1. January 2014 High School Principals
Advanced Placement
January 2014
High School Principals

2. A_V_N_E_ _L_C_M_N_ D P A E A C E D T X O M E I L T A B
H W O D I I F O G
X C T G A U C O U

3. Should we continue to conduct voter registration drives at each high school?
Yes No

4. If you said “yes,” do you recommend…
Continue with Fall
Move to Spring
No preference

5. AP courses are for students who always get good grades.
True
False

6. AP courses are good for any student who is academically prepared and motivated to take on college-level courses
True
False

7. Typical AP students are risk takers in the classroom.
Strongly Agree
Somewhat Agree
Somewhat Disagree
Strongly Disagree

8. AP students should already be prepared to take college courses.
Strongly Agree
Somewhat Agree
Somewhat Disagree
Strongly Disagree

9. AP is for students who are self-motivated.
Strongly Agree
Somewhat Agree
Somewhat Disagree
Strongly Disagree

10. The purpose of an AP program is to
Challenge students
Increase instructional rigor
Isolate desirable student behaviors
Prepare students for college and career
To earn college credit

11. AP differs from honors courses in that…
AP courses are more difficult
AP courses challenge students to dig deeper
AP courses require more motivation to learn
Students have more work in AP courses

12. The lowest score that a student could earn on an AP exam and be considered “qualified” in that course is 5 4 3 2 1

13. Most colleges will only accept scores of 4 or 5.
True
False

14. Each college decides which scores it will accept.
True
False

15. If an AP teacher scaffolds learning, s/he is watering down the curriculum.
True
False

16. If an AP teacher differentiates instruction, students do not benefit of the rigor designed for AP courses.
True
False

17. The best scheduling choice for an AP course is
Stand alone semester course
AP course paired with an honors elective seminar course
AP course paired with an AP or honors course that is a graduation requirement or elective (consec. sem)
AP course paired with an AP or honors course that is a graduation requirement or elective (A/B Day)