ADVANCED LEARNING PROGRAMS

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ADVANCED LEARNING PROGRAMS

• SPRAYBERRY HIGH SCHOOL
• 2008-2009

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WHY HONORS AND ADVANCED PLACEMENT?

• 1 Predictor of College Success is rigorous high
  school program of study
• Most major universities require at least one
  Advanced Placement course
• 93 of UGA Freshmen completed AP or IB
  (International Baccalaureate) course work

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AP and College Success
Students who take AP courses and exams are much
more likely than their peers to complete a
bachelors degree in four years or less. Source
Camara, Wayne (2003). College Persistence,
Graduation, and Remediation. College Board
Research Notes (RN-19). New York, NY College
Board.
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Stand out in the admissions process

• One of the best standard predictors of academic
  success at Harvard is performance on Advanced
  Placement Examinations.
• William R. FitzsimmonsDean of Admissions,
  Harvard University
• AP Exams affirm the rigor of a students course
  work. Though admissions policies vary, if I were
  a student, I wouldnt assume that the college of
  my dreams didnt care about AP Exams in the
  admissions process.
• Bruce Walker, Director of Admissions University
  of Texas at Austin

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How are Honors and AP different from other
courses?

• Focus on higher level, critical thinking skills
• Application, Analysis, Synthesis
• Emphasis on communication skills, writing and
  reading
• 21st century learning

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Other Benefits

• Honors courses carry ½ quality point per unit of
  credit at district level
• AP courses carry 1 quality point per unit of
  credit at district AND state (Hope) level

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Department Chairs

• Social Studies Martha Battle
• Science Denise Danielson
• Language Arts Vicki Wilhelm
• Mathematics Davana Silva
• Foreign Language Rosa Santaiti

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Social Studies

• AP World History
• AP US History
• AP Psychology
• AP Human Geography
• AP Government
• AP European History
• AP Economics

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Science

• AP Chemistry
• AP Physics
• AP Biology
• AP Environmental Science

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Language Arts

• AP Language
• AP Literature

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Mathematics

• AP Statistics
• AP Calculus AB
• AP Calculus BC

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Foreign Language

• AP Spanish

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Fine Arts

• AP Art
• AP Music Theory

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Gifted Classes

• Gifted Lit Film
• Gifted Creative Writing
• Gifted Literary Magazine
• Gifted History of English
• Gifted Development of Gifts and Talents
• Gifted Humanities
• Gifted Anthropology
• Gifted Psychology
• Gifted Philosophy
• Gifted Current Issues
• Gifted Technology and Society