Increasing Awareness, Access & Success for
College Readiness & Retention
Moderator: Dr. Pete Bavis
Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction
Evanston Township High School District #202 - Evanston, IL
Greg Darnieder
Senior Advisor to the Secretary on College Access
U.S. Department of Education
Beth A. Arey
College & Career Coordinator
Evanston Township High School District #202 - Evanston, IL
Dale G. Leibforth
AP Recruitment & Retention Coordinator
Evanston Township High School District #202 - Evanston, IL
ETHS School Profile
September, 2012
Total Enrollment: 3,155
Low-Income: 41%
Asian: 4.0%
Black or African American: 30.5%
Hispanic/Latino: 15.5%
Multi-Racial: 5.3%
White: 44.2%
College Bound (Class of 2012): 72%
2 Year Colleges: 16%
4 Year Colleges: 55%
Awareness
Access
• It’s never too early!
• K-16 partnerships
• Goals
• Academics
• Careers
• Financial aid
• Campus exposure
• Transition
• School-wide/city-wide coordination
Success
Awareness
Access
Success
Traditional College Readiness Predictors
Grades
Achievement Tests
College Matriculation Predictors
Application Completion
FAFSA Completion
Secondary Course Placement
Post-Secondary Course Placement
Awareness
Access
Success
Awareness
Access
Success
College Success Research
Hargrove, L., Godin, D., & Dodd, B. (2007) College Outcomes and the AP
Experience: Does the AP Grade “2” Matter? Paper presentation at American
Educational Research Association, April 2007, Chicago, IL.
Keng, L., & Dodd, B. (2007) An Investigation of College Performance of AP and
Non-AP Student Groups. Paper presentation at American Educational Research
Association, April 2007, Chicago, IL.
Bowen, W.G., Chignos, & M.M., McPherson, M.S. (2009) Crossing the Finish Line:
Completing College at America’s Public Universities. Princeton, NJ: Princeton
University Press.
Awareness
Access
Success
College Success Research Outcomes
• An AP exam score of 2 correlates with better college performance
than students who did not take an AP course or took the course and
skipped the exam.
• An AP exam score of 2 had higher four-year graduation rates than
AP courses alone, and other non-AP courses.
• AP students had higher first-year and fourth-year GPAs than those
who did not take AP courses in high school.
ETHS Percentage of Non-White AP Students
45%
40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
2001-2002 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2011-2012 2012-2013
ETHS Total Number of AP Scores
Grade 3 or Higher
2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
1026
1008
1253
Percent of Students Proficient
(3 or higher)
on AP Exams
65% in 2011
70% in 2012
1800 AP Exams was
the most ever for ETHS.
• Restructuring of Freshman Year – Earned Honors
• Increasing Access & Success in AP Committee
• Pathways to AP Forum/Pathways Documents
• 27 AP Classes in 6 Departments
• Adding new AP courses
FORUM
team Access & Success in Advanced Placement
• Monthly Meetings
• Mentoring
• Tutoring
• Leadership
• Inform, Inspire & Encourage
• Story Videos
• Fish Bowl
AP Summer Bridge Courses
• AMAPS – AM AP Support
• Targeted Review Sessions
• Review Book Drive
• “I GOT THIS” Pencils
• Support & Resource Website - tinyurl.com/teamasap
The work continues…
Dr. Pete Bavis
Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction
bavisp@eths.k12.il.us
Greg Darnieder
Senior Advisor to the Secretary on College Access
U.S. Department of Education
Beth A. Arey
College & Career Coordinator
areyb@eths.k12.il.us
www.eths.k12.il.us/ccc
Dale G. Leibforth
AP Recruitment & Retention Coordinator
ETHSAP@eths202.org
tinyurl.com/teamasap