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Advanced
Placement (AP) Program
The Advanced Placement Program consists of college-level courses
and rigorous end-of-course exams for senior high school students developed
by the CollegeBoard out of Princeton, New Jersey. Over 90% of the colleges
that most AP candidates attend give credit and/or advanced placement at
many of the nation's colleges and universities to students whose examination
grades are considered acceptable. In addition, college admissions officers
view a candidate taking AP courses and the College Board exams favorably
whether or not the student scored well enough to receive credit at their
institution. AP classes—when compared to other high school courses—go
into greater depth, often take more time, require more work, and give
greater opportunity for individual progress and accomplishment. The end-of-course
exams, an important part of each course, allow for the assessment-driven
curriculum, ensuring adherence to higher expectations and standards that
are common throughout the country, and produce measurable results.
San Diego City Schools has an extensive AP Program: district high schools collectively offered 31 different AP courses in past years. AP courses train students in close reading, vocabulary, problem solving, essay writing, and reasoning and analysis. In AP courses students experience a universe of knowledge that might otherwise be unexplored in high school. In 2002-2003, 19.33% of eligible district students in Grades 10, 11, and 12 enrolled in one or more AP courses. In 2003-2004, the number increased to 21.26% with offered classes increasing to 32 offered throughout the district.
Twice a year, Advanced Placement Teacher Workshops are offered to teachers throughout the San Diego City Schools. These workshops are conducted by reknown speakers from CollegeBoard.com and train teachers to deal better and more effectively with the challenges of the AP classroom and curriculum.
For information on the workshops, please click here.
CollegeBoard's Report to the Nation regarding Advanced Placement
RESOURCES:
• CollegeBoard.com
• AP Teacher Standards
• AP
Fee Reduction Program
• AP Strategies for
Expanding Access to AP
• The
Value of AP Courses and Exams (English)
• The Value
of AP Courses and Exams (Espanol)
• Auditing
Information for an AP Course
• AP By the Sea
• Cal State San Marcos Coursework
International Baccalaureate Program
The International Baccalaureate (IB) Program is a rigorous, pre-university, two-year course of study for highly motivated eleventh and twelfth grade students offered locally at San Diego High School/School of International Studies program. Students in this program are actively engaged in a liberal arts curriculum that includes such features as an interdisciplinary Theory of Knowledge course, community service activities, foreign language study, and an original research project. This program trains the student to think critically about learning, to question what is being taught, and to strive to improve in all academic areas. Universities and colleges often recognize IB through granting advanced course standing and college credit. IB final exams are based on two years' coursework in each course for the student. IB exams require student to participate in written exams in most subject areas, oral exams in other areas, and turning in lab books, project, papers, and other coursework.
The current director of this program is Karen Delaurier at San Diego High School/School of International Studies.
Both AP and IB students
take end-of-course exams to receive weighted credit as outlined in District
Administrative Procedure 4705. Federal and state AP exam fee assistance
is available.
RESOURCES:
• International Baccalaureate Organization
Advanced Placement
(AP) Program/
International
Baccalaureate (IB) Program
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General AP information: CollegeBoard.com |
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December 13,
2005, Board of Education Meeting Report Board Report - Advanced
Placement (AP)/International Baccalaureate (IB) Annual Report for
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September
14, 2004 Board of Education Meeting ReportBoard Report - Advanced
Placement/International Baccalaureate Annual Report for 2002-2003
(E.6.h.). Executive
Summary 
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ACADEMIC
LEAGUE
Every year the brightest and the best students from public and private schools throughout San Diego County compete in a televised event called "Academic League." Answering a series of questions from all core subjects, the contestants try to outwit and outmanuever their opponents in a set of matches to reach the finals. These final fascinating and whirlwind matches are televised and broadcast by the ITV studios at the San Diego County Office of Education before a studio audience of over 200 parents, staff, and friends, cheering their students on to victory.
AL
Rules of Conduct
•Changes
for the 2007/2008 Year
AL Code of Ethics
AL Schedule for 2007-2008
For participating
schools only:
Participation and
Invoice information for 2007/2008
Contact Information
GATE Program Office
Madison High School, Room B6
4833 Doliva Drive
San Diego, CA 92117
(858) 573-5998 - Phone
(858) 637-6214 - Fax (Main Office)
(858) 637-6215 - Fax (Psychologists' Office)
(858) 573-5939 - Fax (Resource Teachers)
Questions? Comments? Please email us at:
giftedandtalentedGATE@sandi.net
Key Contacts
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Marcia DiJiosia |
| Aline
M. Hendricks GATE Program Secretary II ahendricks@sandi.net |
| Rhonda
Zawadzki Program Specialist, Secondary/High School rzawadzki@sandi.net |
| Robin
Dime Program Specialist, Secondary/Middle or Junior High rdime@sandi.net |
| Rolena
Jones Program Specialist, Elementary rjones4@sandi.net |
| GATE
Psychologist School Assignments |
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