Equity and Excellence: The New
Face of AP®
Equity and Excellence
• Equity means allowing more students access
to AP classes.
• Excellence is measured by student
performance on AP tests. The minimum
target for Excellence is one score of 3 or
higher by an AP student.
“Without preparation, opportunity is an
empty promise.”
—Alan Page, Minnesota Supreme Court
Justice
http://professionals.collegeboard.com/k-12/readiness-system/culture
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How does Wisconsin compare on Equity
and Excellence?
• The AP Report to the Nations provides some
great insights. Wisconsin ranks:
– 14th in the Nation
– 1st in the Midwest Region
– Below national averages for underserved students
Nationally Wisconsin ranks 14th
Regionally Wisconsin ranks #1
How did the class of 2010 perform?
AP Scores of 1 and 2
AP Scores of 3,4, and 5
Wisconsin continues a strong showing in the data
Few states have
lower levels of
AP Scores of 1
and 2
Few states
have higher
levels of AP
scores of 3-5
What does this suggest about Wisconsin Equity and
Excellence??
Black/African American
Students E to E Metric
United States
Wisconsin
Hispanic/Latino
Students E to E Metric
United States
Wisconsin
American Indian/Alaskan Native
Students E to E Metric
http://nasai.collegeboard.org/
United States
Wisconsin
Why are rural high school grads less likely to go
on to college? …most rural schools don't
challenge students with college-level work.
Chart: Daily Yonder,
with data from
College Board
http://www.dailyyonder.com/
lack-ap-courses-holds-ruralstudents-back
The Spirit of the Wisconsin Idea
First attributed to UW President Charles Van
Hise in 1904, the Wisconsin Idea is the
principle that education should influence and
improve people’s lives beyond the university
classroom. For more than 100 years, this idea
has guided the university’s work.
Source: University of WisconsinMadison Wisconsin Idea Toolkit
The great tradition of UW Madison's APSI
continues to:
• Provide high school educators strong
professional development to meet the rigors
of AP
• Embraces the high school college partnership
with co facilitators for the APSI
• Works in concert with the College Board ,UW
Systems and UW Regents to empower AP
students
• And much more
.
New Demographics in AP classes
20th Century
Demographics
21st Century
Demographics
12% in AP Classes
50% in AP Classes
How do we increase Equity and
Maintain Excellence???
• As AP classes grow to include the 2nd and 3rd
quartile students (Equity) a shift in instructional
practice and assessment models is logical.
• The UW Department of Education partnering
with the Madison APSI is the perfect match to
advance Equity and Excellence!
• Developing on line support, AP PLC’s, action
research, data analysis and sharing best
practices are vital to Equity and Excellence.
Snapshot of our nation’s grades 9-16
persistence
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100 students will enter grade 9
69 will graduate from high school
42 will enter college
28 will return for the sophomore year in college
20 will earn a Bachelors degree in 6 years
Source: National Center for Higher Education
http://www.citytowninfo.com/career-and-educationnews/articles/college-board-study-examines-the-value-of-a-collegedegree-10092102
David Conley’s publication, College
and Career Ready
Many of us know Conley. He was the major contributor
to the AP syllabus project for the AP Ledger
https://www.epiconline.org/publications/books
EPIC–Educational Policy Improvement Center
4 Dimensions of College and Career Readiness
https://www.epiconline.org/college_ready_school_diagnostic
Rigorous course work for all students is
critical
What are the choices for measurable
rigorous course work ?????
-Advanced Placement
-International Baccalaureate
-ACT Race to 25
-Dual Enrollment
-other
Instructional strategy that can Advance
Equity and Excellence
Reality is, that on most AP Exams M/C counts for
45% to 66% of a student’s AP exam grade
We will target how to help 2nd and 3rd quartile
student succeed in AP level M/C test
Every teacher in the room can use this strategy
next year
Strong formative (pretest) and summative
testing models require feedback loops that
have a remediation plan
The Remediation Plan: have students disaggregate their
performance to help them discover their specific deficits
for targeted improvement.
Disaggregated performance worksheet for
formative and summative assessments
Students overwhelmingly prefer this model of
assessment
• Students complete the disaggregated worksheet , not
teachers
• Students who get low M/C scores have clear targets
and know where to start remediation
• Teachers can create a disaggregated model to frame key
skills and/or content for students
• To make this model manageable teachers should
collaborate with common assessments and start with
semester exams
Assessment Differentiation and Scaffolding
Formative M/C test-2001 released AP exam-3/25
Disaggregate 2001 results to focus learning
Summative M/C test-2006 released AP exam-4/15
Disaggregate 2006 results to focus learning
Optional Retake Summative M/C test-1996 released AP
exam-4/26-4/30-for a higher grade
AP National Exam 5/7
AP Instructional Planning Reports
illustrate a spike in multiple choice performance and
10% overall increase in the number of students
earning 3 or higher on the AP exam
Page 1
Macro view of data
Page 2
Micro view of data
My greatest hope for the UW Madison
APSI is to be part of a strong preK-16
partnership that improves our students
College and Career Readiness
Source: EPIC–Educational
Policy Improvement
Center
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