Inform Instruction
Explore ways schools and districts use SAT Suite data, AP, and Pre-AP to guide classroom instruction and support students at every level.
How Coupling AP Seminar and English 10 Is a Win-Win for These Texas Students
Alvin Independent School District in Texas sought to boost Advanced Placement® enrollment while helping students participate in AP without sacrificing valuable elective options. They successfully paired English II (English 10) with AP Seminar, which integrated easily with the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills—a key objective. Graduation requirements also typically prevented students from taking AP Seminar until junior or senior year. However, enabling students to take AP Seminar earlier created a positive impact on both PSAT/NMSQT and AP Exam performance.
Support Every Student
Harmony Science Academy in Houston uses data from the SAT Suite of Assessments to accurately assess the ability level of its students, identifying those who should follow an accelerated learning path and those who may require additional support to stay on track.
Prepare All Students for Advanced Learning
Spoto High School in Riverview, Fla., implemented Pre-AP as a schoolwide initiative to help provide students with the motivating, grade-level-appropriate instructional content they needed to succeed in high school and beyond. According to Principal Jazrick Haggins, “We’re a Title 1 school, and 75% of our students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Our school grade has consistently been a C, for the past several years. Here in Florida, schools are rated and graded, but we’re moving in the direction of a B, and that’s with the support of Pre-AP.”
Using Data to Inform Curricular and Instructional Focus
At Sandusky Community Schools in Michigan, administrators implemented the SAT Suite of Assessments and utilized the year-to-year data, at the cohort and building levels, to support teachers in identifying curricular areas for improvement to inform their instructional planning.
