Increasing Awareness, Access & Success for College Readiness Beth A. Arey College & Career Coordinator areyb@eths.k12.il.us www.eths.k12.il.us/ccc Dale G. Leibforth AP Calculus Teacher/Instructional Coach AP Recruitment & Retention Coordinator ETHSAP@eths202.org www.eths.k12.il.us/ap tinyurl.com/teamasap Evanston Township High School District #202 - Evanston, IL
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%
Evanston Township High School Advanced Placement Data
ETHS Advanced Placement Classes 2013-2014 (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
ETHS Total Number of AP Scores Grade 3 or Higher 2009-2010 School Year 2010-2011 School Year 2011-2012 School Year 1026 1008 1253 Third time in school history to top 1000.
ETHS 2011-2012 Scores AP Score Number of Tests 3 or Higher 1253 4 or Higher 817 5 363
But where are our efforts really focused?
ETHS Non-White AP Students Percent Non-White Number Non-White Total Students 2001-2002 23% 128 547 2006-2007 23% 132 579 2007-2008 27% 193 728 2008-2009 28% 186 663 2009-2010 30% 205 681 2011-2012 36% 312 865 2012-2013 39% 361 937 2012-2013 as of 9/13/12
45% ETHS Percentage of Non-White Students 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% 2001-2002 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2011-2012 2012-2013
400 ETHS Number of Non-White Students 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 2001-2002 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2011-2012 2012-2013
Number of Black and Latino AP Students By Year and Percent of Subgroup Grades 11-12 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2011-2012 2012-2013 Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Black 61 12.7 92 18.8 98 21.1 106 24.8 132 30.4 142 32.4 Latino 28 24.3 24 21.0 39 28.9 53 34.6 97 46.4 98 50.3
160 Number of Black AP Students 160 Number of Latino AP Students 140 140 120 120 100 100 80 80 60 60 40 40 20 20 0 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2011-2012 2012-2013 0 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2011-2012 2012-2013
Percentage of Total Students - Black Percentage of Total Students - Latino 60 60 50 50 40 40 30 30 20 20 10 10 0 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2011-2012 2012-2013 0 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2011-2012 2012-2013
The Percentage of Students Scoring a 3 or Higher on Advanced Placement Exams (Proficient) 65% in 2011 70% in 2012 1800 AP Exams was the most ever for ETHS.
So why are AP courses important?
Success Access Awareness
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
Awareness, Access & Success College Readiness Predictors Grades Achievement Tests
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.
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.
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
Evanston Township High School AP Supports
Early AP Efforts AP Calculus AB Example (Summer Geometry/Bridge) Adding AP Courses Bridge Courses Teacher Professional Development AP Summer Boot Camps
Restructuring of Freshman Year Earned Honors Humanities 2011-2012 (English/History & Social Sciences) Earned Honors Biology 2012-2013 Pathways to Advanced Placement Awareness, Access & Success Work
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.
FORUM INCREASING ACCESS AND SUCCESS IN ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES
Presentations Vision for AP Dale Leibforth Vision as it Relates to School Goals - Superintendent Lead Counselor College & Career Coordinator Academic Supports Panel Students - teamasap
team Access & Success in Advanced Placement Monthly Meetings Mentoring Tutoring Leadership Inform/Inspire/Encourage Story Videos
AMAPS AM AP Support 8:00AM - 8:27AM Creating a Culture for Learning
Session 1: Team Building & Community Building Teamwork, Communication, Organization, Reading, Problem Solving Session 2: Content-Specific Sessions Saturday, January 12, 2013
Saturday, April 6, 2013 Video
teamasap Fish Bowl Presentation and Discussion
August 2013
AP Summer Bridge Courses
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
The work continues
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.
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Beth A. Arey areyb@eths.k12.il.us www.eths.k12.il.us/ccc Dale G. Leibforth ethsap@eths202.org www.eths.k12.il.us/ap