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Curriculum director reports strong AP results, expanded summer programs and credit recovery partnership
Summary
Curriculum director Michael Goff (acting) reported record AP participation and qualifying rates, detailed summer boost and credit‑recovery programs, and described professional development plans for the coming year.
Lowell Area Schools’ newly transitioned curriculum office reported on summer learning programs, professional development plans and strong Advanced Placement results at the board meeting on July 14.
Nut graf: The district reported growth in AP participation and high qualifying rates, described summer interventions and credit‑recovery partnerships, and outlined staff development plans ahead of the new school year.
Michael Goff, the district’s curriculum lead, thanked staff who helped during a leadership transition and described a series of summer programs. The district ran a condensed three‑week “summer boost” elementary tutoring program focused on reading and math and plans to analyze pre/post data to assess effectiveness. Goff also highlighted an elementary summer reading program at Cherry Creek that served about 30 students.
For high school students, the district runs a credit recovery program in partnership with Kent Intermediate School District (ISD). Goff said the ISD provides the certified teacher while the district provides the site and support staff; last year that partnership yielded 42 courses (21 credits) recovered for 59 students. The summer school credit recovery program continues as a tier‑3 intervention and also offers paid acceleration courses through the ISD.
Goff provided AP program results for the most recent year: 326 students took 613 AP exams, 82% of participating students earned qualifying scores (a district record), and 120 students earned the top AP score of 5. He noted that 100% of AP Calculus BC students earned a 5, continuing a multi‑year pattern of high performance in that course.
The district is also sending teachers to the Professional Learning Communities Institute for ongoing staff development and will continue implementation of the Open Court K‑5 reading program, with trainings scheduled ahead of the school year start.
Ending: Goff said his immediate goal is to provide stability for instructional staff during the transition to his role and to review summer program data this fall to inform instruction and interventions for the year ahead.
