1. Increasing Awareness, Access & Success for College Readiness & Retention Moderator: Dr. Pete Bavis Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction Evanston Township High School District #202 - Evanston, IL Greg Darnieder Senior Advisor to the Secretary on College Access U.S. Department of Education Beth A. Arey College & Career Coordinator Evanston Township High School District #202 - Evanston, IL Dale G. Leibforth AP Recruitment & Retention Coordinator Evanston Township High School District #202 - Evanston, IL

2. ETHS School Profile September, 2012 Total Enrollment: 3,155 Low-Income: 41% Asian: 4.0% Black or African American: 30.5% Hispanic/Latino: 15.5% Multi-Racial: 5.3% White: 44.2% College Bound (Class of 2012): 72% 2 Year Colleges: 16% 4 Year Colleges: 55%

3. It’s never too early! K-16 partnerships Goals Academics Careers Financial aid Campus exposure Transition School-wide/city-wide coordination AwarenessAccessSuccess

4. Traditional College Readiness Predictors Grades Achievement Tests College Matriculation Predictors Application Completion FAFSA Completion Secondary Course Placement Post-Secondary Course Placement AwarenessAccessSuccess

6. AwarenessAccessSuccess

7. College Success Research Hargrove, L., Godin, D., & Dodd, B. (2007) College Outcomes and the AP Experience: Does the AP Grade “2” Matter? Paper presentation at American Educational Research Association, April 2007, Chicago, IL. Keng, L., & Dodd, B. (2007) An Investigation of College Performance of AP and Non-AP Student Groups. Paper presentation at American Educational Research Association, April 2007, Chicago, IL. Bowen, W.G., Chignos, & M.M., McPherson, M.S. (2009) Crossing the Finish Line: Completing College at America’s Public Universities. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. AwarenessAccessSuccess

8. College Success Research Outcomes An AP exam score of 2 correlates with better college performance than students who did not take an AP course or took the course and skipped the exam. An AP exam score of 2 had higher four-year graduation rates than AP courses alone, and other non-AP courses. AP students had higher first-year and fourth-year GPAs than those who did not take AP courses in high school. AwarenessAccessSuccess

10. ETHS Total Number of AP Scores Grade 3 or Higher 2009-20102010-20112011-2012 102610081253

11. 65% in 2011 70% in 2012 1800 AP Exams was the most ever for ETHS. Percent of Students Proficient (3 or higher) on AP Exams

12. Restructuring of Freshman Year – Earned Honors Increasing Access & Success in AP Committee Pathways to AP Forum/Pathways Documents 27 AP Classes in 6 Departments Adding new AP courses FORUM

13. Monthly Meetings Mentoring Tutoring Leadership Inform, Inspire & Encourage Story Videos Fish Bowl team Access & Success in Advanced Placement

14. AP Summer Bridge Courses

15. AMAPS – AM AP Support Targeted Review Sessions Review Book Drive “I GOT THIS” Pencils Support & Resource Website - tinyurl.com/teamasap

16. The work continues…

17. Dr. Pete Bavis Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction bavisp@eths.k12.il.us Greg Darnieder Senior Advisor to the Secretary on College Access U.S. Department of Education Beth A. Arey College & Career Coordinator areyb@eths.k12.il.us www.eths.k12.il.us/ccc Dale G. Leibforth AP Recruitment & Retention Coordinator ETHSAP@eths202.org tinyurl.com/teamasap