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Meeting Date:
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8/24/2018 - 7:00 PM
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Category:
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Accountability
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Type:
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Info
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Subject:
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AP Results
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ACPS 2025 Strategic Plan Goal:
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Objective 1.1
Educational Excellence ACPS will regularly assess and respond to the needs, interests, and abilities of individual students.
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Funding Source or Fiscal Impact (where applicable)
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File Attachment:
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Agenda Item Summary:
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Compared to spring 2017, there was an increase in both AP participation and overall performance in spring 2018. Thirty-six percent of students took an AP exam, up three percentage points. In regards to performance, 2018 marked a year of all-time highs and historic single year increases. The proportion of scores earning a score of “3” or greater increased by 11 percentage points. The proportion of students earning the highest AP score of “5” rose six percentage points. These increases in AP scores of “3” or higher as well as scores of “5” were greater this year than any other of the thirteen comparison years and the largest one-year increases the division has seen since 2005.
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Background:
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The Advanced Placement (AP) program provides students with the opportunity to take college-level courses during their high school careers. AP courses are designed to prepare students for college-level academics and students can potentially earn college credit based on their performance on the corresponding AP exam. This brief, prepared by the Department of Accountability, is intended to provide preliminary summative data for the 2018 Advanced Placement results.
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Recommendation:
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The Superintendent recommends review of the attached 2018 Preliminary Advanced Placement Results Brief for an overview of student participation and performance in AP testing.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Dr. Gregory C. Hutchings, Jr. - Superintendent
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