Increasing Awareness, Access & Success for College Readiness & Retention Moderator: Dr. Pete Bavis Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction Evanston Township High School District #202 - Evanston, IL Greg Darnieder Senior Advisor to the Secretary on College Access U.S. Department of Education Beth A. Arey College & Career Coordinator Evanston Township High School District #202 - Evanston, IL Dale G. Leibforth AP Recruitment & Retention Coordinator Evanston Township High School District #202 - Evanston, IL
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Increasing Awareness, Access & Success for College Readiness & Retention Moderator: Dr. Pete Bavis
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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
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