Transcript Advanced Academics

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Advanced Academics
A Report to the Northwest ISD Board of Trustees
October 28, 2013
Northwest ISD
Advanced Learners
In Northwest ISD, the
Advanced Academics
Department provides
direction and leadership
to K-12 advanced
academics programs.
Advanced Academics
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Gifted and Talented Education
Services (GATES)
Advanced Placement (AP)
Pre-Advanced Placement (PreAP)
Gifted and Talented
Education Services
GATES Eligibility
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Student Referral
Student assessment - intellectual
and academic achievement and
checklists.
A committee of 3 people review the
data and make academic
recommendations
(All kindergarteners and 2nd graders are automatically screened.)
Northwest ISD GT Enrollment
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1,651 students – 9.6 % of student
population
Elementary GT Staffing
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15 GT Specialists
• 13 full-time Specialists
• 2 Specialists that are assigned to two
campuses
Staff Development
GATES
• 30-hour GT Training
• 6-hour Update Training
• Campus led Parent Awareness meetings
GT Staff Development
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30-hour GT Training
• 67 teachers attended the 2013 training
• Sessions
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Nature and Needs of the Gifted Student
Social & Emotional Needs of the Gifted
Learners
Differentiation for the Gifted Learner in the
Regular Classroom
Creativity and Instructional Strategies
Identification and Assessment of the Gifted
Learner
Destination Imagination
Number Number of
of Teams Participants
2011-2012
2012-2013
73
69
Results
511
10 State
1 Global
483
3 State
1 Global
Pre-Advanced
Placement & Advanced
Placement
Best Practices in Advanced
Placement Programs
October of 2013:
Hanover Research authored a report
on AP Student Performance in Texas
This report studied DFW area school
districts’ practices and results in three
sections: Best Practices in AP Exam
Preparation; AP Exam Results;
Practices for Improving AP
Performance
AP Student Performance in Texas;
Hanover Research; October 2013
Best Practices in Advanced
Placement Programs
Key Findings:
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Summer Programs
Vertical Alignment (6-12)
Open Enrollment
Early Identification of AP potential
students
Data driven decision making
AP Student Performance in Texas;
Hanover Research; October 2013
PreAP and AP Eligibility
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PreAP and AP courses are open for
any student wishing to enroll.
Pre-AP Courses-Middle School
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Language Arts
Math
Social Studies
Science
AP Courses
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English Language &
Composition (English 3)
English Literature &
Composition (English 4)
Calculus AB
Calculus BC
Statistics
Biology
Chemistry
Environmental Science
Physics C: Mechanics
Physics B/C: Electricity &
Magnetism
US History
World History
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Government
Economics
Human Geography
European History
Psychology
Computer Science
French
German
Spanish
Art 2-D
Art Drawing
Art 3-D
Art History
Music Theory
PreAP and AP Staff Development
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PreAP/AP
• PreAP and AP Summer Institutes
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39 PreAP and AP teachers attended a 5-day training
at a university
33 ELA teachers attended SpringBoard training
• 2-day PreAP and AP training
• AP Exam Readers
AP and College Success
Students who take AP
courses and exams
are much more likely
than their peers to
complete a
bachelor’s degree in
four years or less.
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
Source: Camara, Wayne (2003).
College Persistence, Graduation, and
Remediation. College Board Research
Notes (RN-19). New York, NY:
College Board.
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No AP 1 AP
2+ AP
Percentage of Students Enrolled in
PreAP Middle School Classes
Percentage of Students Enrolled in
PreAP & AP High School Classes
Two-Year Comparison of AP
Scores by Students
# of Enrolled
Students
# of Students
that took at least
one AP Exam
# of Students
that scored a
3, 4, or 5
2012
2013
2012
2013
2012
2013
953
1,241
821
987
454
520
86%
80%
55%
53%
Percentages
Two-Year Comparison of AP
Exams
Total # of AP Exams
Taken
# of Exams with a Score
of 3, 4, or 5
2012
2013
2012
2013
1,675
2,070
678
979
40%
47%
Percentages
AP Performance:
NISD vs. Texas comparison
Texas Scores courtesy of Hanover Research
Exam
Texas Total Tests
NISD Total Tests
19088
Texas % Passed
(3 or higher)
47.2%
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NISD % Passed
(3 or higher)
25.7%
Calculus AB
Calculus BC
6613
75.6%
38
47.4%
Statistics
11812
54.6%
54
31.5%
English Language
57827
47.6%
301
52.5%
English Literature
36237
47.2%
159
50.3%
Biology
13066
38.1%
104
17.3%
Chemistry
8591
45.0%
38
52.6%
Environmental
Science
Physics B
9132
45.4%
48
64.6%
7885
44.8%
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NA
Computer Science
3614
58.2%
14
64.3%
European History
3180
71.0%
NA
NA
US history
46171
38.4%
209
40.7%
World History
38899
42.5%
172
59.3%
US Government
23311
36.6%
118
27.1%
Psychology
11728
56.0%
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83.3%
College Admission
Exams
SAT
Critical
Reading
Math
Writing
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
NISD
496
490
490
495
496
State
484
483
479
474
477
NISD
521
514
509
510
518
State
504
504
502
499
499
NISD
483
474
475
471
481
State
473
472
465
461
461
296
386
506
600
619
# of S testing
ACT
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
English
NISD
State
20.2
19.9
21.3
19.7
21.7
19.6
22.1
19.6
21.4
19.8
Math
NISD
State
22.9
21.3
23.2
21.4
22.9
21.5
23.1
21.4
22.7
21.5
Reading
NISD
State
22.5
20.9
22.4
20.8
22.8
20.7
23.0
20.8
22.8
21.0
NISD
Science
State
# of S testing
21.9
20.6
93
22.3
20.9
159
22.8
20.8
189
22.8
20.8
293
22.7
20.9
350
Dual Credit
Dual Credit Courses
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English
Economics
Government
Sociology
Psychology
College Algebra
Elementary
Statistics
Calculus
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Trigonometry
Speech
Anatomy and
Physiology
Physical Education
(Steele)
Dual Credit Enrollment
Fall 2013
Course
College Algebra
English Composition 1
English World Literature
Government
Sociology
Speech
Psychology
# of Students
Enrolled
13
82
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Future Plans
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January 6
• 6th-10th PreAP teachers will participate in a
vertical planning training facilitated by The
College Board
Summer:
• AP teachers attend an week long AP Institute at
a minimum of every three years (at local
university)
• Summer of 2014 Northwest ISD plans to host a
PreAP institute
• Exploring options will local universities to assist
teachers with Master’s degrees necessary to
teach Dual credit classes (DBU, UNT, and UTA)
Northwest ISD
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