FOSTERING COLLABORATION THROUGH

A DISTRICT AP COUNCIL

Kim Hodge, Associate Principal, Westwood HS

NEED

Five comprehensive high schools

Robust AP offerings Desire to Increase

Communication Collaboration Consistency

Desire to replicate best practices

AREAS OF FOCUS

Increase student participation and performance Data analysis Recruitment efforts Support efforts

Increase teacher efficacy Support materials Professional

development

LOGISTICS

Composition Associate Principal Three AP Teachers Key Central Office

Meeting Schedule Quarterly Outside school day

COMMUNICATION

Notifications Schoolmessenger, Website, Parent Nights, In

Class - PSAT presentations Sample Documents * Marketing

Westwood Profile Pre-AP Brochures, AP Brochures Financial Aid Flyers to Teachers

SCHOOL MESSENGER – EXAMPLE (E-NEWS)Thanks for another great week at Westwood!  I appreciate your continued patience and

understanding as we adjust our schedule due to the recent weather conditions. As soon as we have updated information regarding our Orange/White calendar for the rest of the semester I will share with all of you.

 

Just a reminder that marking period 4 ends next Friday, February 14th.  Have a great week!   

IB Parent Nights - Please see here for dates of upcoming IB nights for parents and students. 

Important info about AP Exam Registration - AP Exam registration began on Jan 23rd, and endsMarch 7th.  Please contact Mrs. Hodge if you have any questions.  AP Exam Online Registration Info and AP Exam Dates  and AP Exam Flyer for Students

  

Celebrations from this past week include: 

German Success at Sprachfest - Our students took 1st place in their Annual Sprachfest competition in San Antonio last weekend!

 

Girl's Soccer Update - Here is the latest soccer update from Coach Framjee 

Boy's Soccer Update - Here is the latest soccer update from Coach Duhon 

UIL Computer Apps and Accounting - Great job students at the meet at Hendrickson HS on Feb 1st!

And as always, here is your Student Planner for the week of Feb 10th - thanks to Mrs. Schaack for creating this for us every week!

 

Go Wood!  

Mrs. Arterbury 

AP EXAM ONLINE-REGISTRATION

Westwood High School's Advanced Placement Exam Registration

Students taking AP exams at Westwood High School must registering for exams without late fees by 11:59 PM, Friday, Mar 7, 2014. For the 2014 AP Exams, the cost is $95.00 per exam.

Students must answer all of the questions on the following pages in order to complete the exam registration. A confirmation page indicates that the exam registration process has been successfully completed.

Westwood High School is excited to offer families the ability to pay their exam fees online at the time of registration. Please be sure to have a credit card or debit card available before beginning registration.

Late Registration begins at 12:01, Saturday, March 8, 2014 Registrations made after 11:59 PM, Friday, March 7, 2014 will incur a $15 late fee per exam. Registrations made after 11:59 PM, Friday March 14, 2014 will incur a $30 late fee per exam. Registrations made after 11:59PM, Friday March 21, 2014 will incur a $40 late fee per exam. Online Student Registration Ends 11:59 Friday, March 21, 2014.  All registrations must go

through Ms. Hodge in the main office. Registrations made after 11:59PM, Friday, March 28, 2014 will incur a $55 late fee per exam. Registrations that are not paid by 11:59 AM, Thursday, March 27, 2014 will be cancelled and

exams will not be ordered. 

Please contact Ms Kim Hodge, Kim_Hodge@roundrockisd.org if you would like to register for an exam not listed, have questions about financial assistance, or any other questions.

DATA ANALYSIS

PSAT Meetings College Board-AP

Potential and Letters SOAS Reports for

both PSAT and ReadiStep

AP Data College Board

Integrated Summary

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES

AP Audit AP Textbooks AP Saturdays Vertical teaming –

best practices, curriculum alignment

Grants

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

APSI – Tiered Approach

AP Workshops/District Roundtables

AP Coordinator Training – in district

Becoming an AP Reader

PREAP/AP INSTITUTE

Use in house experts

Cost effective option Conference

committee Presenters

District College Board Outside

T-shirts

PREAP/AP INSTITUTE SCHEDULEAugust 6, 2013 8:30 – 10:00 Opening Session (Lecture Hall)10:00-10:15 Break10:15-11:30 Keynote (Lecture Hall)11:30 – 12:30 Lunch (on own)12:30 – 1:30 Breakout Session #11:30 – 2:30 Breakout Session #22:30 – 3:30 Breakout Session #3 August 7, 20138:30 – 9:30 Breakout Session #49:30 – 10:30 Breakout Session #510:30 – 11:30 Breakout Session #611:30 – 12:30 Lunch (on own)12:30 – 2:00 Vertical Team Planning Sessions2:00-2:15 Break2:15-3:30 Continue Vertical Team Planning

Sessions

Audience:MS – Middle SchoolHS – High SchoolA - AdministratorsC - Counselors Content:General – not content

specificELA – English/Language

ArtsLOTE – World LanguagesM -MathS – ScienceSS – Social Sciences

FUNDING

• APSI Training - $30,000• PreAP/AP Conference - $5000• AP Scholars Recognition -

$2000• AP Saturdays - $5000• PSAT/NMSQT Sophomore

Cohort - $10,000• SpringBoard - $30,000• Continue ReadiStep 8th, PSAT

10th & 11th • Exploring ACT/SAT School Day

for 2014-2015

RESULTS

Continued funding Participation increase Performance increase

While also continuing to grow dual credit and CTE p & p

2010-2011

2011-2012

2012-2013

Total Number of Students

2496 2789 2884

Total Number of

Exams5673 5904 6081

Number of Exams 3+

3862 4270 4507

QUESTIONS

Kim_Hodge@roundrockisd.org