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Fostering Collaboration through a District AP Council

Fostering Collaboration through a District AP Council. Kim Hodge, Associate Principal, Westwood HS. Need. Five comprehensive high schools Robust AP offerings Desire to Increase Communication Collaboration Consistency Desire to replicate best practices. Areas of Focus.

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Fostering Collaboration through a District AP Council

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  1. Fostering Collaboration through a District AP Council Kim Hodge, Associate Principal, Westwood HS

  2. Need • Five comprehensive high schools • Robust AP offerings • Desire to Increase • Communication • Collaboration • Consistency • Desire to replicate best practices

  3. Areas of Focus • Increase student participation and performance • Data analysis • Recruitment efforts • Support efforts • Increase teacher efficacy • Support materials • Professional development

  4. Logistics • Composition • Associate Principal • Three AP Teachers • Key Central Office • Meeting Schedule • Quarterly • Outside school day

  5. Communication • Notifications • Schoolmessenger, Website, Parent Nights, In Class - PSAT presentations • Sample Documents * Marketing • Westwood Profile • Pre-AP Brochures, AP Brochures • Financial Aid • Flyers to Teachers

  6. School Messenger – Example (E-News) Thanks for another great week at Westwood!  I appreciate your continued patience and understanding as we adjust our schedule due to the recent weather conditions. As soon as we have updated information regarding our Orange/White calendar for the rest of the semester I will share with all of you. Just a reminder that marking period 4 ends next Friday, February 14th.  Have a great week!  IB Parent Nights - Please see here for dates of upcoming IB nights for parents and students. Important info about AP Exam Registration - AP Exam registration began on Jan 23rd, and endsMarch 7th.  Please contact Mrs. Hodge if you have any questions.  AP Exam Online Registration Info and AP Exam Dates  and AP Exam Flyer for Students Celebrations from this past week include: German Success at Sprachfest - Our students took 1st place in their Annual Sprachfest competition in San Antonio last weekend! Girl's Soccer Update - Here is the latest soccer update from Coach Framjee Boy's Soccer Update - Here is the latest soccer update from Coach Duhon UIL Computer Apps and Accounting - Great job students at the meet at Hendrickson HS on Feb 1st! And as always, here is your Student Planner for the week of Feb 10th - thanks to Mrs. Schaack for creating this for us every week! Go Wood!   Mrs. Arterbury

  7. AP Exam Online-Registration Westwood High School's Advanced Placement Exam Registration Students taking AP exams at Westwood High School must registering for exams without late fees by 11:59 PM, Friday, Mar 7, 2014. For the 2014 AP Exams, the cost is $95.00 per exam. Students must answer all of the questions on the following pages in order to complete the exam registration. A confirmation page indicates that the exam registration process has been successfully completed. Westwood High School is excited to offer families the ability to pay their exam fees online at the time of registration. Please be sure to have a credit card or debit card available before beginning registration. Late Registration begins at 12:01, Saturday, March 8, 2014 • Registrations made after 11:59 PM, Friday, March 7, 2014 will incur a $15 late fee per exam. • Registrations made after 11:59 PM, Friday March 14, 2014 will incur a $30 late fee per exam. • Registrations made after 11:59PM, Friday March 21, 2014 will incur a $40 late fee per exam. • Online Student Registration Ends 11:59 Friday, March 21, 2014.  All registrations must go through Ms. Hodge in the main office. • Registrations made after 11:59PM, Friday, March 28, 2014 will incur a $55 late fee per exam. • Registrations that are not paid by 11:59 AM, Thursday, March 27, 2014 will be cancelled and exams will not be ordered. Please contact Ms Kim Hodge, Kim_Hodge@roundrockisd.org if you would like to register for an exam not listed, have questions about financial assistance, or any other questions.

  8. Data Analysis • PSAT Meetings • College Board-AP Potential and Letters • SOAS Reports for both PSAT and ReadiStep • AP Data • College Board Integrated Summary

  9. Professional Learning Communities • AP Audit • AP Textbooks • AP Saturdays • Vertical teaming – best practices, curriculum alignment • Grants

  10. Professional Development • APSI – Tiered Approach • AP Workshops/District Roundtables • AP Coordinator Training – in district • Becoming an AP Reader

  11. PreAP/AP Institute • Use in house experts • Cost effective option • Conference committee • Presenters • District • College Board • Outside • T-shirts

  12. PreAP/AP Institute Schedule August 6, 2013 8:30 – 10:00 Opening Session (Lecture Hall) 10:00-10:15 Break 10:15-11:30 Keynote (Lecture Hall) 11:30 – 12:30 Lunch (on own) 12:30 – 1:30 Breakout Session #1 1:30 – 2:30 Breakout Session #2 2:30 – 3:30 Breakout Session #3 August 7, 2013 8:30 – 9:30 Breakout Session #4 9:30 – 10:30 Breakout Session #5 10:30 – 11:30 Breakout Session #6 11:30 – 12:30 Lunch (on own) 12:30 – 2:00 Vertical Team Planning Sessions 2:00-2:15 Break 2:15-3:30 Continue Vertical Team Planning Sessions Audience: MS – Middle School HS – High School A - Administrators C - Counselors Content: General – not content specific ELA – English/Language Arts LOTE – World Languages M -Math S – Science SS – Social Sciences

  13. Funding • APSI Training - $30,000 • PreAP/AP Conference - $5000 • AP Scholars Recognition - $2000 • AP Saturdays - $5000 • PSAT/NMSQT Sophomore Cohort - $10,000 • SpringBoard - $30,000 • Continue ReadiStep 8th, PSAT 10th & 11th • Exploring ACT/SAT School Day for 2014-2015

  14. Results • Continued funding • Participation increase • Performance increase • While also continuing to grow dual credit and CTE p & p

  15. Questions Kim_Hodge@roundrockisd.org

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