Increasing Awareness, Access & Success for College Readiness & Retention

Moderator: Dr. Pete BavisAssistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction

Evanston Township High School District #202 - Evanston, IL

Greg DarniederSenior Advisor to the Secretary on College Access

U.S. Department of Education

Beth A. AreyCollege & Career Coordinator

Evanston Township High School District #202 - Evanston, IL

Dale G. LeibforthAP Recruitment & Retention Coordinator

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%

College Bound (Class of 2012): 72%2 Year Colleges: 16%4 Year Colleges: 55%

• It’s never too early!

• K-16 partnerships• Goals• Academics• Careers• Financial aid• Campus exposure• Transition

• School-wide/city-wide coordination

Traditional College Readiness Predictors Grades

Achievement Tests

College Matriculation PredictorsApplication Completion

FAFSA CompletionSecondary Course Placement

Post-Secondary Course Placement

College Success ResearchHargrove, 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.

College Success 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 Total Number of AP Scores Grade 3 or Higher

2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012

1026 1008 1253

65% in 2011 70% in 2012

1800 AP Exams was the most ever for ETHS.

Percent of Students Proficient(3 or higher)on AP Exams

• Restructuring of Freshman Year – Earned Honors

• Increasing Access & Success in AP Committee

• Pathways to AP Forum/Pathways Documents

• 27 AP Classes in 6 Departments

• Adding new AP courses

FORUM

• Monthly Meetings

• Mentoring

• Tutoring

• Leadership

• Inform, Inspire & Encourage

• Story Videos

• Fish Bowl

team Access & Success in Advanced Placement

AP Summer Bridge Courses

• AMAPS – AM AP Support

• Targeted Review Sessions

• Review Book Drive

• “I GOT THIS” Pencils

• Support & Resource Website - tinyurl.com/teamasap

The work continues…

Dr. Pete BavisAssistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction

bavisp@eths.k12.il.us

Greg DarniederSenior Advisor to the Secretary on College Access

U.S. Department of Education

Beth A. AreyCollege & Career Coordinator

areyb@eths.k12.il.uswww.eths.k12.il.us/ccc

Dale G. LeibforthAP Recruitment & Retention Coordinator

ETHSAP@eths202.orgtinyurl.com/teamasap