1. AP Capstone Leadership Team December 11, 2014 Agenda Link: tinyurl.com/m7lnl53

2. Updates from College Board  Scheduling Recommendations  A/B Block if school is on 4 x 4 Block  Most common pairing is AP Lang & Comp  One teacher for both paired courses OR team-teaching model  Class size—20-24 students  Recruitment  No implications if demographics don’t match  Avoid making Capstone “elite program”  Discouraged for 9 th graders  Materials to schools in early January  Brochure  Webinar template (customizable)  FAQs  Press Release

3. Recruitment Flyer & Student Profile

4. Updates from College Board  Mandatory Training  AP Seminar—5 day summer workshop (register in April)  July 6-10 Tampa  July 13-17 Spokane  July 27-31 Austin  AP Research—4 or 5 day summer workshop  Staffing  Two teachers per school to training  AP Audit due October 1  Grading/Scoring will be significant (watch number of preps)  Same teacher can teach Seminar and Research (separate trainings required)

5. Updates from College Board  AP Seminar  No textbook required  No topic is required  Can address areas of regional interest  Must take Seminar before Research (cannot take simultaneously)  AP Research  Mentored experience  Thesis paper required  Can use topics from AP Seminar

6. Updates from College Board  Expansion of Program?  Offers of Assistance  Web Conference  Local Visit  Training in summer of 2016?

7. Course Description (0A017X0)

8. Add to Description AP Seminar students are required to complete a three-part assessment which includes a team project and presentation; an individual research- based essay and presentation; and the May AP Exam. All three items are combined to determine the AP score for AP Seminar. Note: AP Seminar will not be listed in the WCPSS Program Planning Guide.

9. Choosing the Right Teachers Mindset

10. Pairing Models  10 th Grade: AP Seminar/English II Honors  10 th /11 th Grade: AP Seminar/Argument Theory & Practice Honors (most flexible option??)  11 th Grade: AP Seminar/AP Language and Composition  Concerns about Social Studies, Science, Math pairings

11. Identifying & Interrupting Barriers

12. Implementing Support Systems

13. Using Data on Flash Drives  8 th Grade Reading Achievement Level  8 th Grade Math Achievement Level  8 th Grade Science Achievement Level  Math I Achievement Level  Explore  Math  Reading  Science  Composite  Plan  English  Math  Reading  Science  Composite

14. Team Time Please complete Google Doc linked in Agenda or here: http://tinyurl.com/o6xcjnz

15. Next Steps  Next meeting?  January 13 th, 15 th, 21 st, or 29 th  February 17 th, 18 th, 24 th, 25 th  Note that February 19 th is Day 2 of Argument Training  Argument Training on Thursday, February 19  Project Enlightenment  501 S. Boylan Avenue, Raleigh  Room 311  8:30-3:30