MONROE - The School District of Monroe is one of fewer than 400 school districts in the nation being honored by the College Board with a place on its AP Achievement List for opening AP classroom doors to a significantly broader pool of students, while maintaining or improving the percentage of students earning scores of 3 or higher, according to a press release.
From 2008 to 2010, Monroe has increased the number of students participating in AP from 28 to 55, while maintaining the percentage of students earning AP Exam scores of 3 or higher, the score typically needed to earn college credit, from 61 percent in 2008 to 85 percent in 2010.
These figures exclude participation and performance in AP Spanish language exams. That these figures exclude participation and performance in AP Spanish language exams.
The AP Achievement List, a statement says, is made up of all school districts "that are simultaneously expanding opportunity and improving performance, so even low-performing districts are included if they have been able to maintain or improve scores while expanding access."
The list includes 388 school districts representing 43 states, with California's 37 districts on the list representing the largest number of districts from a single state, followed by Michigan with 29 districts and Pennsylvania with 28 districts.
"Participation in college-level AP courses can level the playing field for underserved students, give them the confidence needed to succeed in college, and raise standards and performance in key subjects like science and math," said College Board President Gaston Caperton. "The AP Achievement List districts are defying expectations by expanding access while enabling their students to maintain or improve their AP Exam scores."
Inclusion on the list is based on the following criteria:
n Examination of three years of AP data, from 2008 to 2010;
n Increase in participation in/access to AP by at least 4 percent in large districts, at least 7 percent in medium districts and at least 11 percent in small districts;
n A steady or increasing percentage of exams taken by African American, Hispanic/Latino and American Indian/Alaska Native students; and
n Performance levels maintained or improved when comparing the percentage of exams in 2010 scoring a 3 or higher to those in 2008, or the school has already attained a performance level in which more than 70 percent of the AP students are scoring a 3 or higher.
Additionally, school districts with an AP student population composed of 50 percent or more traditionally underrepresented minority students (African American, Hispanic/Latino, American Indian/Alaska Native) and/or low-income students have been noted on the Achievement List to highlight significant improvements in equity and quality among the nation's historically underserved student populations.
The complete AP Achievement List can be found online at
www.collegeboard.org.
From 2008 to 2010, Monroe has increased the number of students participating in AP from 28 to 55, while maintaining the percentage of students earning AP Exam scores of 3 or higher, the score typically needed to earn college credit, from 61 percent in 2008 to 85 percent in 2010.
These figures exclude participation and performance in AP Spanish language exams. That these figures exclude participation and performance in AP Spanish language exams.
The AP Achievement List, a statement says, is made up of all school districts "that are simultaneously expanding opportunity and improving performance, so even low-performing districts are included if they have been able to maintain or improve scores while expanding access."
The list includes 388 school districts representing 43 states, with California's 37 districts on the list representing the largest number of districts from a single state, followed by Michigan with 29 districts and Pennsylvania with 28 districts.
"Participation in college-level AP courses can level the playing field for underserved students, give them the confidence needed to succeed in college, and raise standards and performance in key subjects like science and math," said College Board President Gaston Caperton. "The AP Achievement List districts are defying expectations by expanding access while enabling their students to maintain or improve their AP Exam scores."
Inclusion on the list is based on the following criteria:
n Examination of three years of AP data, from 2008 to 2010;
n Increase in participation in/access to AP by at least 4 percent in large districts, at least 7 percent in medium districts and at least 11 percent in small districts;
n A steady or increasing percentage of exams taken by African American, Hispanic/Latino and American Indian/Alaska Native students; and
n Performance levels maintained or improved when comparing the percentage of exams in 2010 scoring a 3 or higher to those in 2008, or the school has already attained a performance level in which more than 70 percent of the AP students are scoring a 3 or higher.
Additionally, school districts with an AP student population composed of 50 percent or more traditionally underrepresented minority students (African American, Hispanic/Latino, American Indian/Alaska Native) and/or low-income students have been noted on the Achievement List to highlight significant improvements in equity and quality among the nation's historically underserved student populations.
The complete AP Achievement List can be found online at
www.collegeboard.org.