NC AP Partnership. Ensuring College and Career Success for North Carolina s Students

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1 NC AP Partnership Ensuring College and Career Success for North Carolina s Students

2 How familiar are you with the NC AP Partnership? Let s use Poll Everywhere as a check-in: A. Never heard of it B. Have heard of it, but not sure how it will help my district C. Familiar and could describe key components D. Very familiar and have already leveraged it within our district

3 Essential Question How can your district leverage NCAPP resources to develop a culture of career and college readiness within your schools?

4 College Board Mission Challenging students to own their future. The College Board's mission is to connect students to college success and opportunity. We are a not-for-profit membership organization committed to excellence and equity in education. Every student deserves the opportunity to prepare for, enroll in, and graduate from college. That is what drives us. That is the ethic we share with educators across the globe. People like you.

5 NCAPP Mission The mission of the Partnership between The College Board and the state of North Carolina is to prepare, inspire, and connect students to postsecondary success and opportunity, with a particular focus on minority students and students who are underrepresented in postsecondary education. It is the intent of the State of North Carolina to enhance accessibility and encourage students to enroll in and successfully complete more rigorous advanced courses to enable success in postsecondary education for all students. The North Carolina State Board of Education shall seek a partner to form the North Carolina Advanced Placement Partnership, hereinafter referred to as Partnership, to assist in improving college readiness of secondary students and to assist secondary schools to ensure that students have access to high-quality, rigorous academics with a focus on access to Advanced Placement courses (G.S. 115C-83.4A).

6 Why AP?

7 Education = Freedom

8 Access to Advanced Placement New research shows the benefits of AP for all students.

9 AP Participation and Likelihood of College Graduation College Graduation Rate differences between matched AP and non-ap students* Student Demographic African-American Hispanic White Low-Income Not Low-Income AP Exam Grade of 3 or higher 28% higher 28% higher 33% higher 26% higher 34% higher *Matched students are those who have similar family backgrounds and standardized test scores Source: Dougherty, Mellor & Jian, 2006

10 After the Tests..

11 AP Report to the Nation The growth of AP over the last 10 years has resulted in the growth of student opportunity. Class of 2003 Class of 2013 Increase Total AP Examinees 514,163 1,003, ,267 Total AP Low-Income Examinees Total Examinees with Only Scores of <3 Total Examinees with at Least One Score of 3+ 58, , , , , , , , ,771 Total AP Exams 1,328,511 3,153,014 1,824,503 Total AP Exam Scores <3 Total AP Exam Scores ,620 1,345, , ,891 1,807,026 1,000,135

12 AP in North Carolina Where are we, and where do we want to go? Examine the AP data for NC students on the next frame. Discuss as a table group. What do you notice? Any trends?

13 57% 59% 59% 59% 56% North Carolina AP Data , ,000 80,000 80,674 81,625 88,461 94,258 60,000 40,000 46,488 43,394 43,645 57,035 48,246 52,110 55,841 47,726 50,489 58,802 20, NC Total AP Students NC Number of Exams NC AP Exams with Scores 3+ (with percentage of total exams)

14 How much $ is AP saving NC students? In May 214, NC public high school students took a total of 58,802 AP exams that resulted in scores of 3, 4, or 5. Based on students opportunity to earn at least 3 college credits for each exam score of 3 or higher, what was the total potential cost savings for NC students and families this year? A. ~ $ 500 thousand B. ~ $1.6 million C. ~ $ 9 million D. ~ $ 39 million

15 Key Features of NCAPP Deliverables Service and Support Professional Development Data Analysis Providing district and school level resources Training administrators, counselors, and teachers Interpreting data to inform instruction and programmatic change

16 NCAPP Target Districts - Anson County Schools - Bertie County Schools - Clinton City Schools - Columbus County Schools - Duplin County Schools - Edgecombe County Schools - Greene County Schools - Hoke County Schools - Lee County Schools - Lenoir County Schools - Lexington City Schools - Montgomery County Schools - Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools - Northampton County Schools - Pitt County Schools - Richmond County Schools - Robeson County Public Schools - Sampson County Schools - Scotland County Schools - Thomasville City Schools - Warren County Schools - Washington County Schools - Wayne County Public Schools

17 Professional Development Event Fall Leadership Colloquium Fall AP Symposium AP One-Day Workshops Pre-AP One-Day Workshops Middle-Level Colloquium AP Summer Institute Audience Administrators and counselors AP teachers AP teachers Middle and high school teachers Middle school administrators and counselors AP Teachers 17

18 Upcoming NCAPP Opportunities: Pre-AP One-Day Workshops: Audience -AP or middle school teachers. - Pre-AP: Interdisciplinary Strategies Argumentation and the Writing Process Designed to help social studies, English, and humanities teachers address a task that challenges many middle and high school students: developing a logical and effective argument. Topics addressed in the workshop include using texts to analyze and construct arguments and assessing written performance. - Pre-AP: Effective Thinking Strategies for All Students Provides middle and high school teachers with research-based strategies to help students activate their background knowledge, deepen comprehension, and develop academic vocabulary. March 20: Buncombe County - WRESA 1459 Sand Hill Road, Candler, NC March 24: Alamance County S Gunn Education Center, 612 Apple St, Burlington, NC March 27: Pitt County - Hope Middle School, 2995 Mills Road, Greenville, NC March 30: Cumberland County ERC, 396 Elementary Dr. Fayetteville NC Please have teachers register at the following link: The registration deadline is March 23, 2015.

19 Upcoming NCAPP Opportunities: AP Summer Institute Scholarships: scholarships statewide, will be allotted similar to last year. Watch for info from DPI coming very soon. - Scholarships cover registration and teacher stipends. Districts are responsible for travel costs. - Limited to NC AP Summer Institute Sites: University of North Carolina Asheville University of North Carolina Charlotte Wake Forest University - Winston-Salem Davidson College East Carolina University Meredith College North Carolina State University

20 NCAPP Webinar Series Building an Advanced Placement Program: Work Worth Doing Each webinar in this series highlights best practices in growing your AP program to fulfill the promise of college and career readiness for your students. Webinars can be accessed at

21 Questions?

22 Contact Information: Kathleen Koch Director, NCAPP (phone) (fax) Jerry McMahan Associate Director, NCAPP (phone) (fax)