1. International Baccalaureate
Advanced Placement
and
International Baccalaureate
Update
Edith K. Pickens
Director
Secondary Programs
March 6, 2014

2. Huntsville City Schools Offers Students at All High Schools Over 25 Advanced Placement Courses
English Language and Composition
Comparative Government and Politics
English Literature and Composition
European History
Statistics
Macroeconomics
Calculus AB
Microeconomics
Calculus BC
Psychology
Computer Science A
US Government and Politics
Biology
US History
Chemistry
Studio Art: 2D
Environmental Science
Studio Art: Drawing
Physics B
Spanish Language
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
French Language and Culture
Physics C: Mechanics
German Language and Culture
World History
Latin: Vergil

3. Huntsville City Schools Also Offers Over 25 International Baccalaureate Courses at Columbia High School
Language A1, HL – Grade 11
History of the Americas II, HL (2 yr. course)
Language A1, HL – Grade 12
Chemistry, SL (2 yr. course)
Spanish B, SL – Grade 11
Biology HL (2 yr. course)
Spanish B, SL – Grade 12
Physics SL – Grade 11
Spanish AB Initio, SL – Grades
Physics SL – Grade 12
French B, SL – Grade 11
Math Studies, SL (2 yr. course)
French B, SL – Grade 12
Math Methods, SL (2 yr. course)
German B, SL – Grade 11
Visual Arts, SL – Grade 11
German B, SL – Grade 12
Visual Arts, SL – Grade 12
Human and Physical Geography, SL – Grade 11
Music, SL (2 yr. course)
Human and Physical Geography, SL – Grade 12
Theory of Knowledge
Psychology, SL
Ethics – Approaches to Learning
Psychology, HL
IB Enrichment

4. Colleges Provide Students Credit When they Attain Qualifying Scores, for AP and IB Courses
AP Highest Score of 5
IB Highest Score of 7
English (Language and Literature)
Auburn – 6 Hours
Alabama – 6 Hours
Vanderbilt – 3 Hours
Vanderbilt - 3 Hours
Biology
Auburn – 8 Hours
Alabama – 8 Hours
US History
Note: Credit hours earned can be found on college websites.

5. Sample English Literature Question on an Advanced Placement Exam
“And, after all, our surroundings influence our lives and characters as much as fate, destiny or any supernatural agency.” Pauline Hopkins, Contending Forces
Choose a novel or play in which cultural, physical, or geographical surroundings shape psychological or moral traits in a character. Then write a well-organized essay in which you analyze how surroundings affect this character and illuminate the meaning of the work as a whole.
You may choose a work from the list below or one of comparable literary merit. Do not merely summarize the plot.

6. Sample English Literature Question On an International Baccalaureate Exam
Sample Question:
“Make them laugh, make them cry, make them wait.”
Focusing on one of these demands for the writing of fiction, show how it emerges as a significant factor in creating interest in two or three works you have studied.

7. Huntsville Seeks to Grow Student Enrollments in Advanced Placement Courses
Growing the AP program requires that our district prepare students for college level AP courses through honors courses in grades six through ten.
A+ College Ready partners with the National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI) to provide Laying the Foundation training and resources. LTF provides twelve modules in each content area.
Math, science and English teachers receive online classroom-ready lessons, training to increase rigor and student engagement, support from content directors, and a focus on STEM education.
In we have trained 178 teachers on use of the LTF modules. In addition, 242 teachers have participated in LTF mini sessions through vertical team meetings.

8. Huntsville Seeks to Grow Student Enrollments in Advanced Placement Courses
Huntsville City Schools has a goal of increasing the number of students enrolled in Advanced Placement courses yearly.
Partnering with A+ College Ready provides our students and teachers with resources to grow AP enrollment and to increase qualifying scores.
A+ College Ready provides resources such as teacher training, Saturday prep sessions for students, materials/supplies, student incentives and teacher incentives.
The growth plan for each school is based on the use of student data to set goals based on increasing student participation in AP and increasing capacity of students to earn qualifying scores.

9. In Huntsville Sought Admission of Butler and Johnson High Schools to the Advanced Placement Program, A+ College Ready
In , Huntsville City Schools had five high schools participating in A+ College Ready: Columbia, Grissom, Huntsville, Lee and New Century.
Johnson and Butler had been in A+ College Ready prior to 2011, but under previous leadership, these schools left the program. Leaving the A+ College Ready program meant that these two schools did not have the resources offered through the program, such as student and teacher incentives.
The district goal is to have all schools actively participating in A+ College Ready. Johnson and Butler applied to enter A+ College Ready again in and were accepted. Both schools now have full access to the A+ College Ready resources.

10. With Butler and Johnson High Schools’ Admission to A+ College Ready in , AP Enrollments Are Increasing Markedly
AP Enrollment at Butler and Johnson HS by School Year:
Butler HS
Johnson HS
School Year
School Year 27 47
125 88
Honors Enrollment at Butler and Johnson HS by School Year:
Butler HS
Johnson HS
School Year
School Year
110
177
157
217

11. Magnet Consultants
Caroline Warren Massengill – Magnet Consultant
Past President of Magnet Schools of America, the leading advocate for Magnet Schools in the US
Experienced Magnet Educator – served as teacher, principal, and curriculum writer
Senior Director, Magnet Programs, Wake County Public School System, 1997 – 2006

12. Consultants
Carolyn Callahan – Gifted and Advanced Programs
University of Connecticut, Ph.D. (Educational Psychology)
Professor, University of Virginia
Distinguished Scholar Award, National Association for Gifted Children
Distinguished Service Award, National Association for Gifted Children

13. Consultants
Katheryn W. Gemberling – Gifted and Advanced Programs
Served as Deputy Superintendent of Schools, Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD. Also served as an associate superintendent, principal, assistant principal, and teacher.
Publications:
The Key Work of School Boards Guidebook, National Schools Boards Association
Leading Change: The Case for Continuous Improvement, National School Boards Association