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Board celebrates record AP participation and scholars
Summary
The district recognized a jump in Advanced Placement participation and multiple AP Scholar award winners; staff noted AP Biology’s return and a new AP Seminar course contributed to increased enrollment and top-score winners.
Opal Bentley opened the Advanced Placement awards segment and introduced Julie Markvicka, the district’s AP assessment coordinator, who presented the AP Scholar categories and winners.
Markvicka told the board that AP participation grew year-over-year: she compared last year’s 286 students to a total that the presentation listed with numbers given in sequence ("300" and "92" in the spoken remarks) and said the district had more AP Scholar winners than ever. She described categories (AP Scholar with Distinction requires a 3.5 average and at least five exams scored 3 or higher) and noted that many qualifying students were seniors and not present because they had gone off to college.
Markvicka and staff highlighted that AP Biology returned after a two-year absence with an enrollment around 97 students and that AP Seminar and two large sections contributed to broader access. Staff asked AP teachers and students to gather for photos and made arrangements for seating for the awards.
"We had a very large increase in AP students, which is super exciting," Bentley said during the introduction.
The board congratulated staff and students and moved to the next agenda item.
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