Los Angeles Unified School District

1. Los Angeles Unified School District COORDINATOR/COUNSELOR/ GUIDANCE STAFF SUPPORT “College and Career Readiness Support” LAUSD, CDE and College Board LA Chamber of Commerce February 7, 2014

2. In 1954, Ruby Bridges Deserved a Rigorous andHigh Quality Education. In 2014, Each & Everyone of LAUSDStudents Deserves The Same!

3. What Role is The College Board Taking To Address Issues of Access and Equity in Promoting a College and Career Readiness Pathway For All Students?

4. www.collegeboard.com

5. The Path to College Readiness College Admission SAT® College Visits AP® Courses AP Potential™ PSAT/NMSQT® ReadiStep™ CollegeEd® SpringBoard® ELA and Mathematics Sixth Grade

6. College Board Support Access & Equity Professional Development CLEP Accuplacer Hoxby Research 4 or More Campaign US Dept. of Ed & 50 States Young Men of Color Research™ CAPE 1&2, Google AP STEM and Dell AP STEM rSAT & rPSAT & revised AP Research access & equity

7. Providing Access and Equity

8. In 1979, High-Income Students College Attendance Rates 63% Source: NCES, The Condition of Education 2010 (Table A-20-1) and The Condition of Education 2011 (Table A-21-1). Additional Source: The Education Trust, 2012.

9. In 2009, Low-Income Students College Attendance Rates 54% Source: NCES, The Condition of Education 2010 (Table A-20-1) and The Condition of Education 2011 (Table A-21-1). Additional Source Educational Trust, 2012.

10. GOOGLE/COLLEGE BOARD AP STEM PROJECT • Program Partners and Roles:

11. Benefits for the School START-UP FUNDING FOR NEW AP STEM COURSES

12. DELL/COLLEGE BOARD AP PROJECT • Program Partners and Roles:

13. Rigorous Courses Can Open The Door To Academic Success!

14. Partner Talk • What factors do you use in recommending a student to enroll in an AP course?

15. What factors do you use in recommending a student to enroll in an AP course? Source: 2012 AP Participation Survey: 13,262 respondents

16. A Deeper Look PSAT (.56 correlation) stronger correlation than cumulative GPA(.28 correlation) PSAT (.56 correlation) stronger correlation than relevant course grades(.25 correlation)

17. 1. Stand out in the college admissionprocess2. Earn academic scholarships and awards from colleges and universities 3. Save time and money once they get to college, providing them with more study options and allowing them to move directly into upper-level courses in their field of interest 4. Earn AP Scholar Awards, an academic distinction granted each September by the College Board to students with exemplary AP Exam scores Can Taking AP Courses Help Students Get Into College?

18. “One of the best standard predictors of academic success at Harvard University is performance on Advanced Placement Examinations.” William Fitzsimmons, Dean of Admissions & Financial Aid, Harvard University

19. The Challenge: Equitable Access to AP Courses 58% 42% Asian 38% 62% White 30% 70% Hispanic/Latino 80% 20% Black/African American Took Recommended AP Did Not Take Recommended AP 19

20. How Does Promoting Rigor Support the LAUSD Strategic Plan? • To provide access and equity for all students • To help 100% of LAUSD students graduate • from high school and succeed in college • To eliminate gaps between underrepresented • andlow-income students thus promoting • proficiency • for all

21. What Resources are Available for Guidance Staff?

22. AP Potential Identifies Students Who Can Be Successful in 25 of the 34 AP Courses • AP Potential • Overview • 1. AP Potential is a free, web-based tool • that allows schools to generate rosters • of students who are likely to score a “3” • or higher on a given AP® Exam • Research based with strong correlations between ReadiStep and 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 http://collegeboard.org/appotential

23. My AP Potential Report legend See shading of the step icons Choosing a major shows students which courses are related to majors. Students can see if their school likely offers a course (based on AP exams given last year) Ideal scenario

24. AP PotentialExpectancy Tables Expectancy Tables See the scores that correlate to probabilities of success in AP Biology. E.g. students who score 114 in Critical Reading and Math have 60% chance or greater of earning 3 or better in AP Biology.

25. AP PotentialSelect PSAT/NMSQT Administration Year Step 1 of 4 • Select the PSAT/NMSQT administration year for which you’d like to generate a roster.

26. AP PotentialSelect Subjects Step 2 of 4 If you chose to generate your roster manually, you’ll continue onto Step 2: Select the AP courses you’d like to identify students for.

27. AP PotentialSelect Pool Step 3 of 4 • Choose a grade level and define your pool.

28. AP PotentialStudent Roster Step 4 of 4 • Read the instructions for using the roster and see your list • of students at the bottom of the screen.

29. Potential Tips AP TIP Export data into an Excel spreadsheet to make it easy to read and use. TIP Create letters to parents. AP Potential provides sample letters in English and Spanish.

30. My College QuickStart New in 2012!

31. My Major & Career Matches Connect to thePossibilities • Major a student chose • Related majors • Related careers

32. My Major & Career Matches Research Majors • Description of majors • Courses students can take in high school to prepare • Courses they can expect to take in college • Jobs students can expect with different degree levels

33. My College Matches Start the College Search • Starter list of colleges • Criteria to customize search

34. My College Matches Get the Facts • Full college profiles • Cost and financial aid

35. My College QuickStart Tips TIP Arrange for a computer lab session to introduce students to My College QuickStart TIP Use free lesson plans to guide students through structured activities TIP Check out the demo for educators http://professionals.collegeboard.com/k-12/prepare/quickstart

36. Belief System: Open Access NO CHILD wanting to take rigorous classes and willing to work hard should be left out!

37. Students in AP Graduate From College at Higher Rates Than Non-AP Students Source: Chrys Dougherty, Lynn Mellor, and Shuling Jian, The Relationship Between Advanced Placement and College Graduation (National Center for Educational Accountability, 2006)

38. Credit and Placement for Qualifying AP Scores • 94% of four-year U.S. colleges and universities grant credit or advanced placement. Policies vary widely between (and sometimes within) institutions. • For more information: www.collegeboard.com/ap/creditpolicy SAMPLE Source: University of Florida (http://www.registrar.ufl.edu/catalog/policies/advisingcreditap.html)

39. Institutions Participating in AP CollegeComparability Studies

40. Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced! James Baldwin, Poet/Playwright

41. Expanding AP Access and Opportunity Expanding access to more schools is needed, but if every school with an existing AP program focused on finding its own “missing students,” we could almost entirely eliminate participation gaps. Christina Theokas and Reid Saaris. “Finding America’s Missing AP and IB Students.” The Education Trust: Shattering Expectation Series, June 2013

42. Promoting Academic SuccessRemember, You Hold The Key!

43. Developing a Sense of Urgency! “Many things we need can wait, the child cannot. Now is the time his bones are being developed. To him, we cannot say, tomorrow. His name is today.” Gabriella Mistral, Chilean Poet

45. Thank You! • Coordinators, Counselors, Testing Coordinators, You ROCK!

46. Don Mitchell Senior Educational Manager College Board Phone: 213-416-2122 Cell: 213-514-4027 E-mail: dmitchell@collegeboard.org Questions