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AP Courses at Melrose High School

• English Language (11)

• English Literature (12)

• Calculus AB • Calculus BC• Statistics• European History (9)• United States History• Psychology• Economics• Environmental

Science

• Biology• Biology 9• Physics C• Physics 1• Chemistry• Spanish• French• Italian• German• Latin

Melrose High School

August 27, 2014

Kickoff

John SmolenskiSenior Field Director

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MMSI Goals Increase Participation: Greater student

participation in mathematics, science and English AP courses

Increase Performance: More qualifying scores (3/4/5) on AP examinations

Increase College Success: More students matriculating to and graduating from college

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Advanced Placement Defined

A university level freshman course that you take in high school.

There is a national exam at the end of the course. It is the same exam for all students in America.

Score on the exam is 1-5 with 5 being the best.

With a score of 3 or higher you can earn college credit while still in high school

This allows YOU to compete for College Admission with students from all over the country.

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AP & College Grade Point Averages

Source: Hargrove, Godin and Dodd, 2008

86 percent of all

students persist in college

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Melrose High School Enrollmentin AP math, science and English

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2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 20170

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Melrose High SchoolScores of 3 or Greater

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Goals

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Highlights2013-14 Advanced Placement Enrollment

(Math/Science/English)• An increase of 148 student enrollments in AP

Math, Science and English (238 to 386)(+62%)• 72% increase in AP STEM course enrollment

(168-289)• AP English

Increased Enrollment by 38% (70 to 97) Doubled English Literature and Composition

• AP Science Increased Enrollment by 117% (67 to 146) Doubled/Almost Doubled Biology, Chemistry,

Env. Science and Chemistry Enrollment Added AP Physics 1

• AP Mathematics Increased Enrollment by 41% (101 to 143) Almost Tripled Statistics Enrollment (35 to

95) *10% of student body

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AP Social Studies Enrollment

‘13-’14‘14-’15

AP US History 23

47

AP Economics 28

27

AP Psychology 28

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AP European History N/A

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MIE Clusters & Schools: 2014-2015Fitchburg HS (CSC)Gardner HSMurdock Middle HSNarragansett Reg. HS

Auburn Senior HS Leicester HSNorth Brookfield Junior Senior HSBay Path Reg. Voc. Tech. HSOxford HS

Whitman-Hanson Reg. HSRockland Senior HSWeymouth HSMiddleborough HS

New Bedford HS Westport HSB.M.C. Durfee HS (CSC)

Barnstable HSWareham HSBourne HSNantucket HSMashpee HS (Science Only)

Boston Green AcademyExcel HSJeremiah E. Burke HSCharlestown HS (CSC)Boston Community Leadership AcademyBrighton HSCommunity Academy of Science & HealthEast Boston HS (CSC)EM Kennedy Academy for Health Careers John D. O’Bryant School of Math & ScienceNew Mission HS

Melrose HSSaugus HSChelsea HSMalden HS

Claremont AcademyBurncoat HSNorth HSSouth HSWorcester Tech. HS

Roger L. Putnam Voc. Tech. HSCentral HSHS of Science & Technology

Drury HSLee HSTaconic HSHoosac Valley Middle HSPittsfield HSWahconah Reg. HS

Chicopee HSChicopee Comp. HS Holyoke HS (CSC)Granby Junior Senior HSWestfield HSWilliam J. Dean Tech. HS (CSC)Agawam HS**West Springfield HS

Cohort V Schools (11) entered 2012Cohort VI Schools (13) entered 2013

Cohort VII Schools (18) entered 2014

Sustaining Partnership Program Schools (28)

Greater Boston North

Boston

Route 18

South

Cape

Route 9 West

Route 9 East

Worcester

Route 2

Pioneer Valley

Springfield

Berkshires

Dracut Senior HS

Merrimack

Bartlett Junior Senior HSShepherd Hill Reg. HSSutton Memorial HSNipmuc Reg. HS

Ludlow HSTantasqua Reg. Senior HSPalmer HS (Science Only)

Quaboag Reg. Middle HS (CSC)Ware HS**

Route 197

Peabody Veterans Memorial HSSalem HS

North Shore

**School will not be participating with Student Study Sessions

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MA Math + Science Initiative

15 MHS teachers attended 5 day AP training at Bridgewater State University in July

5 additional teachers attending Pre AP strategies training over the summer

Additional 2 day training in October Continued ongoing support by MMSI

content directors Saturday Student Study Sessions!

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Student Study Sessions

“Luck is when opportunity meets preparation” SSS #1 ScheduleEnglish: Oct. 25Science: Oct. 18Math: Nov. 15

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Saturday Sessions 3 Saturdays per content area (1 is AP test) With our cohort: Saugus, Chelsea, and Malden Review of content and opportunity to dig

deeper into material Taught by experienced AP teachers Highly attended by other MMSI schools Encouraged by MHS, staff, and MIE We are currently developing Saturday Study

Sessions for Social Studies and Global Language

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What’s to come in AP at MHS

• Development of our own AP initiative to include all AP courses

• Develop goals for Social Studies and Global Languages that mirror MMSI goals

• Explore additional support for students and continued training for staff

• We are awaiting our official Invitation to AP Capstone for ‘16-’17• 3 year course driven by research• will count for as much 1 semester of college

credit