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Students & Families

Advanced Academics Information Night

Help yourself to refreshments.

We will begin at 6:30.

Advanced Placement with Assistant Principal Mr. Ruben Molinar & AP Teacher Ms. Jessi Vericker

OnRamps through UT Austin with Mr. Kyle Seipp, Strategic Initiatives Manager, Texas OnRamps

Dual Credit NCTC with Dual Credit Coordinators Ms. Diane Mannion & Ms. Barbara Stanley

Q&A Facilitated by Principal Renee Pentecost

TONIGHT’S Topics

^{The Advanced Placement Program}

^{at Little Elm ISD}

Advanced Placement Program^®

• College-level classes

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• Taught in high school

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• To rigorous national collegiate standards

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• Potentially earning college credit

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• Taught by qualified prepared faculty

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• School and programs audited nationally

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Advanced Placement Program^®

• AP^® teachers use college-level materials and course descriptions developed by a committee of college faculty and AP teachers.

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• AP Course Descriptions reflect courses taught in colleges and universities throughout the country.

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• New yearly AP Audit of schools and courses will accredit program

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AP^® Examinations

• Administered in May

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• Approximately three hours long

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• Composed of multiple-choice and

free-response questions

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• Free-response questions graded by college professors and AP teachers in June

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• AP Examination grades range from 1 to 5

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• We do provide scholarship opportunities!

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AP^® Examinations

New This Year

LEHS is one of 800 schools to implement new Advanced Placement Program annual processes, which include fall exam ordering deadlines.

Additionally, our AP teachers will have access to an online question bank and other resources to help students practice for AP Exams as part of this pilot program.

Shaping the Future of AP

These processes and resources will be available to all AP schools in the 2019-20 school year, one year after our school adopts them.

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AP^® Examinations

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Students in the �AP Program^®

All students who are willing to accept the challenge of a rigorous academic curriculum should be considered for admission to AP^® courses.

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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 populations.

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Who Receives AP^® Exam Grades?

• AP Grade Reports are sent in July to students, high schools, and colleges designated by individual students.

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• High school principals receive a special AP Grade Report in August for all classes in which five or more students completed the AP Examination.

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• Grades of 3 and higher can result in college credit at state institutions*

*Always check with your intended Institution of Higher Education for specific AP exam credit transfers.

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Benefits of the AP^® Program:

The Impact on Students

• Better prepared academically and gain confidence.
• More likely to choose challenging majors.
• Likely to complete more college-level work.
• Likely to perform significantly better than students who did not take AP courses, regardless of performance.
• More likely to exercise leadership.
• More likely to graduate with a double major.
• Twice as likely to go into advanced study.

Willingham & Morris, 1986; UT Study 1988

Students who complete AP courses are

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Responsibilities of AP^® Students

• A willingness to actively engage with sophisticated concepts
• A willingness to be judged by rigorous, college-level standards
• A willingness to complete longer and more complex assignments
• A willingness to read and write in different subjects
• A willingness to complete the AP Examination in May

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For Additional Information About the AP^® Program Visit

apstudent.collegeboard.org

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• Understanding how AP works
• Benefits gained through involvement in AP
• AP Preparation
• FAQs
• Speak with teachers and counselors

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TEXAS ONRAMPS

Experience College Before College

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NCHEMS Information Center (2010 profile)

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Problem:

College completion for every 100 Texas 9^th graders…

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Experience College Before College

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TEXAS OnRamps is an innovative

dual-enrollment program coordinated by

The University of Texas at Austin.

Experience College Before College

To increase the number and

diversity of students who engage in learning experiences aligned with the expectations of leading research universities. 

Mission:

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Jobs for the Future

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POST-SECONDARY SUCCESS

Have the opportunity to advance learning skills and prepare for college while in high school

Experience College Before College

POST-SECONDARY SUCCESS

Have the opportunity to advance learning skills and prepare for college while in high school

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We offer designed by UT Austin Faculty and can be applied to the Texas Core Curriculum.

TRANSFORMING STUDENTS: DUAL ENROLLMENT

How is OnRamps Implemented?

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LOW RISK

College experience with the opportunity to decline college grade

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Earn

COLLEGE CREDIT

In high school

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TRANSFERABLE

TRANSFERABLE

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Earn UT Austin credits

that will transfer to any public state school

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COST SAVINGS

Save up to $1100 in

college tuition per course

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ACADEMIC EXPECTATIONS

Experience the same academic expectations as residential UT students.

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KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO SUCCEED

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Unique experience to practice the essential skills of time-management, self-monitoring, agency, advocacy, and working with/through others.

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“OnRamps helped me amplify my love for math once again. […] My senior year I took Pre Calculus with OnRamps […]. It challenged me to the core and I fell in love with math once more.”

- OnRamps Pre Calculus Student

“I never knew how much I really loved English until I took OnRamps. Now, I'm on track to study Secondary Education with a focus in English to become and English teacher.”

- OnRamps Rhetoric Student

@TexasOnRamps | #onramps

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Kyle Seipp�kyle.seipp@austin.utexas.edu�512-471-7055�onramps.utexas.edu

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NCTC DUAL CREDIT: �ON TRACK

STUDENT & FAMILY ORIENTATION

�WHAT IS DUAL CREDIT?�

Gives students the opportunity to earn College Credit at the same time meeting high school graduation requirements.

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IMPORTANT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE

HIGH SCHOOL

• HIGH SCHOOL TEXTBOOKS ARE FREE
• HIGH SCHOOL IS FREE

COLLEGE

• COLLEGE TEXTBOOKS ARE NOT FREE & OFTEN EXPENSIVE
• YOU PAY COLLEGE TUITION FOR EACH CLASS YOU TAKE
• FOLLOW NCTC ACADEMIC CALENDAR

TRANSFERABILITY

• CORE CURRICULUM FULLY TRANSFERABLE TO TEXAS PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES
• CHECK WWW.TCCNS (texas common course numbering system) FOR TRANSFERABILITY
• CHECK WITH OUT OF STATE COLLEGES AND PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES FOR TRANSFERABILITY

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS

SHORT TERM

• Saves Time & Money
• Receives a College Transcript
• Get a Head Start on College
• Enables students to get core met

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LONG TERM

• Challenges students to stay motivated
• Smoother transition into college expectations
• Gives a real perspective of college life
• Research shows dual credit students have 10 X’s the completion rate: high school, certificate & college graduation

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THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW FOR COLLEGE

• Problem solve
• Self-motivated
• Goals
• Sacrifices
• Study habits
• Responsibility

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WHAT IS EXPECTED OF DUAL CREDIT STUDENTS?

• COMMUNICATE
• COLLEGE IS SEPARATE
• NOTIFY SCHOOL COUNSELOR AND NCTC OF ANY CHANGES IN SCHEDULE.
• SYLLABUS
• ATTEND CLASS. MISSING CLASS COULD RESULT IN FAILING THE COURSE.
• COLLEGE GUIDELINES, POLICIES, AND PROCEDURES.
• INVEST TIME

WHAT IS CTE?

• Law Enforcement
• Cosmetology
• Welding
• Machining

NCTC OFFERS 22 DIFFERENT CAREER TECHNICAL CERTIFICATES

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• HVAC
• Ranch Management
• Fire Science Technology
• Nursing

• Law Enforcement
• Health Science
• Computer Science
• Welding and Manufacturing
• Business, Marketing and Finance

CTE Pathways @ LEISD

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• Culinary Arts
• Fire Science Technology
• Engineering
• Education and Training
• Graphic Design
• AV Tech

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DUAL CREDIT TEAM CONTACTS

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Q&A

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