1 AP Courses at Melrose High School English Language (11) English Literature (12) Calculus AB Calculus BC Statistics European History (9) United States History Psychology Economics Environmental Science Biology Biology 9 Physics C Physics 1 Chemistry Spanish French Italian German Latin

Melrose High School August 27, 2014 Kickoff John Smolenski Senior Field Director

3 MMSI Goals  Increase Participation: Greater student participation in mathematics, science and English AP courses  Increase Performance: More qualifying scores (3/4/5) on AP examinations  Increase College Success: More students matriculating to and graduating from college

4 Advanced Placement Defined  A university level freshman course that you take in high school.  There is a national exam at the end of the course. It is the same exam for all students in America.  Score on the exam is 1-5 with 5 being the best.  With a score of 3 or higher you can earn college credit while still in high school  This allows YOU to compete for College Admission with students from all over the country.

5 AP & College Grade Point Averages Source: Hargrove, Godin and Dodd, 2008

86 percent of all students persist in college

7 Melrose High School Enrollment in AP math, science and English Before Program

8 Melrose High School Scores of 3 or Greater in AP math, science and English Before Program Goals

9 Highlights Advanced Placement Enrollment (Math/Science/English) An increase of 148 student enrollments in AP Math, Science and English (238 to 386)(+62%) 72% increase in AP STEM course enrollment ( ) AP English  Increased Enrollment by 38% (70 to 97)  Doubled English Literature and Composition AP Science  Increased Enrollment by 117% (67 to 146)  Doubled/Almost Doubled Biology, Chemistry, Env. Science and Chemistry Enrollment  Added AP Physics 1 AP Mathematics  Increased Enrollment by 41% (101 to 143)  Almost Tripled Statistics Enrollment (35 to 95) *10% of student body

10 AP Social Studies Enrollment ‘13-’14‘14-’15 AP US History AP Economics AP Psychology AP European History N/A 11

11 MIE Clusters & Schools: Fitchburg HS (CSC) Gardner HS Murdock Middle HS Narragansett Reg. HS Auburn Senior HS Leicester HS North Brookfield Junior Senior HS Bay Path Reg. Voc. Tech. HS Oxford HS Whitman-Hanson Reg. HS Rockland Senior HS Weymouth HS Middleborough HS New Bedford HS Westport HS B.M.C. Durfee HS (CSC) Barnstable HS Wareham HS Bourne HS Nantucket HS Mashpee HS (Science Only) Boston Green Academy Excel HS Jeremiah E. Burke HS Charlestown HS (CSC) Boston Community Leadership Academy Brighton HS Community Academy of Science & Health East Boston HS (CSC) EM Kennedy Academy for Health Careers John D. O’Bryant School of Math & Science New Mission HS Melrose HS Saugus HS Chelsea HS Malden HS Claremont Academy Burncoat HS North HS South HS Worcester Tech. HS Roger L. Putnam Voc. Tech. HS Central HS HS of Science & Technology Drury HS Lee HS Taconic HS Hoosac Valley Middle HS Pittsfield HS Wahconah Reg. HS Chicopee HS Chicopee Comp. HS Holyoke HS (CSC) Granby Junior Senior HS Westfield HS William J. Dean Tech. HS (CSC) Agawam HS** West Springfield HS Cohort V Schools (11) entered 2012 Cohort VI Schools (13) entered 2013 Cohort VII Schools (18) entered 2014 Sustaining Partnership Program Schools (28) Greater Boston North Boston Route 18 South Cape Route 9 WestRoute 9 East Worcester Route 2 Pioneer Valley Springfield Berkshires Dracut Senior HS Merrimack Bartlett Junior Senior HS Shepherd Hill Reg. HS Sutton Memorial HS Nipmuc Reg. HS Ludlow HS Tantasqua Reg. Senior HS Palmer HS (Science Only) Quaboag Reg. Middle HS (CSC) Ware HS** Route 197 Peabody Veterans Memorial HS Salem HS North Shore **School will not be participating with Student Study Sessions

12 MA Math + Science Initiative  15 MHS teachers attended 5 day AP training at Bridgewater State University in July  5 additional teachers attending Pre AP strategies training over the summer  Additional 2 day training in October  Continued ongoing support by MMSI content directors  Saturday Student Study Sessions!

13 Student Study Sessions SSS #1 Schedule  English: Oct. 25  Science: Oct. 18  Math: Nov. 15

14 Saturday Sessions  3 Saturdays per content area (1 is AP test)  With our cohort: Saugus, Chelsea, and Malden  Review of content and opportunity to dig deeper into material  Taught by experienced AP teachers  Highly attended by other MMSI schools  Encouraged by MHS, staff, and MIE  We are currently developing Saturday Study Sessions for Social Studies and Global Language

15 What’s to come in AP at MHS Development of our own AP initiative to include all AP courses Develop goals for Social Studies and Global Languages that mirror MMSI goals Explore additional support for students and continued training for staff We are awaiting our official Invitation to AP Capstone for ‘16-’17 3 year course driven by research will count for as much 1 semester of college credit