1. Welcome!

2. Welcome General Session – Purpose of Success Night – AP at Brandeis – The Benefits of AP Facts College Readiness AP Exams – Resources and Strategies for Success Teacher Comments Breakout Session by Teacher

3. Purpose: To equip parents and students with vital information regarding the significance AP course enrollment.

6. Since 1955, the AP Program has enabled millions of students to take college-level courses and exams, and to earn college credit or placement while still in high school.

7. 2 Yr BHS AP SNAPSHOT vs 2015 Global Mean Course2014 #-BHS2014 Mean2015#-BHS2015 MeanGlobal Mean Biology543.46233.092.91 Calculus AB793.01722.992.86 Env. Science1512.89923.42.59 Music Theory103.30103.403.03 Physics 11152.92.32 Psychology223.50223.363.12 Span Lang274.33223.863.12 Statistics443.09303.172.8 Stu Art Draw63.5074.143.28 Calculus BC154.07233.353.72 Chemistry143.36172.762.66 English Lang1142.961652.612.79 English Lit1103.12952.972.78 Phys C Mech213.29283.933.55

8. The AP Program offers more than 30 courses and exams.

9. More than 17,000 schools worldwide participate in the AP Program.

10. 26.5 percent of U.S. public high school students in the class of 2009 took an AP Exam at some point in high school. In 2009, nearly 1.7 million students worldwide took more than 2.9 million AP Exams.

11. More than 90 percent of the nation's four-year colleges and universities, and institutions in more than 45 countries, have an AP policy that grants incoming students credit, placement or both for qualifying AP Exam grades. In 2009, more than 3,600 colleges and universities accepted qualifying AP Exam grades for credit and/or placement.

12. Each AP Exam, with the exception of AP Studio Art, consists of dozens of multiple- choice questions that are scored by machine, as well as free-response questions (essays, translations, problems, oral responses) that are scored at the annual AP Reading by approximately 10,000 college faculty and AP teachers using scoring standards and rubrics developed by college and university faculty who teach the corresponding college courses.

13. The NISD Definition Emphasis on critical thinking skills such as analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.

14. A strong AP policy helps attract and appropriately place students Having a clear and equitable AP policy enables colleges and universities to attract a diverse group of motivated high school students. AP courses teach students important skills that can lead to college success including how to: Read texts critically Solve problems analytically Write clearly

15. 100% of students should take the exams in May. The test represents the culmination of the year.

16. The composite score for each AP Exam is converted to a grade of 5, 4, 3, 2 or 1. An AP Exam grade of 5 is equivalent to an A in the corresponding college course; a grade of 4 is equivalent to grades of A-, B+ and B; and a grade of 3 is equivalent to grades of B-, C+ and C

18. http://www.collegeboard.org/

19. Separate sections for students, parents, and educators. Scholarship information AP review information by content area College information Reports and data Cost calculators Important dates and timelines Newsletters

20. READ the textbook and study its examples.

21. Stay on top of homework, not doing the homework will affect comprehension and grades.

22. Formulate specific questions before the next class meeting.

23. GET TUTORING!!!

24. Form a STUDY GROUP with other serious students.

25. ORGANIZE AND PRIORITIZE!

26. The presence of AP courses on a student's transcript indicates that the student has challenged him or herself by taking rigorous college-level courses.

27. San Antonio Express News February 10, 2008 “According to that study, taking difficult classes, especially math, may be the single most important predictor of how well a student will do in college. Of those students who took Calculus in high school, for example, 83 percent earned a bachelor’s degree, compared with 39% who only made it through Algebra II.”

28. WHAT COUNTS IN COLLEGE ADMISSIONS 2004 NACAC Survey College Admissions Officials