School district makes AP Honor Roll for 6th year
Spring-Ford Area School District was recognized as one of 447 districts across the U.S. and Canada in the eighth annual AP District Honor Roll.
The Honor Roll honors districts that have increased access to advanced placement course work while simultaneously maintaining or increasing the percentage of students earning scores of 3 or higher on AP Exams.
Reaching these goals indicates that these districts are successfully identifying motivated, academically prepared students who are likely to benefit from rigorous AP course work.
Spring-Ford Area School District is one of only 43 districts in Pennsylvania that made the list.
“I was excited to find out that we were recognized again this year. This is our sixth year and each year it is a big deal for our teachers and our students. Theywork hard throughout the year to prepare for the AP exams,” said Spring-Ford Area High School Principal Dr. Pat Nugent. “Our students recognize the long-term benefit of taking AP courses in high school, they see that they are ahead of the game when they reach college and are more comfortable with collegiate level work.”
Inclusion on the AP District Honor Roll is based on the examination of three years of AP data, from 2015 to 2017, for the following criteria:
• Increased participation/access to AP by at least 4 percent in large districts, at least 6 percent in medium districts, and at least 11 percent in small districts.
• Increased or maintained percentage of American Indian/Alaska Native, black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, and Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander students taking exams and increased or maintained the percentage of American Indian/ Alaska Native, Black/African American, Hispanic/ Latino, and Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander students scoring 3+ on at least one AP Exam; and
• Improvedperformance levels when comparing the percentage of students in 2017 scoring a 3 or higher than those in 2015, unless the district has already attained a performance level at which more than 70 percent of its AP students are scoring a 3 or higher.
AP is a program in the United States and Canada, created by the College Board, which offers col- lege-level curricula and examinations to high school students. American colleges and universities often grant placement and course credit to students who obtain high scores on the examinations.