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East St. Louis student urges expanded AP access; district to allow seventh class next year
Summary
A student presenter urged East St. Louis School District 189 to expand Advanced Placement access and change placement practices; district staff said students will be allowed to take seven classes beginning next year and teachers will receive AP training over the summer.
William Cosby, a student at East Saint Louis Senior High School, urged the East St. Louis School District 189 board on May 21 to broaden access to Advanced Placement courses and to change how students are placed in advanced classes.
Cosby told the board he and other students should have more information and voice before enrolling in AP classes. “We can provide course outlines, past student perspectives on the courses, teacher introductions, AP orientations, and we can also add more courses,” he said, and recommended that placement use “a holistic approach, teacher counselor…
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