Increasing Awareness, Access & Success for College Readiness

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1 Increasing Awareness, Access & Success for College Readiness Beth A. Arey College & Career Coordinator Dale G. Leibforth AP Calculus Teacher/Instructional Coach AP Recruitment & Retention Coordinator tinyurl.com/teamasap Evanston Township High School District #202 - Evanston, IL

2 ETHS School Profile September, 2012 Total Enrollment: 3,155 Low-Income: 41% Asian: 4.0% Black or African American: 30.5% Hispanic/Latino: 15.5% Multi-Racial: 5.3% White: 44.2% Average College Bound 82%

3 Evanston Township High School Advanced Placement Data

4 ETHS Advanced Placement Classes (27 Total Classes in Six Different Departments) English Language and Composition Literature and Composition Fine Arts Art History Portfolio/Studio Music Theory Science Biology Chemistry 3 Chemistry/Physics 4 Chemistry/Physics Environmental Science Physics B Physics C History & Social Sciences European History Psychology United States History Mathematics Calculus AB Calculus BC MV Calculus/Linear Algebra Computer Science Statistics World Languages 5 French 4 German Latin 4 Spanish Heritage Literature & Language 4 Spanish Literature & Language 5 Spanish Literature & Language Advanced Spanish Language

5 ETHS Total Number of AP Scores Grade 3 or Higher School Year School Year School Year Third time in school history to top 1000.

6 ETHS Scores AP Score Number of Tests 3 or Higher or Higher

7 But where are our efforts really focused?

8 ETHS Non-White AP Students Percent Non-White Number Non-White Total Students % % % % % % % as of 9/13/12

9 45% ETHS Percentage of Non-White Students 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0%

10 400 ETHS Number of Non-White Students

11 Number of Black and Latino AP Students By Year and Percent of Subgroup Grades Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Black Latino

12 160 Number of Black AP Students 160 Number of Latino AP Students

13 Percentage of Total Students - Black Percentage of Total Students - Latino

14 The Percentage of Students Scoring a 3 or Higher on Advanced Placement Exams (Proficient) 65% in % in AP Exams was the most ever for ETHS.

15 So why are AP courses important?

16 Success Access Awareness

17 Awareness, Access & Success It s never too early! K-16 focus Goals Academics Careers Financial aid Campus exposure College Readiness Programs School-wide/city-wide coordination

18 Awareness, Access & Success College Readiness Predictors Grades Achievement Tests

19 Awareness, Access & Success College Readiness Research Hargrove, L., Godin, D., & Dodd, B. (2007) College Outcomes and the AP Experience: Does the AP Grade 2 Matter? Paper presentation at American Educational Research Association, April 2007, Chicago, IL. Keng, L., & Dodd, B. (2007) An Investigation of College Performance of AP and Non-AP Student Groups. Paper presentation at American Educational Research Association, April 2007, Chicago, IL. Bowen, W.G., Chignos, & M.M., McPherson, M.S. (2009) Crossing the Finish Line: Completing College at America s Public Universities. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.

20 Awareness, Access & Success College Readiness Research Outcomes An AP exam score of 2 correlates with better college performance than students who did not take an AP course or took the course and skipped the exam. An AP exam score of 2 had higher four-year graduation rates than AP courses alone, and other non-ap courses. AP students had higher first-year and fourth-year GPAs than those who did not take AP courses in high school.

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22 ETHS School-Wide Supports (SOS) AM Support Wildkit Academy AVID Advancement Via Individual Determination Academic Intervention Team Project Excel STAE Steps Toward Academic Excellence Data-Based & Trained Advisors Departmental Study Centers/Media Centers Homework Center Media Centers One-on-One Tutoring Classroom and School Environment Interventions Behavioral Interventions

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24 Evanston Township High School AP Supports

25 Early AP Efforts AP Calculus AB Example (Summer Geometry/Bridge) Adding AP Courses Bridge Courses Teacher Professional Development AP Summer Boot Camps

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27 Restructuring of Freshman Year Earned Honors Humanities (English/History & Social Sciences) Earned Honors Biology Pathways to Advanced Placement Awareness, Access & Success Work

28 Increasing Access & Success in Advanced Placement Committee 3 rd Year Meets Monthly 30 Members Superintendent and two Associate Principals are members Six AP departments represented by AP teachers Counselors and other school-wide leaders Committee Charge Increase the number of Black and Latino students enrolled in AP courses and help ensure their success along the path and once they get to those courses. Increase the number of students who receive a score of 3 or higher on the AP exam.

29 FORUM INCREASING ACCESS AND SUCCESS IN ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES

30 Presentations Vision for AP Dale Leibforth Vision as it Relates to School Goals - Superintendent Lead Counselor College & Career Coordinator Academic Supports Panel Students - teamasap

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37 team Access & Success in Advanced Placement Monthly Meetings Mentoring Tutoring Leadership Inform/Inspire/Encourage Story Videos

38 AMAPS AM AP Support 8:00AM - 8:27AM Creating a Culture for Learning

39 Session 1: Team Building & Community Building Teamwork, Communication, Organization, Reading, Problem Solving Session 2: Content-Specific Sessions Saturday, January 12, 2013

40 Saturday, April 6, 2013 Video

41 teamasap Fish Bowl Presentation and Discussion

42 August 2013

43 AP Summer Bridge Courses

44 Additional AP Supports Targeted Review Sessions Evening Review Sessions Wildkit Academy Special Programs Technology/Internet/Video Vertical and Horizontal Teaming Review Book Drive Leadership Opportunities

45 The work continues

46 Having a strong Freshman experience and early awareness starts ETHS students on a rigorous pathway toward access and success in AP courses to help ensure readiness and retention for college & career.

47 teamasap Videos & More Available at: tinyurl.com/teamasap

48 Beth A. Arey Dale G. Leibforth

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