KSD Spring 2013Advanced Placement and

International Baccalaureate Update

Dr. Linda Del GiudiceDr. Razak Garoui

Dr. Eric HongAccountability Division

Testing and Assessment OfficeSeptember 2013

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KENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

Successfully Prepare All Students For Their Futures

Kent School District12033 SE 256th Street

Kent, WA 98030

Board of DirectorsDebbie Straus, Board President

Karen DeBruler, Board Vice PresidentAgda Burchard, Board LegiStandard Levelative Representative

Tim Clark, Board DirectorRuss Hanscom, Board Director

SuperintendentDr. Edward Lee Vargas

Advanced Placement (AP) offers a rigorous curriculum, and subject exams that can lead to college credits for high school students nation-wide.

AP courses and exams are offered in subjects such as the Arts, English, History, Math, Science, and World Languages and Cultures.

Success on an AP exam is defined as a score of 3 or higher. Most colleges grant college-level credit to students who score 3 or higher.

AP tests are scored on scale of 1 to 5:

5 – Extremely well qualified4 – Well qualified3 – Qualified2 – Possibly qualified1 – No recommendation

Kent School District Students Outperform State and National Peers on Advanced Placement Exams

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Number of students within each Race/Ethnicity Group scoring 3 or Higher on at least one AP Exam (2012-13)

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Kent Lake 28 9 18 2 14 2 131 204

Kentridge 121 15 13 2 24 3 174 352

Kentwood 69 15 22 4 23 2 169 304

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About the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program:

Kent-Meridian is the only KSD high school that offers IB, a challenging, college-prep program.

State-wide, 17 public high schools and two private schools currently have IB programs for students in grades 11 and 12, (shown on the next slide).

KM students and other KSD students may take IB coursework in each of six academic areas: English, the Arts, Math, History, Science, and World Languages and Cultures.

Some may also choose to become IB Diploma Candidates. The requirements include course work and assessments in all six areas, writing an essay exam, and meeting service requirements.

Most colleges admissions departments consider IB certification to be a strong “plus.”

IB Schools in Washington State include:

A.C. Davis Senior High School, Yakima Kennewick High School, Kennewick

Capital High School, Olympia Kent-Meridian High School, Kent

Chief Sealth High School, Seattle Mt. Rainier High School, Des Moines

Columbia River High School, Vancouver Rainier Beach High School, Seattle

Edmonds-Woodway High School, Edmonds Skyline High School, Issaquah

Henry Foss High School, Tacoma Sumner High School, Sumner

Inglemoor High School, Kenmore Thomas Jefferson High School, Auburn

Ingraham High School, Seattle West Sound Academy, Poulsbo

Interlake High School, Bellevue Annie Wright School, Tacoma (private)

Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart, Bellevue (private)

International Baccalaureate Program KSD (2012-2013)        

Course Name Student Enrollment

Total number of Students Tested

Percentage of students who earned passing score of 4 +

English Higher Level 54 43 100%French Standard Level 11 8 87%Japanese Higher Level 7 1 100%Japanese Standard Level 7 2 100%Spanish Standard Level 22 11 100%History Higher Level 44 38 76%Psychology Standard Level 27 15 80%Biology Higher Level 21 19 78%Biology Standard Level 21 2 100%Physics Standard Level 26 11 27%Math Studies 62 7 100%Math Standard Level 47 16 75%Math Higher Level 8 8 50%Theatre Higher Level 3 2 50%Theatre Standard Level 4 3 100%Visual Arts Higher Level 7 4 100%Visual Arts Standard Level 21 3 100%

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