132
119
120
111
100
83
81
81
80
60
40
22
18
20
5
8
7
10
8
8
22
13
7
6
0
Cohort VI 20132014
Cohort V 20122013
US
Cohort IV 2011- Cohort III 20102012
2011
AL
Cohort II 20092010
ALSDE/A+ College Ready Schools
Cohort I 20082009
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Source: NMSI & College Board
Increases in AP Math, Science, & English Qualifying Scores
2008-2014 per 1000 Juniors and Seniors
275
241
218
225
210
188
183
178
178
171
175
172
154
158 154
148
135
118
125
109
103
137
133
147
127
135
131
129
123
108
101
96
96
86
85
88
73
75
59
63
72
47
42
89
46
51
25
2008
Cohort I
2009
Cohort II
2010
Cohort III
2011
Cohort IV
2012
Cohort V
2013
Cohort VI
2014
US
AL
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Source: NMSI & College Board
How do high school students, teachers
and parents benefit from the ALSDE/A+
College Ready College Readiness and AP
Program?
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ALSDE/A+ College Ready
Program Elements
Teacher
Support
AP Lead
Teachers
AP &
Pre-AP
Training
Open
Access
AP Teacher
Stipends
Equipment &
Supplies
Vertical Team
Meetings
Tutoring &
Study Sessions
Designated
Administrator
Awards
Stipends
& Awards
Student
Support
AP Exam
Fees
Competitive
School Selection
Teacher
Stipends
Student
Awards
Subject
Matter
Experts
Letter of
Agreement &
Proactive Data
Analysis
Program
Management
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WHY ARE RIGOROUS COURSES IN
GRADES 6-10 IMPORTANT?
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Build a Pipeline
• Laying the Foundation- Infused
Courses Implemented in Grades 6-10
will build a pipeline of students who
are better prepared for the rigor of
College and Advanced Placement
Courses
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Why take Advanced Placement courses ?
• “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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Alabama Growth in
AP Participation & Success
More Alabama
graduates are
succeeding on AP
exams today than
took them in 2002
9,852
8,584
4,181
3,103
1,710
2002
2,398
2007
3,872
2011
4,258
2012
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American Students who make a qualifying score in the AP
Physics course outperform all of their international peers
AP Student Performance in Advanced Science Achievement
TIMSS Report: International Student Achievement in Physics
600
580
560
540
586
581
573
545
534
523
520
500
480
460
440
522
518
511
494
488
488
486
485
466
451
435
423
420
400
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.
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American Students who take an AP Calculus course outperform
all of their international peers
AP Student Performance in Math
TIMSS Report: International Student Achievement in Mathematics
600
580
560
586
565
557
542
540
520
533
525
522
518
516
513
512
509
500
480
475
474
469
465
460
442
440
436
420
400
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.
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First & Fourth Year GPA's of Students with Varying AP Experience
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2.96
2.95
First Year GPA
2.95
Fourth-Year GPA
2.9
2.88
2.89
2.85
2.85
2.83
2.8
2.75
2.7
2.65
2.65
2.6
2.66
2.64
2.61
2.6
2.55
2.55
2.5
Neither AP nor Dual
Enrollment Courses
AP Course(s) and
exam(s): Exam Score
Avg. = 1
Dual Enrollment Courses
AP Course(s) and
exam(s): Exam Score
Avg. = 2
AP Course(s) and
exam(s): Exam Score
Avg. = 3
AP Course(s) and
exam(s): Exam Score
Avg. = 4 or 5
Source: 2011 College Board AP Report to the Nation
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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 in Alabama 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 PARENTS AND
STUDENTS EXPECT FROM AN AP
COURSE?
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What can I expect?
• Rigor, rigor, rigor—your student should be
challenged and held to high academic
expectations
• Support, support, support from trained
teachers who are supported by A+ College
Ready
• Students and teachers will be expected to
work hard
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What can I expect?
• 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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Contact Information:
• Mary Boehm, President
• [email protected], 205.257.5350
• Teri Thompson, Chief Program Director
• [email protected], 334-354-4528
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