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Eastern Technical High SchoolEastern Technical High School
“All In: Creating an AP Culture That Expands Access
and Raises Performance.”
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Eastern Technical High SchoolEastern Technical High School
Tom Evans – PrincipalHarry Cook – English
Department Chair (AP English Language)
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Eastern Technical High SchoolEastern Technical High School3
Eastern Technical High SchoolEastern Technical High School4
“One of America’s Best High Schools”
•Newsweek Magazine
•U. S. News & World Report
•Washington Post
•US Challenge School 2011-2013
Eastern Technical High School
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Eastern Technical High SchoolEastern Technical High School
Eastern Tech is a magnet school in the Baltimore County Public Schools, Baltimore County, MD
We serve approximately 1150 students in grades 9 – 12
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Career Majors at ETHSCareer Majors at ETHS
Allied HealthAutomotive Service TechnologyBusiness Management and FinanceConstruction ManagementCulinary Arts and Restaurant ManagementEngineering CareersInformation Technology (Cisco)Law Related CareersInteractive Media ProductionTeacher Academy of Maryland
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Mission StatementMission StatementMission: The mission of Eastern Tech is to
ensure that every student meets a rigorous standard of academic
achievement as measured by local, state, and national criteria.
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Mission StatementMission Statement
Educators commit to: ◦ Collaborating with parents and community◦ Engaging students with relevance and rigor◦ Supporting students to prepare for college/workplace
So that students will develop 21st Century skills such as:
Collaboration Communication Critical thinking Creative problem solving Technology
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We Accept ResponsibilityWe Accept Responsibility
To prepare our students for college and for work in a global economy
To disseminate best practices so that all can benefit
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What Makes ET’s AP Program so What Makes ET’s AP Program so Successful?Successful?
Policies◦Example: Vertical teaming to backward map
AP skillsPersonnel
◦Example: Energetic, content masters who are willing to give extra time
Persistence◦Example: A constant focus on how we can
improve
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Eastern Technical High School Eastern Technical High School Advanced Placement PerformanceAdvanced Placement Performance
03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13
Participation
Rate
11.5 11.3 16.7 20.5 21.3 27.9 27.8 33.5 34.7 38.04
# of AP tests taken
262 264 419 563 574 678 757 776 759 765
% scoring a 3, 4, 5
51% 80% 83% 81% 87% 81% 84% 79% 81% 81.5%
Enrollment vs. AP Enrollment vs. AP ParticipationParticipation
Race School % AP %African-Am 18% 15%Asian 5% 7%Hispanic 3% 3%White 74% 74%
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Questions to AP StudentsQuestions to AP Students
1. What are the benefits of taking an AP class?
2. What are the benefits of diversity in AP students?
3. What doors are opened by taking AP courses?
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Eastern Technical High SchoolEastern Technical High SchoolAP PoliciesAP Policies
For teachers:Vertical teamingCreate a strong Pre-AP program in early
gradesCreate a culture of success by celebrating
the work of all teachersHonest gradingSummer jump – meetings, assignments,
contact
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Eastern Technical High SchoolEastern Technical High SchoolAP PoliciesAP Policies
For students:Recruitment
◦AP Potential data◦Personal letters from AP teachers◦AP Night
No low level courses◦Algebra I is lowest available math course◦All students complete Alg. II by grade 10
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Eastern Technical High SchoolEastern Technical High SchoolAP PoliciesAP Policies
For students (continued);◦Complete summer assignments◦Interact electronically with teachers◦Use interactive message board◦Take practice exams on weekends as a
simulation
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Eastern Technical High SchoolEastern Technical High SchoolAP PersonnelAP Personnel
Recruit energetic, content masters who are willing to give extra time, i.e. “Best and Brightest”
Willingness to interact electronically with students
Share “best practices” Participate in professional developmentServe as AP Readers (Note: 4 on ET staff
this year)
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Eastern Technical High SchoolEastern Technical High SchoolAP PersonnelAP Personnel
National Board Certification – 7 teachers◦5 earned; 2 working towards
Membership/Participation in State/National Organizations
Use of College Board personnel to train and provide feedback to AP teachers throughout the academic year
Annual updating of syllabus
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Eastern Technical High SchoolEastern Technical High SchoolAP PersistenceAP Persistence
Focus on constant improvement – “Good to Great”
Analyzing data – revising/adjusting instruction
Create a “farm team”Willingness to work through senior issues
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Eastern Technical High SchoolEastern Technical High SchoolAP PersistenceAP Persistence
AP Exam date posted the first day of school in each AP Classroom
Honors level courses called “Pre-AP”AP skills for success identified within
curriculum of “PRE AP” courses.Naming classrooms after highest AP
scorers
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Eastern Technical High SchoolEastern Technical High SchoolAP PersistenceAP Persistence
Promotion of AP to prospective 9th gradersPosting class averages on exams for
students to compare performance between AP sections
Top AP student averages and news posted on the school’s website and on the internal school electronic billboard.
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ADVANCED PLACEMENTADVANCED PLACEMENTGOALS 2012-13GOALS 2012-13MEASUREMENT ITEMSMEASUREMENT ITEMS
Item to be Measured
05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 2012-13
Excellent Good Fair Crisis
Pass Rate (3 or Higher)
83% 81% 87% 81% 84% 79.5% 81.4% 90% 80%(81.50%
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70% <70%
Enrolled in Course Taking Test
91% 90% 98.8% 98.2% 95% 93% 94.4% 99% 95% 90% <90%(89.65
%)
Matthew’s Ratio (Tests Taken/#
Seniors)
1.32 1.99 2.12 2.35 2.5 2.86 2.39 2.5 2.25(2.28)
2.0 <2.0
* In SY 11-12, The AP Team sought to increase the overall participation rate in AP courses (school-wide) from 33% to 35%. The 2013 participation rate (number of students in AP Courses divided by total school population) was 38% ( 452/1188=38.04%) Overall school-wide participation of individual students taking an AP tests (408/1188=34.34%)
Eastern Technical High School Eastern Technical High School Advanced Placement PerformanceAdvanced Placement Performance
03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13
Participation
Rate
11.5 11.3 16.7 20.5 21.3 27.9 27.8 33.5 34.7 38.04
# of AP tests taken
262 264 419 563 574 678 757 776 759 765
% scoring a 3, 4, 5
51% 80% 83% 81% 87% 81% 84% 79% 81% 81.5%
Questions and AnswersQuestions and Answers26
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[email protected]; [email protected]
www.easttech.org
Thomas G. Evans, PrincipalHarry Cook, English DC
