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Reddekopp, Therese – Principal Leadership, 2007
If a school improvement plan includes input from all stakeholders and focuses on data-driven processes that are linked to teacher appraisal, it can be powerful in leading the school toward the common mission of achieving student success. Linking the school improvement plan to the teacher appraisal process creates a system whereby all individuals…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Educational Improvement, Academic Achievement, High Schools
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Leonard, Sean T.; Blasik, Katherine; Dilgen, Anne; Till, Frank – ERS Spectrum, 2003
Examines the use of advanced placement programs (AP) in Broward County, Florida, as an intervention strategy to narrow the achievement gap among student groups. Found that AP coursework can be extended to a wider range of students than previously thought, including minority students. (Contains 16 references, 7 tables, and 4 figures.) (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Advanced Placement Programs, Ethnicity, High School Students
Bickel, Robert – Spectrum, 1986
Data from Florida high schools indicate that the original purpose of student acceleration, to accomplish traditional academic objectives faster, has shifted toward curricular increahment. Discussion and tables illustrate how advanced placement, dual enrollment, and early admission have evolved during the 1978-84 years. (5 references) (MLF)
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Advanced Placement Programs, College School Cooperation, Dual Enrollment
Randall, Ruth E. – School Administrator, 1986
Minnesota high school juniors and seniors can enroll full- or part-time without cost in all public and some private postsecondary education institutions. The expanded choice increases the options available to students. (MLF)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Advanced Placement Programs, College Choice, College School Cooperation
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Kugler, Eileen Gale; Albright, Erin McVadon – Educational Leadership, 2005
Annandale High School, Virginia, has come up with an International Baccalaureate (IB) program for high-achieving students, which also provides essential support for diverse students. The IB program is just one facet of a school culture at Annandale High that aims to increase opportunities for all students.
Descriptors: School Culture, Advanced Placement Programs, High Schools, High Achievement
Demmon-Berger, Debbie – Updating School Board Policies, 1985
Although 70 percent of the 1,600 schools responding to a survey by the Sid Richardson Foundation in Forth Worth, Texas provides some sort of program for the gifted, this was often found to be only "enrichment." An example of a school system that has gone beyond enrichment is that of Frederick County, Maryland. The system provides an…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Acceleration (Education), Advanced Placement Programs, Community Attitudes
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Godsey, Maurice – New England Journal of History, 1989
Discusses the role of U.S. history in world history. Describes the International Baccalaureate program and its influence upon precollege students in preparing them for the intellectual demands of university study. Reviews the Baccalaureate curriculum's emphasis on regional studies and integration of histories. (KO)
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Area Studies, Cultural Awareness, Geographic Regions
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Henry, Michael S. – Social Education, 1994
Reports on a study of the free response essays in the Advance Placement U.S. history test from 1963-92. Asserts that there were four significant transition years: 1964, 1965, 1973, and 1976 and predicts another in 1994. Presents data indicating trends toward social history, cultural pluralism, and economic/business topics. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Advanced Placement Programs, Cultural Differences, Educational Change
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Blaikie, Fiona – Studies in Art Education, 1994
Examines values inherent in qualitative assessment techniques of studio art programs in high schools. Focusing on advanced placement, Arts PROPEL, and International Baccalaureate programs, data were generated from criteria for assessment as outlined in the literature and curriculum materials. Identifies common themes and differences and includes…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Advanced Placement Programs, Advanced Students, Art Education
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Lucia, Raymond – Music Educators Journal, 1993
Asserts that an Advanced Placement (AP) course in music theory offers student musicians opportunities to gain new insight into melody, harmony, and structure. Describes content and teaching methods used in an AP music theory program. Discusses necessary teacher characteristics and maintains that both students and teachers benefit from the course.…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Advanced Placement Programs, Computer Uses in Education, Course Content