1. ADVANCE KENTUCKY Marion Co HS| Coury Osbourne, Taylora Schlosser North Laurel HS | Rebeccca McCardle, Bridgette Napier Scott Co HS | Frank Howatt, Melody Stacy

2. PURPOSE We will: discuss the goals of AdvanceKentucky. share the success of AdvanceKentucky in our schools. give an overview of the elements of success. – Highlight on those aspects that are easily reproducible without the support of the program You will: formulate what next steps your school can take to support a more successful AP program.

4. ELEMENTS OF SUCCESS

5. WHAT THE DATA SAYS:

15. GOAL-SETTING Clear goals – Increase and diversify AP math, science, and English (MSE) enrollment – Increase qualifying AP MSE scores Communicated to all stake-holders (students, parents, teachers, building and district administration) Everyone on board and focused on goals

16. OPEN ENROLLMENT Getting rid of gatekeepers – Entrance exam requirements – Cumbersome summer assignment – Grade requirements Accepting students who are wanting to challenge themselves

17. STUDENT RECRUITMENT/COUNSELING Actively identifying students who are capable and willing Encouraging them to accept the challenge Counseling process to drop an AP class

18. TEACHER TRAINING AP teacher training – AP Summer Institutes – AP Exam Reading Pre-AP training – Laying the Foundation

19. VERTICAL TEAMING Structure Goals Possible activities Outcomes

20. STUDENT TIME-ON-TASK Teacher tutoring AP study sessions – Structure – Incentives

21. LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE Content coordinators Teacher mentors

22. NEXT STEPS What I want to be sure to remember… What I want to be sure to share with others in my district/school…