Bolstering Access and Equity through Data-based Interventions

1. Bolstering Access and Equity through Data-based Interventions Erin Thaler AP Teacher, AP Coordinator Osborne High School Marietta, Georgia

2. Who We Are Osborne High School Marietta, GA • Population – As of March 2010 • 1711 Students: 45.5% Hispanic, 41.3% Black • 80% Economically Disadvantaged • No Child Left Behind – Needs Improvement, Year 5 • Title I School in 2009-10 • Average SAT: Critical Reading = 429, Math = 437 • Newsweek Rankings • 391 in Nation, 3rd in County in 2010

3. Advancement in Our Advanced Placement Program Message: Osborne High School’s Advanced Placement Program continues to improve, expand, and progress. The Advanced Placement Program’s official Equity Policy Statement: “The College Board encourages the elimination of barriers that restrict access to AP courses for students from ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic groups that have been traditionally underrepresented in the AP Program. Schools should make every effort to ensure that their AP classes reflect the diversity of their student population.”

4. Equitable AP Programs Equitable Achievement= Proportionate Grades and AP Exam Scores Equitable Access= Proportionate Recruitment and Enrollment Equitable Attainment= Proportionate Completion and Exams Taken College Board’s Model for Equitable AP Programs (Lee & Goodnough, 2007)

5. Participation in AP Program

6. Participation by Ethnicity

7. PSAT • Taking the test • State funding: 10th grade • Local funding: 9th and 11th grade • Fee waivers • Summary of Answers and Skills (SOAS) • Trends within the school • Trends by graduating class • Identification of specific skills to improve

8. PSAT SOAS

9. Next Steps • Current Uses of PSAT • Administrative Actions • Instructional Actions • Future Actions to Implement

10. “AP Potential is a free, Web-based tool that allows schools to generate rosters of students who are likely to score a 3 or better on a given AP Exam. Based on research that shows strong correlations between PSAT/NMSQT scores and AP Exam results, AP Potential is designed to help you increase access to AP and to ensure that no student who has the chance of succeeding in AP is overlooked.” -College Board AP Potential

11. AP Potential

12. AP Potential in Action • Communicating with students and parents • College Board provides personalized letter in English and Spanish • Invitation to AP Parent Night • Providing access • Plants the idea in the minds of faculty and counselors • Aids in planning for future courses and enrollment

13. Next Steps • Current Uses of AP Potential • Administrative Actions • Instructional Actions • Future Actions to Implement

14. AP Informational Score Report “Schools also receive the AP Instructional Planning Report. This report helps AP teachers analyze students' performance on AP Exams and identify areas in their AP courses that might need more concentration.” • Key: Designating data-based section numbers at the time of AP testing

15. AP Informational Score Report

16. AP Informational Score Report • Database with PSAT scores • AP Potential Expectancy Table • Coding each AP Test according to expectancy 0-19% = 1 20-29% = 2 30-39% = 3 … 70-79% = 7 80-89% = 8 90-99% = 9 • Informational Score Report analysis by section expectancy

17. Next Steps • Current Uses of Informational Score Reports • Administrative Actions • Instructional Actions • Future Actions to Implement

18. “Learn & Network” • Concerns for the future • Economy limiting access to preliminary data • Economy limiting full testing potential • Using data to increase success • My College Quick Start • Methods for motivation • Additional thoughts

19. Bolstering Access and Equity through Data-based Interventions Erin Thaler Erin.Thaler@cobbk12.org AP Teacher, AP Coordinator