Lawrence Township Public Schools is one of the 547 schools in the U.S. and Canada to be placed on the College Board’s Fifth Annual AP District Honor Roll.
Lawrence Township Public Schools (LTPS) is one of 547 school districts in the U.S. and Canada being honored by the College Board with placement on the 5th Annual AP® District Honor Roll. This placement recognizes that the District has increased access to AP course work while simultaneously maintaining or increasing the percentage of students earning scores of three or higher on AP Exams.
“We are delighted that, for the second consecutive year, the exceptional work of our high school students, staff, and administration are recognized for the growth Lawrence High’s AP program has realized and the increased number of students taking advantage of the more rigorous classes,” related Superintendent Crystal Edwards. “These students will reap the benefits of the challenge and will find themselves better equipped for college.”
Data from 2014 show that among African American, Hispanic, and Native American students with a high degree of readiness for AP, only about half of students are participating.
The District increases access to AP course work by ensuring courses are available, that gatekeeping stops, and that the doors are equitably opened so these students can participate. LTPS is committed to expanding the availability of AP courses among prepared and motivated students of all backgrounds.
Inclusion on the fifth Annual AP District Honor Roll is based on the examination of three years of AP data, from 2012 to 2014, looking across 34 AP Exams, including world language and culture. Districts must:
• Increase participation/access to AP by at least four percent in large districts, at least six percent in medium districts, and at least 11 percent in small districts.
• Increase or maintain the percentage of exams taken by African American, Hispanic/Latino, and American Indian/Alaska Native students.
• Improve performance levels when comparing the percentage of students in 2014 scoring a three or higher to those in 2012, unless the district has already attained a performance level at which more than 70 percent of its AP students are scoring a three or higher.
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