UNDATED - Six Georgia school districts have been honored as members of the College Board's 2015 AP District Honor Roll, including Forsyth County.
The list honors district that have increased access to Advanced Placement (AP) coursework while simultaneously maintaining or increasing the percentage of students earning scores of 3 or higher on AP exams.
Other districts recognized in the state of Georgia include Cherokee, Douglas, Fayette, Floyd and Oconee Counties. 425 districts made the list in both the United States and Canada.
Forsyth County also made the AP District Honor Roll last year.
“AP courses are one of many ways we can provide personalized educational options to our students here in Georgia,” State School Superintendent Richard Woods said in a press release. “These six districts deserve our congratulations as they continue to provide access to high-quality, college-level coursework for their students, while expanding access to those opportunities for all student populations.”
Inclusion on the honor roll is based on the examination of three years of AP data, from 2013 to 2015:
- Increased participation/access to AP by at least 4 percent in large districts, at least 6 percent in medium districts, and at least 11 percent in small districts.
- Increased or maintained the percentage of exams taken by African American, Hispanic/Latino, and American Indian/Alaska Native students.
- Improved performance levels when comparing the percentage of students in 2015 scoring a 3 or higher to those in 2013, unless the district has already attained a performance level at which more than 70 percent of its AP students are scoring a 3 or higher.
