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Tinley Park reports rise in AP participation and strong pass rates
Summary
District presenters reported increased AP participation and strong results at Tinley Park High School, including a reported 75% overall pass rate and dozens of AP Scholars and distinctions; teachers and administrators credited targeted instruction and teacher collaboration.
District teaching and learning staff reported growth in advanced placement participation and performance at Tinley Park High School during the board meeting. Presenters said district AP student registration increased to approximately 1,130 students (about 110 more than the prior year) and noted a corresponding increase in the number of AP exams registered.
Tinley Park administrators reported a 75 percent pass rate on AP exams for the school, above a cited national average of roughly 60 percent. Presenters highlighted subgroup pass rates (African American and Hispanic student pass rates cited at about 70 percent), and named teachers and courses with particularly high pass rates (examples in the record include AP Chemistry at 100 percent and AP Art at 100 percent for specific teachers). The packet distributed to the board included detailed data, and presenters offered teacher names and departmental results during their remarks.
Board members and the superintendent used the presentation to spotlight the teachers and instructional strategies behind the results. The report described ongoing strategies to raise rigor across schools, peer coaching and a district improvement team focusing on ACT readiness. No policy changes or budget reallocations were decided at the meeting based on the AP report; it served as an informational update.
