Pre-AP/ AP Program Pre-AP/ AP Program Recruitment Strategies Recruitment Strategies presented by Becky Kincaid - Counselor Dallas Koehn – Instructor John Chargois – Principal Charlie Bushyhead – Executive Director of Secondary Education UNION PUBLIC SCHOOLS TULSA, OK www.unionps.org 2008 Southwestern Regional Forum- Embassy Suites Hotel January 31, 2008
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Pre-AP/ AP ProgramPre-AP/ AP ProgramRecruitment StrategiesRecruitment Strategies
presented by
Becky Kincaid - CounselorDallas Koehn – InstructorJohn Chargois – Principal
Charlie Bushyhead – Executive Director of Secondary Education
UNION PUBLIC SCHOOLSTULSA, OK
www.unionps.org
2008 Southwestern Regional Forum- Embassy Suites Hotel
January 31, 2008
Beliefs Leading to School Improvement
All students can learn!
Success breeds success!
Schools control the conditions of success!
Opening Thoughts…
“There are people who’ll say,” Given that neighborhood a child is from, what do you
expect.” It’s our job to say there are no excuses – that we have to address students’
needs so they can achieve.””
--Frank Tinney
Opening Thoughts…
“Believing in a student’s potential is important. But, assisting them with identifying this potential can be of
even greater importance.”
Union’s Demographics2007-08 School Year
• District Enrollment - 14,382 students
• Union High School Grades 11-12
• Union Intermediate High School 9-10
• Union 8th Grade Center
• Union 6th/7th Grade Center
• Combined 6-12th Student Enrollment – 7584 students
Union’s Demographics2007-08 School Year
Ethnic Make-up of District:
Caucasian 52.2%
African-American 13.8%
Asian 6.6%
Hispanic 16.9%
Native American 10.6%
Union’s DemographicsA Look Back…
1997-98SY 2007-08SY
Change
• Caucasian 76.1% 52.2% -23.9%
• African-American 8.6% 13.8% +5.2%
• Asian 4.3% 6.6% +2.3%
• Hispanic 5.0% 16.9% +11.9%
• Native American 6.0% 10.6% +4.6%
• Total Student Population 12,305 14,382 +2077
Union High School AP Data
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Number of students enrolled in 310 322 424 496 495 729 799
only one AP Class
Total number enrolled 532 467 678 876 1005 1130 1263
in an AP Class
Number of 334 349 452 585 739 824 740
AP exams taken
Number of students taking only 74 107 109 204 173 239 214
one AP exam
Number of 110 100 139 158 230 205194
students taking more than
one AP exam
Total number of students 184 207 248 362 403 444 408
Taking AP Exams
Students earning 234 251 359 423 575 576 541
a 3, 4, or 5 (68%) (74%) (79%) (72%) (78%) (70%) (73%)
2006-072007-08
• Pre-AP English 9 338 346
• Pre-AP English 10 280 316
• Pre-AP History 9 324 362
• Pre-AP History 10 218 234
• AP History 130 115
Union Intermediate High School Pre-AP Data
Union Intermediate High School Pre-AP Data
2006-07 2007-08
• Algebra I – AP Emphasis 164 219
• Geometry – AP Emphasis 227 291
• Algebra II – AP Emphasis 159 163
• Pre-AP Biology 433 422
• Pre-AP Physics 24 28
• Pre-AP Chemistry 359 363
Union Intermediate High School Pre-AP Data
• 9th Grade Enrollment 1147
• 9th Grade Pre-AP/ AP Emphasis Enrollment 560
• Percentage of 9th Grade Student Population 48.8%
• 10th Grade Enrollment 1128
• 10th Grade Pre-AP/ AP/ AP Emphasis Enrollment 478
• Percentage of 10th Grade Student Population 42.3%
Union Intermediate High School Pre-AP Data
Total Percentage of Students Enrolled in at least one
Pre-AP/ AP/ AP Emphasis Course
45.6%
connect students to college success and opportunity
The College Board The College Board MissionMission
Union Public SchoolsUnion Public SchoolsMissionMission
It is our Mission to provide our community of learners with educational opportunities to acquire and develop the best possible academic, vocational, recreational, social and participatory skills, enabling them to become valued, contributing members of a changing global society.
Our Challenge…Our Challenge…
How do we support our mission and respond to a changing student population?
How do we increase the diversity in our Pre-AP/AP Program while maintaining the rigor of the program?
How do we support students who accept the challenge of participating in our Pre-AP/AP Program?
Our Response…
• Hire Great Teachers
• Open Enrollment
• 8th Grade Pre-AP Program Presentations
• Pre-AP/ AP Program Parent Night
• Mandatory College Board Training for Teachers
• Teacher Recommendations
• Spanish Pre-AP/AP Program Publications
• Celebration of National Merit Scholars
• Pre-AP/AP Program Student Recognition
• Student Support Systems – Pre-AP Learning Packets
Our Response…
• Pre-AP/AP Course Study Groups
• Student Grade/Reading Score Analysis
• Vertical Articulation of Pre-AP/ AP Teaching & Learning Strategies
• Vertical Articulation of Pre-AP/ AP Program Classroom Marks of Excellence
• Advanced Classroom Philosophy Restructuring
• Minority Student Recruitment Letters
• 5-Week Pre-AP Course Pre-View Window
• Pre-AP Faces Power Point
• Retain Great Teachers
Our Results…Pre-AP Enrollment Data
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Caucasian 672 671 734 766 763 723
African-American 52 44 64 54 68 85
Asian 60 68 71 77 81 85
Hispanic 31 31 36 46 60 88
Native American 66 72 89 95 99 108
Your Response…
Think/ Pair/ Share
Pre – AP/ AP Program
Minority Recruitment Strategy
Learning Activity
Closing Thoughts…
Meeting the learning needs of all students must focus on helping teachers
change their teaching– Not because teachers are the problem, but, because