1. AP Intensive Pathway

3. Simplified look:
Acceleration

4. Honors High School Level Work
AP Intensive Pathway:
Honors High School Level Work
AP Courses (College Level Work)

5. Meets for a double period every other day
Honors Earth Science
Rigorous, fast paced course that covers earth motions and processes in astronomy, geology, and meteorology
Meets for a double period every other day
Students take the Earth Science regents at the end of the year.

6. Combination of Living Environment Honors and AP Environmental Science
LEAPES
Combination of Living Environment Honors and AP Environmental Science
Meets for a double period every day
Topics include: pollution, population growth, natural resources, genetics, evolution, biochemistry, and ecology
End of the year assessments include:
Living Environment Regents
AP Environmental Science exam

7. Meets for a double period every other day
AP Biology
A most rigorous course that addresses the topics covered in a first year college biology course
Meets for a double period every other day
Topics include molecules and cells, heredity and evolution, and organisms and populations
Students take the AP Biology exam in May

8. Meets for a double period every other day
AP Chemistry
A most rigorous course that addresses the topics covered in a first year college chemistry course
Meets for a double period every other day
Includes topics such as atomic structure, intermolecular forces and bonding, chemical reactions, kinetics, and thermodynamics
Students take the AP Chemistry exam in May and the Chemistry regents exam in June

9. This is a first-semester college course in algebra-based physics
AP Physics-1
This is a first-semester college course in algebra-based physics
Meets for a double period every day
The course covers Newtonian mechanics, work, energy, power, mechanical waves, and sound
Students take the AP Physics-1 exam in May and the Physics regents exam in June

10. Students take the appropriate AP exam(s) in May
AP Physics-2
AP Physics C
AP Physics-2
This is a second-semester college course in algebra-based physics
Meets for a double period every other day
The course covers fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism, optics, and atomic and nuclear physics
AP Physics C
This course forms the first part of the college sequence in physics for students majoring in the physical sciences or engineering and is parallel to mathematics courses that include AP Calculus BC
Students take the appropriate AP exam(s) in May

11. Normal Accelerated Pathway
Summary
Normal Accelerated Pathway
Take all 4 regents exams
Up to 3 SAT Subject Tests
Take between 3-4 AP exams
AP Intensive
Pathway
Take all 4 regents exams
Up to 3 SAT Subject Tests
Take 5 AP exams

12. To be successful:
Students’ executive function capabilities need to be of the highest caliber. 
Students need to be highly skilled at:  
Planning and prioritizing their time
Organizing materials and information
Separating main ideas from details
Shifting approaches flexibly
Monitoring their own progress and reflecting on their work.  
Clearly proficient note taking, studying, and test taking skills are also necessary—all tasks that require the simultaneous organization and integration of multiple sub-skills.  

13. Cautions Maintain balance…..athletics, music, arts, clubs, etc….
Pathway is both rigorous and inflexible.
Math demands increase at an accelerated rate.
All courses require a great deal of work outside of class.
Starting in 9th grade you will be taking classes with older students.

14. Process Applications are due: Interviews will follow from June 11-22.
Friday-June 8, 2018 at 3 pm.
Interviews will follow from June
Students will be notified in early July.
Questions: