Welcome To AP Parent Night

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Welcome To AP Parent Night
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Graduation With Distinction

• Statistics show that students who take the AP
  classes and tests are more likely to graduate
  from a four-year university.
• A recent study shows that 57 percent of the
  students who passed an AP test in high school
  earned a bachelors degree within five years.

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Graduation With Distinction

• Compare 37 percent of the students who took the
  AP test, but did not pass it, earned a degree.
• Compare 17 percent of the students who did not
  take an AP test, earned a degree within five
  years.
• Taking the AP Class and its test makes a big
  difference in success.

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AP Program At Millikan

• Millikans AP Program is on the move ranked as
  one of Americas top five percent of high schools
  last year by Newsweek.
• Millikan teachers have their courses audited by
  the College Board for university rigor yet have
  experience in making work relevant to high school
  students.
• AP courses increase your childs college
  opportunities because course rigor improves GPA
  and is part of admissions criteria.

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How Is College Credit Awarded

• Each university has its own policy on accepting
  AP credit.
• Visit the College Board Web site at
  http//www.collegeboard.com/apcreditpolicy/index.j
  sp
• Tips for navigation search by college or visit
  the individual college web site and type in AP
  Credit Policy

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Upper Tier Universities (Private, UC)

• Search via college board, may need to enter AP
  Credits at the collegiate site.
• George Washington University, Washington, DC
• Accepts 4, 5
• Sample credits
• ArtHistory of Art 4 or 5 6 hours AH 31-32
• Biology 4 or 5 8 hours BISC 11-12 Chemistry 4 or
  5 8 hours CHEM 11-12
• Economics Macroeconomics 4 or 5 3 hours ECON 12
  English Language and Composition 4 or 5 3 hours
  ENGL 99 English Literature and Composition 5 6
  hours ENGL 51-52 4 3 hours ENGL 52

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Local and State Universities

• California State University, Long Beach
• Available at College Board Site
• Accepts 3 or above, depending on the course
• Sample Credits
• AP Exam for Biology (AP20) Score of 3 B.1a Life
  Science w/lab BIOL 200 - 4 units, 2 units BIOL
  electives Biology (AP20) Score of 4 B.1a Life
  Science w/lab BIOL 211A - 5 units, 1 unit BIOL
  elective Biology (AP20) Score of 5
• Language Comp (AP36) Score of 3-5 A.1 ENGL 100
  - 3 units, 3 units ENGL electives
  EnglishLiterature Comp (AP37) Score of 3-5 A.1
  C.2a ENGL 100 - 3 units, ENGL 180 - 3 units

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Guidelines for Parents

• Parents can help their children succeed in AP
  classes

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When Parents Are Involved

• Students achieve more--despite socioeconomic
  status and parents level of education.
• Students exhibit more positive attitudes and
  behavior about their education.

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• In fact, according to their research, The most
  accurate predictor of a students achievement in
  school is the extent to which that students
  family is able to
• (1) create a home environment that encourages
  learning
• (2) communicate high, yet reasonable,
  expectations for their childrens achievement and
  future careers and
• (3) become involved in their childrens
  education.

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How To Support Your AP Student

• Provide a quiet place at home for study.
• Insist that students accept responsibility for
  learning and behavior.
• 3. Model the importance of life-long learning.

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Supporting Your AP Student

1. Establish high expectations. Do not accept
   minimum effort or indifference to quality work.
2. Know what is expected. Communicate questions or
   concerns to teachers.
3. Insist on good attendance.

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Each Student Will Be Expected to

• Learn independently and appreciate learning.
• Solve problems know where and how to get
  relevant information.
• 3. Analyze and synthesize knowledge.
• 4. Be a creative and imaginative thinker.
• 5. Have good collaborative skills.

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Each Student Will Be Expected to

• 6. Have a strong foundation in traditional course
  areas.
• 7. Possess good speaking, writing, reading, and
  listening skills.
• 8. Recognize values and underlying biases.
• 9. Engage in disciplined work habits.
• 10. Respect honest differences of opinion and
  ambiguity.

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Award Levels

• AP Scholar
• Receive grades of 3 or higher on three or more AP
  Exams
• AP Scholar With Honor
• Receive an average grade of at least 3.5 on all
  AP Exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on five
  or more of these exams.

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Award Levels

• AP Scholar With Distinction
• Average grade of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams
  taken, and grades of 3 or higher on five or more
  of the exams.
• AP State Scholar
• Average grade of at least 3 or higher on the
  greatest number of exams (at least three exams),
  and then the highest average grade (at least 3.5)
  on all AP Exams taken.

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AP Award Levels

• National AP Scholar
• Receive an average grade of at least 4 on all AP
  Exams taken, and grades of 4 or higher on eight
  or more of these exams.

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Works Cited

• Dougherty, Chrys, Mellor, Lynn, Jian, Shuling,
  Jian. The Relationship Between
  Advanced Placement and College Graduation.
  The National Center for Educational
  Accountability, 2005.
• DuFour, Richard and Robert Eaker. Professional
  Learning Communities At Work. Bloomington
  National Education Service, 1998.
• Mathews, Jay. A Chart Exposes High School
  Malpractice. washingtonpost.com.
  Downloaded on 23 November 2004.