Blount County Schools Placed on the College Board's 5th Annual AP® District Honor Roll for Significant Gains in Student Access and Success Maryville, TN — Blount County Schools is one of 547 school districts in the U.S. and Canada being honored by the College Board with placement on the 5th Annual AP® District Honor Roll for increasing access to AP course work while simultaneously maintaining or increasing the percentage of students earning scores of 3 or higher on AP Exams. 2014 is a milestone year for the AP District Honor Roll, and more
districts are achieving this objective than ever before. Reaching these
goals indicates that the district is successfully identifying motivated,
academically prepared students who are ready for the opportunity of AP.
Since 2012, Blount County Schools has increased the number of students
participating in AP while improving the number of students earning AP
Exam scores of 3 or higher "The
devoted teachers and administrators in this district are delivering an
undeniable benefit to their students: opportunity. When coupled with a
student's hard work, such opportunities can have myriad outcomes,
whether building confidence, learning to craft effective arguments,
earning credit for college, or persisting to graduate from college on
time." said Trevor Packer, the College Board's senior vice president of
AP and Instruction. "We applaud your conviction that a more diverse
population of students is ready for the sort of rigor that will prepare
them for success in college." In 2014, more than 3,800
colleges and universities around the world received AP scores for
college credit, advanced placement, and/or consideration in the
admission process, with many colleges and universities in the United
States offering credit in one or more subjects for qualifying AP scores. Districts must: When these outcomes have been achieved among an AP student
population in which 30 percent or more are underrepresented minority
students (Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, American
Indian/Alaska Native) and/or 30 percent or more are low-income students
(students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch), a symbol has
been affixed to the district name to highlight this work. **** |
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