Pre-AP/ AP ProgramPre-AP/ AP ProgramRecruitment StrategiesRecruitment Strategies

presented by

Becky Kincaid - CounselorDallas Koehn – InstructorJohn Chargois – Principal

Charlie Bushyhead – Executive Director of Secondary Education

UNION PUBLIC SCHOOLSTULSA, OK

www.unionps.org

2008 Southwestern Regional Forum- Embassy Suites Hotel

January 31, 2008

Beliefs Leading to School Improvement

All students can learn!

Success breeds success!

Schools control the conditions of success!

Opening Thoughts…

“There are people who’ll say,” Given that neighborhood a child is from, what do you

expect.” It’s our job to say there are no excuses – that we have to address students’

needs so they can achieve.””

--Frank Tinney

Opening Thoughts…

“Believing in a student’s potential is important. But, assisting them with identifying this potential can be of

even greater importance.”

Union’s Demographics2007-08 School Year

• District Enrollment - 14,382 students

• Union High School Grades 11-12

• Union Intermediate High School 9-10

• Union 8th Grade Center

• Union 6th/7th Grade Center

• Combined 6-12th Student Enrollment – 7584 students

Union’s Demographics2007-08 School Year

Ethnic Make-up of District:

Caucasian 52.2%

African-American 13.8%

Asian 6.6%

Hispanic 16.9%

Native American 10.6%

Union’s DemographicsA Look Back…

1997-98SY 2007-08SY

Change

• Caucasian 76.1% 52.2% -23.9%

• African-American 8.6% 13.8% +5.2%

• Asian 4.3% 6.6% +2.3%

• Hispanic 5.0% 16.9% +11.9%

• Native American 6.0% 10.6% +4.6%

• Total Student Population 12,305 14,382 +2077

Union High School AP Data

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Number of students enrolled in 310 322 424 496 495 729 799

only one AP Class

Total number enrolled 532 467 678 876 1005 1130 1263

in an AP Class

Number of 334 349 452 585 739 824 740

AP exams taken

Number of students taking only 74 107 109 204 173 239 214

one AP exam

Number of 110 100 139 158 230 205194

students taking more than

one AP exam

Total number of students 184 207 248 362 403 444 408

Taking AP Exams

Students earning 234 251 359 423 575 576 541

a 3, 4, or 5 (68%) (74%) (79%) (72%) (78%) (70%) (73%)

2006-072007-08

• Pre-AP English 9 338 346

• Pre-AP English 10 280 316

• Pre-AP History 9 324 362

• Pre-AP History 10 218 234

• AP History 130 115

Union Intermediate High School Pre-AP Data

Union Intermediate High School Pre-AP Data

2006-07 2007-08

• Algebra I – AP Emphasis 164 219

• Geometry – AP Emphasis 227 291

• Algebra II – AP Emphasis 159 163

• Pre-AP Biology 433 422

• Pre-AP Physics 24 28

• Pre-AP Chemistry 359 363

Union Intermediate High School Pre-AP Data

• 9th Grade Enrollment 1147

• 9th Grade Pre-AP/ AP Emphasis Enrollment 560

• Percentage of 9th Grade Student Population 48.8%

• 10th Grade Enrollment 1128

• 10th Grade Pre-AP/ AP/ AP Emphasis Enrollment 478

• Percentage of 10th Grade Student Population 42.3%

Union Intermediate High School Pre-AP Data

Total Percentage of Students Enrolled in at least one

Pre-AP/ AP/ AP Emphasis Course

45.6%

connect students to college success and opportunity

The College Board The College Board MissionMission

Union Public SchoolsUnion Public SchoolsMissionMission

It is our Mission to provide our community of learners with educational opportunities to acquire and develop the best possible academic, vocational, recreational, social and participatory skills, enabling them to become valued, contributing members of a changing global society.

Our Challenge…Our Challenge…

How do we support our mission and respond to a changing student population?

How do we increase the diversity in our Pre-AP/AP Program while maintaining the rigor of the program?

How do we support students who accept the challenge of participating in our Pre-AP/AP Program?

Our Response…

• Hire Great Teachers

• Open Enrollment

• 8th Grade Pre-AP Program Presentations

• Pre-AP/ AP Program Parent Night

• Mandatory College Board Training for Teachers

• Teacher Recommendations

• Spanish Pre-AP/AP Program Publications

• Celebration of National Merit Scholars

• Pre-AP/AP Program Student Recognition

• Student Support Systems – Pre-AP Learning Packets

Our Response…

• Pre-AP/AP Course Study Groups

• Student Grade/Reading Score Analysis

• Vertical Articulation of Pre-AP/ AP Teaching & Learning Strategies

• Vertical Articulation of Pre-AP/ AP Program Classroom Marks of Excellence

• Advanced Classroom Philosophy Restructuring

• Minority Student Recruitment Letters

• 5-Week Pre-AP Course Pre-View Window

• Pre-AP Faces Power Point

• Retain Great Teachers

Our Results…Pre-AP Enrollment Data

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Caucasian 672 671 734 766 763 723

African-American 52 44 64 54 68 85

Asian 60 68 71 77 81 85

Hispanic 31 31 36 46 60 88

Native American 66 72 89 95 99 108

Your Response…

Think/ Pair/ Share

Pre – AP/ AP Program

Minority Recruitment Strategy

Learning Activity

Closing Thoughts…

Meeting the learning needs of all students must focus on helping teachers

change their teaching– Not because teachers are the problem, but, because

teachers are the solution.

--Larry Lezotte

Questions?

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