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Henry Futures:

Increasing Opportunities, Access and Outcomes with

AP Potential

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What is Our Why?

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How does decision-making change if we have better information on a student’s current college readiness?

  • Reading
  • Mathematics
  • Literacy skills
  • Access to advanced learning opportunities

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College Board Suite of Assessments

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PSAT 8/9: Opportunities, Access, & Outcomes

Teachers:

  • Assesses: reading, writing, and math skills.
  • Academic strengths and areas for growth
  • Balanced Model of Instruction & Balanced Model of Assessment
  • AP Potential

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Students:

  • High school course road map
  • Career exploration
  • Advanced coursework
  • This is a high school test!

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PSAT/NMSQT: Opportunities, Access, & Outcomes

Teachers:

  • Progress on essential skills for college and career readiness.
  • AP Potential

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Students

  • More than $235 million in scholarships.
  • Explore college opportunities.
  • Excellent practice for the SAT.
  • Free, personalized SAT study plan.
  • Access to advanced learning opportunities (AP Potential)
  • Post-secondary readiness.

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AP Potential

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  • Access to AP Potential: Access Codes
    • Available when you log into PSAT reports
  • AP Potential Reports
    • Advise that the reports are created at the 50% threshold.
    • 2023-24 PSAT/SAT Suite of Assessments
    • 2022 PSAT/NMSQT Administration
    • 2022 Fall PSAT 8/9 Administration

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AP Potential

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AP Potential

This is where you set your pool of student test takers at the school level.

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AP Potential

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This is where you set the threshold for the percentage of students by AP Exam. The lower the percentage, the bigger the pool but it lowers the predictability of scoring well on the AP Exam. Schools are able to determine their threshold percentages.

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AP Potential

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This is where you set the threshold for the percentage of students by AP Exam. The lower the percentage, the bigger the pool but it lowers the predictability of scoring well on the AP Exam. Schools are able to determine their threshold percentages.

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AP Potential (sample roster)

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Student Enrollment

  • What is the “learning culture” of your school?
  • How are AP/Honors courses advertised in your building, to students, to parents?
  • Invite students to explore AP courses.
  • Consider Honors as a “stepping stone” for AP.
  • Be intentional.
  • Emphasize AP is about depth NOT more work.
  • Personalized registration appointments to determine future coursework is important.
  • Conversations among students and current and prospective teachers is key.

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AP Potential Reports

  • AP Potential Roster- ALL
  • Rising Sophomore
  • Rising Senior
  • Honors Potential Roster
  • AP/Honors Letter Templates

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Threshold Reminder: AP= 50% Honors= 30%*

*You can run these at different thresholds if you prefer.

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Leader Actions

  • Download these reports, sort by grade.
  • Prepare for Parent outreach
  • How will you communicate and make this special for your students?
  • Share these reports with your teachers. Encourage teachers to visit classrooms to recruit students.
  • Ensure that you have a parent night for Honors and AP courses so that you can highlight the important programs/course being offered at your school.
  • Communicate with Hilary Rogers at HCOA if you have a need for a particular course that you do not have someone certified to teach or low enrollment.
  • Make this a memorable yearly experience/tradition for your students.