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IU#1 Advanced Placement Courses Survey - March 2013

IU#1 Advanced Placement Courses Survey - March 2013. All 26 school districts within Intermediate Unit # 1 were sent an electronic Advanced Placement Survey to complete. They were given 10 days to return the survey. Friday, March 28 was the deadline to complete the survey.

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IU#1 Advanced Placement Courses Survey - March 2013

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  1. IU#1 Advanced Placement Courses Survey - March 2013 • All 26 school districts within Intermediate Unit # 1 were sent an electronic Advanced Placement Survey to complete. They were given 10 days to return the survey. • Friday, March 28 was the deadline to complete the survey. • The following17 school districts responded • Albert Gallatin, Avella, Bethlehem-Center, Bentworth, Burgettstown California, Canon-McMillan, Carmichaels, Central Greene, Chartiers-Houston, Connellsville, Frazier, Laurel Highlands McGuffey, Southeastern Greene, Trinity, Uniontown, and Washington

  2. Q#1 - Do you have a defined set of criteria for students to enter an advanced placement class?. • 17 school District within the IU#1 Responded • 13 districts do have a defined set of criteria for AP placement • 7 districts do not have a defined set of criteria for AP placement

  3. Q#2. Who pays for the registration fee for the student to participate in the advanced placement exam? • 13 school districts require the parents to pay for the exam • Washington School District pays for the exam • Connellsville, Laurel Highlands and Frazier School Districts pay for the exam another way.

  4. Q#3Please describe the prerequisites your district requires prior to a student entering advanced placement classes • The prerequisites are different for each AP class. The various prerequisites include: a required grade in a designated previous course, entrance testing, excellent attendance, department approval, competency test scores, portfolio review, having taken and passed a designated previous course, and teacher/counselor recommendation • Teacher recommendation • Completion of another class along with a specific grade in those classes most commonly an A. • General guidelines are that a student be recommended by a teacher within that domain. • Test Scores, teacher Recommendation. • Completion of the Honors track of coursework prior to AP participation • Lead up classes, grade requirements, summer reading lists etc • AP classes are made available to qualifying juniors and seniors with an overall cumulative QPA of 3.2 or a cumulative QPA of a 3.5 in the subject of application by the 3rd quarter as reflected on the transcript; Multiple Criteria

  5. Q#4 Are your advanced placement courses weighted for additional quality points? • 14 school districts weight their AP classes for additional quality points • 3 school districts do not weight their AP classes for additional quality points • California, Central Greene, and Carmichaels.

  6. Q#5 How are your advanced placement classes weighted? • The majority of the school districts weight the classes • A=5, B=4, C=3, D=2 • Two school districts weight the classes • 1.3 • One school district weights the classes • 1.2

  7. Q#6 How many advanced placement courses do you offer? • Albert Gallatin, Cannon McMillan, Connellsville, Laurel Highlands, McGuffey, Trinity, Uniontown, and Waynesburg offer more than 7 AP classes.

  8. Q#7 Please list the advanced placement courses that your school offers. • AP English, AP Literature • AP Studio Art, AP Music Theory, AP Art History • AP Physics I and II Mechanics and Electricity • Ap Calc I, AP Calc II, • AP Bio I, AP Bio II • AP Chem I, AP Chem II, • AP Environmental Science • AP American History I, AP Am History II, AP Modern European • History, • AP Spanish V • AP German • AP Computer Science, AP Stats • AP Psychology

  9. Q#8 Do you require students to participate in the end of the year advanced placement exams? • Albert Gallatin, Bentworth, Burgettstown, Washington, and Central Greene • do require students to participate in the end of year AP exams.

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