AP Achievement List
Fall 2011 PSAT Testing
Jack B. Monpas-Huber, Ph.D.
Director of Assessment & Student Information
Board of Directors Meeting
June 2011
The AP Achievement List (aka Honor Roll)
Selection criteria
Based on three years of AP data (2008, 2009, 2010) with:
1.Increase in participation in/access to AP by at least 4 percent in largedistricts, at least 7 percent in medium districts, and at least 11 percent insmall districts
2.A steady or increasing percentage of exams taken by African American,Hispanic/Latino and American Indian/Alaska Native students; and
3.Performance levels maintained at 70 percent of AP students scoring a 3or higher
Shoreline’s results
The 2011 AP Achievement List
Bellevue
Northshore
Olympia
Seattle
Shoreline
Snoqualmie
Out of 388 public school districts nationwide, six Washingtondistricts made the Honor Roll:
About the PSAT
Background
Preliminary SAT / National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test
Same skills, format, directions, question types, similar score scale, asSAT
Measures critical thinking and ability to reason in Critical Reading,Mathematics, Writing Skills
Typically offered on Wednesday and Saturday in early October
Why take the PSAT
Prepare/practice for SAT*
Screener for scholarships, academic competitions
Surface potential for AP coursework, college
Some diagnostic feedback for educators
*Shoreline students have gained an average of 72 (Critical Reading), 85 (Math), and 91 (Writing) points on SAT bytaking PSAT
PSAT testing in Shoreline
Shoreline plan
All Shoreline sophomores* will take PSAT on Wednesday, October 12,in the two high schools
•Rationale: to communicate to students expectation of collegereadiness and identify potential for AP coursework
We have a team in place to work out logistics
The Early Participation Program
Requires of us: test at least 75 percent of students in participatinggrades, including 10th; and at least 25 percent of students receive freeor reduced-price lunch
We receive: 25% discount on exam fees; complementary data andservices; professional development to analyze district data
*excluding SPED students with severe disabilities that preclude them from taking standardized tests and ELL students whoarrived in the U.S. within the past year