Advanced Placement & International Baccalaureate Update

Board Presentation – February 6, 2018

Presented by: Naomi Calvo, Director of Research, Evaluation & Assessment

The Bellevue School District Mission: ❖ To provide all students with an exemplary college preparatory education so

they can succeed in college, career and life.

For additional information regarding this presentation contact:

Naomi Calvo, Director of Research, Evaluation & AssessmentEmail: calvon@bsd405.orgPhone: (425)456-4274

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Contents

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• Key Points• Data• Challenges and Next Steps• Questions• Supplementary Materials

▪ High School Student Demographics

▪ AP Course Offerings

▪ AP Exams Costs and Credits

▪ Update on AP/IB Course Offerings at Interlake High School

Report Abbreviations:

AP: Advanced Placement

IB: International Baccalaureate

Key Points

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▪ AP trends over time: Our long-term trend is that the number of AP exams taken has risen substantially whilepass rates have held steady or increased. Our current pass rate is 77% (up from 75% last year); the number ofexams taken fell slightly.

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▪ AP pass rates by school: pass rates range from 72-86% at all schools except Sammamish (Sammamish was theonly school last year to see a substantial increase in AP exam pass rates and is now at 59%, comparable to thenational average of 58%).

▪ 94% of BSD graduates have taken at least one AP/IB course (up from 90% the prior year).

▪ The average number of AP and/or IB credits earned by graduates is 6.7, and ranges from 4.7-9.4 credits pergraduate (up from 3.4-5.6 four years ago).

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▪ AP course enrollment gaps: We have reduced the disparity in AP course enrollment by student characteristics.The disparity is now at most 2 points across groups, with the exception of Asian students (Asian studentsrepresent 36% of the high school population and account for 39% of AP course enrollment) and studentsreceiving special education services (who represent 10% of the high school population but only 6% of AP courseenrollments). However, there are still disparities in the percent of students who take AP tests by group.

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▪ Achievement gaps: There continue to be large disparities in pass rates across groups. For instance, the pass rateis 83% for Asian students, 74% for White students, 60% for Hispanic students, and 50% for Black students. Low-income students have an average pass rate of 57%, and students receiving special education services average54%.

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▪ Individual AP course exam pass rates and test-taking rates vary widely across schools and subjects. It is hard todraw conclusions about the meaning of this variation since so many factors affect these indicators (i.e.,alignment of course curriculum to AP standards; student motivation in taking the course; teacher experienceand philosophy about AP courses and exams; student preparation levels).

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“The academic intensity of the student’s high school curriculum still counts

more than anything else

in precollegiate history in

providing momentum toward

completing a bachelor’s degree.”

Adelman, C. (2006). The Toolbox Revisited: Paths to Degree Completion From High School Through College. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Education.

Why Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate?

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National and State Context

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Percent of public high school juniors and seniors taking at least one AP exam in 2017:*

• Nationally: 38%• Washington State: 32%• Bellevue: 66%

Nationwide, five million AP exams were taken in 2017, with an overall pass rate of 58%.

*National and state data are from: https://research.collegeboard.org/programs/ap/data/participation/ap-2017

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2010 6167 65%2015 7334 75%2016 8190 75%

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AP/IB Indicators by School, Over Time

Notes: Big Picture is not shown since it has fewer than 20 seniors. Heat map is colored-coded separately for each column. 7

School Name School Year AP Exam Pass Rate

Students Taking At Least One AP/IB Course by the

Time They Graduate

Average Number of AP and IB Credits Earned by

Graduates

Bellevue HS 2016-17 72% 91% 5.9

Bellevue HS 2015-16 73% 86% 5.8

Bellevue HS 2014-15 74% 86% 4.3

Bellevue HS 2013-14 74% 88% 3.4

Interlake HS 2016-17 81% 97% 9.4

Interlake HS 2015-16 78% 92% 8.7

Interlake HS 2014-15 78% 90% 7.6

Interlake HS 2013-14 81% 92% 5.4

International 2016-17 72% 100% 7.8

International 2015-16 70% 100% 7.7

International 2014-15 71% 100% 7.4

International 2013-14 68% 100% 5.6

Newport HS 2016-17 86% 91% 5.7

Newport HS 2015-16 85% 88% 6.2

Newport HS 2014-15 83% 87% 4.8

Newport HS 2013-14 80% 90% 4.1

Sammamish HS 2016-17 59% 97% 4.7

Sammamish HS 2015-16 50% 96% 5.0

Sammamish HS 2014-15 52% 97% 5.5

Sammamish HS 2013-14 52% 82% 3.5

District Avg 2016-17 77% 94% 6.7

District Avg 2015-16 75% 90% 6.5

District Avg 2014-15 75% 90% 6.3

District Avg 2013-14 74% 89% 4.7

AP/IB Course Enrollments by Group

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RaceAP/IB Course Enrollment

District's Overall Enrollment (HS)

2018 Disparity

2017 Disparity

Asian 39% 36% +3 +9

Black 2% 3% -1 -1

Hispanic 9% 10% -1 -3

Multi Ethnic 9% 9% 0 0

White 40% 42% -2 -4

Female 49% 47% +2 +3

Male 51% 53% -2 -3

ELL 5% 7% -2 -6

Low Income 17% 19% -2 -7

IEPs 6% 10% -4 -6

504s 7% 8% -1 07

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AP/IB Course Enrollments and Pass Rates by Group, 2016-17

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Group

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Enrollment

2017 District's Overall

Enrollment (HS)

2017 Enrollment Disparity

2017 AP exam count

2017 AP exam pass rate

Asian 43% 34% +9 3944 83%

Black 2% 3% -1 88 50%

Hispanic 7% 10% -3 351 60%

Multi Ethnic 9% 9% 0 724 75%

White 39% 43% -4 2997 74%

Female 51% 48% +3 3987 77%

Male 49% 52% -3 4127 78%

ELL 1% 7% -6 142 70%

Low Income 13% 20% -7 780 57%

IEPs 3% 9% -6 89 54%

504s 7% 7% 0 492 67%

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AP Pass Rates by Group, by SchoolSpring 2017

*Data suppressed due to small group size.**As measured by eligibility for free or reduced-price meals.

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How to interpret the test-taking statistics: An example

Asian students took 3,949 AP exams in 2016-17, accounting for 49% of all AP exams taken in the district. Asian students represent 35% of the high school student population, so the percent of Asian AP test-takers is disproportionately high.

AP Pass Rates by Subject, Spring 2017

Note: Subjects with fewer than 70 tests taken are not shown in this table.11

What percent of students in an AP class take the AP exam? (Spring 2017)

Notes: This table is for selected AP classes where it is possible to approximate enrollment. Interlake numbers are not

included for most courses because it is difficult to determine enrollment between AP and IB classes.

It is possible for a course to have more than 100% of students taking the AP exam because students do not need to be

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IB Program Measures

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2. Progress on 11th grade IB English, taken by all Juniors. Two classes currently have general education and special education co-teachers, so the progress of students receiving special education services is a particular focus.

Junior English

2015-16

Core Junior English

IB Literature

IB Language and Literature

2016-17

IB Literature

IB Language and Literature

2017-18

IB Literature

IB Language and Literature

Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 1 Semester 2 Quarter 1 Semester 1

Pass rate for all junior English

97% (221/227)

95% (217/227)

93% (231/249)

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93%

(238/257)TBD

IEP student pass rate81%

(13/16)94%

(15/16)80%

(20/25)91%

(20/22)75%

(15/20)TBD

Students earning C or higher

95% (219/227)

89% (201/227)

88% (219/249)

88%(212/242)

85% (219/257)

TBD

IEP student C or higher69%

(11/16)63%

(10/16)76%

(19/25)82%

(18/22)60%

(12/20)TBD

2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17

95% 90% 92% 92% 93% 94%

1. Percentage of IB Diploma Candidates who earned an IB Diploma

We continue our work on:

• Encouraging advanced level courses during the registration process.

• Providing support structures along the way, including K-12 articulated curriculum that leads to advanced level courses.

• Helping students balance their course loads to maintain rigor while keeping workloads reasonable.

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Questions / More Information

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For additional information regarding this presentation contact:

The Bellevue School District Mission: ❖ To provide all students with an exemplary college preparatory

education so they can succeed in college, career and life.

Naomi Calvo, Director of Research, Evaluation & AssessmentEmail: calvon@bsd405.orgPhone: (425) 456-4274

Supplementary Materials• High School Demographics• AP Course Offerings• AP Exams Costs and Credits• Update on AP/IB Course Offerings at Interlake High School

High School Demographics2016-17

BACKGROUND

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AP Course Offerings

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AP Exams –Cost and Credits for 2017

• The fee per exam was $93

• Fees are waived for students qualifying for free or reduced-price meals

• Fees can be reduced for students in financial need

• Fees can be reduced for students in financial need and taking multiple exams

• BSD administered 7,932 exams in 2017

• 753 exams received a College Board fee reduction

• 600 exams were subsidized through BSD scholarships

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Interlake High School IB/AP Course Status This report was initially written in January 2016, and updated January 2018

This report addresses the following questions asked by School Board members: Is Interlake going to continue to offer AP? If so, for which courses and for what estimated time frame? Is the intent to go to full IB, meaning there would be no AP? If so, why no IB/AP? Could students still take the AP exam if they preferred and would they be prepared? If so, in what courses? Yes, Interlake will continue to offer AP courses. There are no plans or intent to stop offering AP classes. Currently, Interlake offers IB classes, AP classes and hybridized IB/AP classes. As part of growing and increasing access to the IB program, Interlake’s priority will be to add IB courses over time as needed to expand student options in each diploma category. Possible additions include IB Computer Science (it may be hybridized with Special Topics in Computer Science if the curriculum align) and IB Economics. In 2016-17, Interlake offered 38 IB courses. All World Language courses are IB, which accounts for 22 of the 38. Interlake added AP Human Geography in 2014-15. As of 2016-17, all 9th grade students take AP Human Geography. There are no immediate plans to add any additional AP courses, other than AP Intro to Computer Science if there is enough interest.

AP Courses as of 2017-18 School Year 1. AP Human Geography 2. AP World History 3. AP Computer Science 4. AP Chemistry 5. AP Statistics 6. AP Chemistry

We are in the process of examining our hybridized IB/AP classes to determine if they should remain as a hybridized course, be separated into an AP class and an IB class, or remain only as an AP class or IB class. Both IB and AP curriculum has changed over time (IB curriculum is on a 7-year revision cycle), meaning that once hybridized courses may not overlap any longer. It places a great deal of stress on students and teachers to cover an IB syllabus and an AP syllabus in one year. Interlake currently offers 8 IB/AP hybrid courses (listed below). IB/AP hybrids work when the required course syllabi for each class align and overlap sufficiently for the content of each course to be taught in enough depth for students to be successful on either an IB test or an AP test. There are some courses where we have removed the IB/AP hybrid.

• For 2016-17, IB/AP Chemistry SL was offered only as AP Chemistry. There was not sufficient class time to meet the lab requirements of IB, and the Chemistry teachers felt that AP Chemistry prepared students better for college level Chemistry in American universities. Few students (12 in 2015-16) used IB Chemistry SL as one of their diploma options, and there are three other options in that IB category for students to use for their diploma (Physics, Biology, and Environmental Science.)

• For the 2018-19 school year, Interlake will again offer IB Chemistry. The course will be a two-year sequence. The course will not be hybridized with AP Chemistry.

• Over the past few years, the AP designation has been removed from IB Level 5 Spanish, French and Chinese. These IB courses do not teach the AP syllabus required to label the course as ‘AP’. However, students often opt to take the AP exam with strong pass rates. (As growth in the World Language program continues, AP French Language and AP Spanish Language are being added in as separate courses for 2018-19, but these are not combined with IB courses.)

• For the 2016-17 school year, the ‘AP Language’ designation was removed from IB Language and Literature and IB Literature. These IB courses do not teach the AP syllabus required to label the course as ‘AP’. (This is not new, they never have taught the syllabus and it has not been accurate to label the course as AP.) Many students do choose to take the AP Language exam with strong pass rates. The course catalog for 2016-17 stated, “Students in this course will be prepared to take the AP English Language exam in May, if they choose.”

• Starting the 2017-18 school year, IB Calculus SL and HL are separate from AP Calculus. The courses we now offer are: IB Calculus SL2, IB Calculus HL1, IB Calculus HL2, and AP Calculus AB.

Current IB/AP hybrid courses: 1. IB History HL1/AP US History 2. IB History HL2/AP US Government 3. IB Biology HL/AP Biology 4. IB Physics SL1/AP Physics 1 5. IB Physics SL 2/AP Physics 2 6. IB Physics HL/AP Physics 2 7. IB Environmental Systems and Societies/AP Environmental Science 8. IB Visual Arts SL/AP Art Portfolio