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Los Angeles Unified School District
COORDINATOR/COUNSELOR/GUIDANCE STAFF SUPPORT
“College and Career Readiness Support”
LAUSD, CDE and College Board
LA Chamber of CommerceFebruary 7, 2014
In 1954, Ruby Bridges Deserved a Rigorous and
High Quality Education. In 2014, Each & Everyone of LAUSD Students Deserves The
Same!
What Role is The College Board Taking To Address Issues of Access
and Equity in Promoting a College and Career Readiness Pathway
For All Students?
www.collegeboard.com
SpringBoard® ELA and Mathematics
PSAT/NMSQT®
AP Potential™
College Visits
SAT®
AP® Courses
College Admission
ReadiStep™
CollegeEd®
Sixth Grade
The Path to College Readiness
rSAT & rPSAT & revised AP
4 or More Campaign
Accuplacer
CLEP
Hoxby Research
Professional Development
Young Men of Color Research™
CAPE 1&2, Google AP STEM and Dell AP STEM
Research access & equity
College Board Support Access & Equity
US Dept. of Ed & 50 States
Providing Access and Equity
In 1979, High-Income Students College Attendance Rates
Source: NCES, The Condition of Education 2010 (Table A-20-1) and The Condition of Education 2011 (Table A-21-1). Additional Source: The Education Trust, 2012.
63%
In 2009, Low-Income Students College Attendance Rates
Source: NCES, The Condition of Education 2010 (Table A-20-1) and The Condition of Education 2011 (Table A-21-1). Additional Source Educational Trust, 2012.
54%
Program Partners and Roles:
• $5 million grant to DonorsChoose.org and the College Board
• Global Impact Awards
DonorsChoose.org
• Started 500 AP STEM courses
• Teachers used DonorsChoose.org platform to request AP textbooks and classroom materials
The College Board
• Assisted in the implementation of the program
• Focus on underrepresented and female students
• Acts as primary contact for schools and teachers for training and support
GOOGLE/COLLEGE BOARD AP STEM PROJECT
Benefits for the School
START-UP FUNDING FOR NEW AP STEM COURSES
Course Total
Biology $7,840
Chemistry $9,000
Environmental Science $7,100
Physics B $8,000
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism $6,100
Physics C: Mechanics $6,100
Calculus AB $3,200
Calculus BC $3,200
Computer Science A $1,200
Statistics $3,200
Program Partners and Roles:
• $1.2 million grant to DonorsChoose.org and the College Board
• To promote new AP courses
DonorsChoose.org
• Start 80 NEW AP courses
• Teachers used DonorsChoose.org platform to request AP summer training, classroom materials from $1,200-9,000 per classroom and incentives for teachers ($100 per qualifying score)
The College Board
• Assisted in the implementation of the program
• Focus on underrepresented students
• Acts as primary contact for schools and teachers for training and support
DELL/COLLEGE BOARD AP PROJECT
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Rigorous Courses Can Open The Door To Academic Success!
Partner Talk
What factors do you use in recommending a student to enroll in an AP course?
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What factors do you use in recommending a student to enroll in an AP course?
Source: 2012 AP Participation Survey: 13,262 respondents
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PSAT (.56 correlation) stronger correlation than cumulative GPA (.28 correlation)
PSAT (.56 correlation) stronger correlation than relevant course grades (.25 correlation)
A Deeper Look
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1. Stand out in the college admission process
2. Earn academic scholarships and awards from colleges and universities
3. Save time and money once they get to college, providing them with more study options and allowing them to move directly into upper-level courses in their field of interest
4. Earn AP Scholar Awards, an academic distinction granted each September by the College Board to students with exemplary AP Exam scores
Can Taking AP Courses Help Students Get Into College?
“One of the best standard predictors of academic success at Harvard
University is performance on Advanced Placement Examinations.”
William Fitzsimmons, Dean of Admissions & Financial Aid, Harvard University
The Challenge: Equitable Access to AP Courses
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Asian
42%58%
White
62%38%
Hispanic/Latino
70%30%
Black/African American
80%20%
Took Recommended AP Did Not Take Recommended AP
How Does Promoting Rigor Support the LAUSD Strategic Plan?
1. To provide access and equity for all students
2. To help 100% of LAUSD students graduate
from high school and succeed in college
3. To eliminate gaps between underrepresented
and low-income students thus promoting
proficiency
for all
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What Resources are Available for
Guidance Staff?
AP PotentialOverview
1. AP Potential is a free, web-based toolthat allows schools to generate rostersof students who are likely to score a “3”or higher on a given AP® Exam
2. Research based with strong correlations between ReadiStep and PSAT/NMSQT® scores and AP Exam results
3. AP Potential is designed to help you increase access to AP and to ensure that no student who has the chance of succeeding in AP is overlooked
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AP Potential Identifies Students Who Can Be Successful in 25 of the 34 AP
Courses
http://collegeboard.org/appotential
My AP Potential
Report legend See shading of the step icons Choosing a major shows students which courses are related to majors.
Ideal scenario
Students can see if their school likely offers a course (based on AP exams given last year)
AP PotentialExpectancy Tables
Expectancy Tables
See the scores that correlate to probabilities of success in AP Biology.
E.g. students who score 114 in Critical Reading and Math have 60% chance or greater of earning 3 or better in AP Biology.
Step 1 of 4Select the
PSAT/NMSQT administration year for which you’d like to generate a roster.
AP PotentialSelect PSAT/NMSQT Administration Year
Step 2 of 4If you chose to
generate your roster manually, you’ll continue onto Step 2:
Select the AP courses you’d like to identify students for.
AP PotentialSelect Subjects
Step 3 of 4Choose a grade
level and define your pool.
AP PotentialSelect Pool
AP PotentialStudent Roster
Step 4 of 4
Read the instructions for using the roster and see your list
of students at the bottom of the screen.
AP
Export data into an Excel spreadsheet to make it easy to read and use.
Create letters to parents. AP Potential provides sample letters in English and Spanish.
TIP
TIP
Potential Tips
My College QuickStartNew in 2012!
Connect to thePossibilities
– Major a student chose
– Related majors– Related careers
My Major & Career Matches
Research Majors
– Description of majors
– Courses students can take in high school to prepare
– Courses they can expect to take in college
– Jobs students can expect with different degree levels
My Major & Career Matches
Start the College Search– Starter list of
colleges– Criteria to
customize search
My College Matches
Get the Facts– Full college
profiles– Cost and
financial aid
My College Matches
My College QuickStart Tips
Arrange for a computer lab session to introduce students
to My College QuickStart
Use free lesson plans to guide students through structured activities
TIP
TIP
TIP
Check out the demo for educators http://professionals.collegeboard.com/k-12/prepare/quickstart
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Belief System: Open Access
NO CHILD wanting to take rigorous classes and willing to work hard should be left out!
Group Passed Exam Took, Did Not Pass
Took AP course, No Exam
African American
28% 22% 16%
Hispanic 28% 12% 10%
White 33% 22% 20%
Low Income 26% 17% 12%
Non-Low Income 34% 23% 19%
Students in AP Graduate From College at Higher Rates Than Non-AP Students
Source: Chrys Dougherty, Lynn Mellor, and Shuling Jian, The Relationship Between Advanced Placement and College Graduation (National Center for Educational
Accountability, 2006)
Credit and Placement for Qualifying AP Scores
94% of four-year U.S. colleges and universities grant credit or advanced placement. Policies vary widely between (and sometimes within) institutions.
For more information: www.collegeboard.com/ap/creditpolicy
SAMPLE Source: University of Florida (http://www.registrar.ufl.edu/catalog/policies/advisingcreditap.html)
Institutions Participating in AP CollegeComparability Studies
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Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed
until it is faced!
James Baldwin, Poet/Playwright
Expanding access to more schools is needed, but if every school with an existing
AP program focused on finding its own “missing students,” we could almost entirely eliminate participation gaps.
Christina Theokas and Reid Saaris. “Finding America’s Missing AP and IB Students.” The Education Trust: Shattering
Expectation Series, June 2013
Expanding AP Access and Opportunity
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Promoting Academic SuccessRemember, You Hold The Key!
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Developing a Sense of Urgency!
“Many things we need can wait, the child cannot. Now is the time his
bones are being developed. To him, we cannot say, tomorrow.
His name is today.”
Gabriella Mistral, Chilean Poet
Thank You!Coordinators,
Counselors, Testing Coordinators, You
ROCK!
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Questions
Don Mitchell Senior Educational Manager College BoardPhone: 213-416-2122Cell: 213-514-4027E-mail: dmitchell@collegeboard.org
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