REYNOLDS SCHOOL DISTRICT Placed on the
College Board's 8th Annual AP® District Honor Roll
For Significant Gains in Student Access and
Success
447 School Districts Across the U.S. and Canada Are Honored
Reynolds School District is one of 447 school districts in
the U.S. and Canada being honored by the College
Board with placement on the 8th Annual AP® District Honor Roll. To be included on the 8th Annual Honor Roll, Reynolds School District had to, since 2015, increase the number of students participating in AP while also increasing or maintaining the percentage of students earning AP Exam scores of3 or higher. Reaching these goals shows that this district is successfully identifying motivated, academically prepared students who are ready for AP.
National data from 2017 show that among American
Indian/Alaska Native, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, and Native
Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander students with a high degree of readiness for
AP, only about half are participating. The first step to getting more of these
students to participate is to give them access. Courses must be made available,
gatekeeping must stop, and doors must be equitably opened. Reynolds School
District is committed to expanding the availability of AP courses among
prepared and motivated students of all backgrounds.
"Congratulations to all the educators and
administrators in this district who have worked to clear a path for more
students of all backgrounds to participate and succeed in AP," said Trevor
Packer, head of AP and Instruction.
"These educators and administrators are fostering a
culture in their schools and classrooms that allows students to face new
challenges and build the confidence to succeed."
Helping more students learn at a higher level and earn
higher AP scores is an objective of all members of the AP community, from AP
teachers to district and school administrators to college professors. Many
districts are experimenting with initiatives and strategies to see how they can
expand access and improve student performance at the same time.
In 2017, more than 4,000 colleges and universities around
the world received AP scores for college credit, advanced placement, or both,
and/or consideration in the admissions process. Inclusion in the 8th Annual AP
The Reynolds School District does not discriminate on the basis of
race, sex, color, handicaps, creed, age, or national origin in administration
of its educational or employment policies.
District Honor Roll is based on a review of three years of
AP data from 2015 to 2017, looking across 38 AP Exams. Including world language
and culture. The following criteria were used.
Districts must:
Increase participation/access to AP by at least 4% in large
districts. at least 6% in medium districts, and at least 11% in small
districts;
Increased or maintained the percentage of American
Indian/Alaska Native, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, and Native
Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander students taking exams and increased or maintained
the percentage of American lndian1Alaska Native, Black/African American.
Hispanic/Latino, and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander students scoring 3+
on at least one AP Exam; and
Improve or maintain performance levels when comparing the
2017 percentage of students scoring a 3 or higher to the 2015 percentage, unless the district has already attained
a performance level at which more than 70% of its AP students earn a 3 or
higher.
When these outcomes have been achieved among an AP student
population in which 30% or more are underrepresented minority students)
(American Indian Alaska native, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino and
Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander) and/or 30% 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.
The complete 8th Annual AP District Honor Roll can be found here:
https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/score-reports-data/awards/honor-roll