Welcome to CHS

AP & PreAP Parent Meeting

And Other Advanced Learning Opportunities

Why?

CHS Vision

The mission of Camas High School is to prepare

our students for the unlimited possibilities of the

future.

2015-16 Goal: College and Career Readiness

If we create opportunities, systems, and learning

experiences that intentionally develop and support

our students’ readiness skills, then our students

will be prepared for limitless college and career

options.

Advanced Learning

Opportunities

Opportunities…

Accelerated/Pre-AP

AP Course Offerings

MST Magnet Program

CWU Cornerstone Program: College in the High School

Running Start

Why?

CHS Vision

CHS Goal: College and Career Readiness

We have the capacity…

AP

Advanced Placement

A voluntary program that allows students to take

one or more advanced, college-level courses while

still in high school.

Who is AP appropriate for?

AP is open to any student from any background

AP is not necessarily right for everyone

Students must be disciplined, curious, and have

a strong desire to work hard and learn.

AP is for students who want to learn along side

other dedicated classmates in a challenging and

rigorous environment.

AP is for students who love to learn.

What is special about AP?

Skills developed in AP classes thoroughly prepare students for college courses

Discussions are challenging, engaging, probing and intellectual

AP students are taught to be critical and discriminating readers and thinkers. Teaching students to evaluate and interpret challenging primary source texts is a crucial AP component

AP classes teach students to analyze, interpret, reason, and understand their subject from multiple perspectives

Advanced Placement

“Perhaps the best standard predictor of

academic success at Harvard is performance on

Advanced Placement and International

Baccalaureate examinations.”

William F Fitzsimmons, Dean of Admissions

Harvard University

AP Data

236

217 235 258 299

414

478 500 527

598

329 314 322

414

514

705

860

931 945

1096

224

245 243

326

412

563

669

743 728

864

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

NU

MB

ER

OF

ST

UD

ET

NS

AP TESTS

# AP Students

# tests taken

# tests scoring 3+

What does the AP data say?

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

% of AP Students with Scores of 3+

Camas HS

WA State

Global

What are the advantages of taking

AP classes?

AP classes are highly regarded by universities

and college admission officers.

AP success is directly correlated to success at the

university level. Students who succeed in AP

generally excel at the university level.

AP prepares students for the rigors of college.

Many students feel confident and ready to enter

college after AP. Many say college is easier.

What’s this AP test I hear so much

about?

Every AP class has a rigorous 2-3 hour final exam given in May.

Depending on the score, universities may grant credit, advanced placement, or both. The AP website gives specific credit information on nearly every major US university.

Every university is different, but generally, some give credit for a three, most for a four, and nearly all for a five.

What Acc/PreAP/AP courses are

available to my grade level? GRADE 9 GRADE 10 GRADE 11 GRADE 12

PreAP English 9

PreAP English 10

AP English Language

AP English Literature

AP Human

Geography

AP World History

AP U. S. History

AP U. S. Gov & Pols

AP Economics

AP Psychology

Acc/PreAP/AP courses

GRADE 9 GRADE 10 GRADE 11 GRADE 12

AP Biology

AP Chemistry

AP Physics

AP Environmental

Acc Geometry

Acc Algebra II

Acc Precalc/Calc A

AP Calculus AB

AP Calculus BC

AP Statistics

AP Computer Sci A

What AP courses are available to my grade level?

GRADE 9 GRADE 10 GRADE 11 GRADE 12

PreAP Spanish I

AP Spanish

AP Studio Art 2-D

AP Art Digital

Photo

Any other benefits?

AP could allow students to double major more

easily

AP could allow students to graduate early

Students may save money—course

waivers/credit earned in AP could save them

thousands of dollars per course.

Okay—let’s be honest. This could save parents

thousands of dollars per course.

What….more benefits?

Many CHS AP teachers give students who score

a 4 or 5 on the test and have no missing

assignments a grade bump in the course.

Starting with the class of 2012, AP grades at

CHS are factored in the class rank calculation on

a five point scale.

Cornerstone

College in the HS This program is intended to provide

students a course option consisting of

attendance in the high school while

simultaneous earning of university

credit.

Who is eligible?

• Tenth (10th),Eleventh (11th), and

Twelfth (12th) grade students have a

right granted by Legislature to

participate in forms of Dual Credit

classes. The exercise of that right is

subject only to minimal eligibility and

procedural requirements, which are

spelled out in state administrative

rules.

What are the benefits of

Cornerstone?

• College credit is granted at the same time as high school graduation

requirements are being met

• Student may be ready for a more vigorous academic experience

• Significant Financial savings

• no textbooks or parking passes to purchase now

• Saving thousands on future university tuition

• Students earn university credit while still involved on their high school campus

(services, support, safety)

• Schedule follows high school calendar, unlike Running Start programs where a

student may have competing schedules off-campus

• Grades become part of student’s permanent record

• Challenging to take classes simultaneously at the high

school and at CWU

• One five credit course at CWU will require

approximately 10 hours of study time per week

Important Considerations

Cores at Camas HS

• Pre-Calculus

• English 101

• PE-Bodyworks

• American Military History

• Environmental Science

• Art---Ceramics, Drawing

QUESTIONS?????