Success Stories in Implementing Academic Acceleration Pathways for Washington Students
May 2024
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Session Agenda
Session Objectives
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AP African American Studies
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An interdisciplinary course that examines African American experiences through direct encounters with rich and varied sources, drawing from the fields of literature, the arts and humanities, political science, geography, science, and more.
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Equitable Access to Advanced Placement
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2023-24 Annual Plan
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Educational Excellence | Early Learning: Increase access to high quality, inclusive preschool, particularly for students furthest from educational justice. |
Literacy/Biliteracy: Increase percentage of students meeting or exceeding proficiency in reading by the end of grades 3 and 8. | |
Mathematics Proficiency: Increase percentage of students meeting or exceeding proficiency in math by the end of grades 5, 8, and 10. | |
Future Ready: Increase equitable access to college credits, industry certifications, Seal of Biliteracy, and/or other future-ready opportunities. |
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Problem of Practice at Bellevue High School: Equitable Access to AP
Each year students register for classes in March for the coming Fall Semester. We notice a pattern of students enrolling in AP courses in the spring, but then dropping them in the first couple weeks in September. We disaggregated the data by race and found that not only are students of color disproportionately under-represented in AP courses, they are disproportionately dropping their AP courses in September
- Dr. Vic Anderson, Principal, Bellevue High School
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AP Enrollment by Subgroup
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Dropping AP Courses in the Fall
| Withdrew | Enrolled | Percentage of Periods Withdrawn |
Asian | 60 | 1359 | 4% |
Black/African American | 9 | 46 | 20% |
Hispanic/Latino | 8 | 121 | 7% |
Two or More Races | 19 | 329 | 6% |
White | 37 | 822 | 5% |
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Seeking to Understand through �Street Data
Empathy Interviews
Focus Groups
Staff
Students
-Enrolled in AP Courses
-Not Enrolled in AP Courses
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Strategic Plan�Belong. Learn. Lead.
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Auburn School District
Superintendent: Director of Student Learning:
Dr. Alan Spicciati Adam Ladage
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Diversity in the Auburn School District
30%
Diversity Models
Qualify for ML Services
57%
Free and Reduced Lunch
72%
BIPOC
40%
Speak a language other than English at home
Born outside the United States
16%
Languages
98+
11%
New to country (<2 years)
1400+ Students - 2,000+ Courses
Current Enrollment
Recruiting Encouragment of Students for Next Year
Auburn School District 2023-2024
AP AFRICAN AMERICAN
STUDIES
— Pilot Student
“The first thing about Black history we are taught in schools is about slavery, but that’s not where our history began—it’s not fair the first thing when you think of Black history is slavery. I’m glad this course can change the narrative of that.”
Individual Student Project: Presentation and Oral Defense
AP African American Studies
Students will embark on a three-week project in their AP African American Studies course during which they will define a research topic and line of inquiry, conduct independent research to analyze authentic sources from multiple disciplines, and develop and deliver a presentation about their selected topic.
The project aims to deepen student understanding of content and skills within the discipline of African American Studies. Projects can take a variety of forms. Each project must be anchored in at least four sources such as:
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141 Students - AP African American Studies
Current Enrollment
AP Students Enrolled
From 2020 to 2024 we have increase participation by BIPOC students by 354 students. We are closing Equity gaps quickly in AP.
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AP Students Achievement
We increased our AP Exam tests district wide from 819 in 2021 to 1269 in 2022 and then to 1402 exams in 2023 (almost 600 more exams administered) with a projection of 1900 exams in 2024.
Not only did we increase the number of exams taken, but we also increased the number of 3’s or better from 396 in 2021, to 583 in 2022, to 624 in 2023!
ASD had 22 more 4’s and 5’s in 2023 than in 2022 as well.
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Expanding Opportunities for Students with Advanced PLacement
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These AP Courses, Programmed in These Ways
Offered As Early As Possible
Not Just the Honors Section
Enhancement for English 10
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How This Connects to the Washington Education Landscape
Four reasons these courses fit with the current education landscape in the state
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WA Graduation Pathways
Project-Based Learning Focus
Academic Acceleration
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Thank You
Dr. Kelly Aramaki
Superintendent
Bellevue School District
Adam Ladage
Director of Student Learning
Auburn School District
Mikael Taylor
Director, State and District Partnerships
College Board
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