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ERIC Number: ED614816
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Dec
Pages: 95
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
The Equal Opportunity Schools (EOS) Initiative: Examination of Changes in Participation and Success in AP/IB Courses
Maina, Nyambura; Valencia, Juan Carlos Davila; Wade, Julie
Montgomery County Public Schools
At the request of the Superintendent of Schools in Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), the Office of Shared Accountability (OSA) examined the enrollment and academic performance of students in Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) courses in schools implementing the Equal Opportunity Schools (EOS) initiative. The goal of MCPS is to "prepare students to lead the workforce of the future. The MCPS strategic plan has specified two objectives for achieving this goal: (1) expanding options, and access to programs and resources needed for all children to be academically successful; and (2) College and Career Readiness, by offering rigorous courses and college-level course work in high school, such as AP, IB, and, Dual Enrollment (DE). To support the stated goal, MCPS entered into a partnership with EOS in 2016. The purpose was twofold: (1) to reduce barriers and increase access to advanced courses among underrepresented students--students of color and students impacted by poverty; and (2) to support the participating students' success in AP and IB courses. Therefore, the goals of this study were to: (1) examine trends in access and success of students receiving Free and Reduced-price Meals System (FARMS) services, Black or African American and Hispanic/Latino students in AP/IB courses following the implementation of the EOS initiative; (2) examine the progress toward attainment of school-level equity for enrollment and performance in AP/IB among participating schools; and (3) analyze trends in student performance (as measured by GPA and college and career readiness measures) for students in schools implementing EOS and schools without EOS from SY 2016 to present. It is envisioned that the findings from the study will inform MCPS's efforts to create and sustain equitable access and support for the success of low income and Black or African American and Hispanic/Latino students in AP/IB courses and in their overall college and career readiness.
Montgomery County Public Schools. 850 Hungerford Drive, Rockville, MD 20850. Tel: 301-309-6277; Web site: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Numerical/Quantitative Data
Education Level: Grade 10; High Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 11
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), Office of Shared Accountability
Identifiers - Location: Maryland
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Advanced Placement Examinations (CEEB)
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A