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SCHOOLDI STRI CTS i nt heU. S . a ndCa na dahonor e db yt heCol l e g eBoa r dwi t hpl a c e me ntont he 6t hAnn ua l AP® Di s t r i c tHonorRol lf ori nc r e a s i nga c c e s st oAPc our s ewor k whi l es i mul t a ne ous l yma i nt a i ni ngori nc r e a s i ngt hepe r c e nt a g eofs t ude nt s e a r ni ngs c or e sof3orhi g he routof5poi nt sonAPExa ms . S t ude nt swhoe a r n a3orhi g he rona nAPe xa ma tt hee ndoft hes c hool y e a ra r ee l i g i bl ef orf r e e c ol l e g ec r e di ta tmos tuni v e r s i t i e sa c r os st hena t i on. Re a c hi ngt he s eg oa l si ndi c a t e st ha twea r es uc c e s s f ul l yi de nt i f y i ngmot i v a t e d a nda c a de mi c a l l ypr e pa r e ds t ude nt swhoa r er e a dyf orc ol l e g e . T obei nc l ude d ont he6t hAnn ua lHonorRol l ,Mor t onHi g hS c hoolDi s t r i c t201ha dt o i nc r e a s et hen umbe rofs t ude nt spa r t i c i pa t i ngi nAPwhi l ea l s oi nc r e a s i ngor ma i nt a i ni ngt hen umbe rofs t ude nt se a r ni ngAPExa ms c or e sof3orhi g he r s i nc e2013. TheCol l e g eBoa r dr e v i e we dt hel a s tt hr e ey e a r sof APda t al ook e da c r os s34 APExa ms , i nc l udi ngwor l dl a ng ua g ea ndc ul t ur e , t oe ns ur es c hool sme tc e r t a i n c r i t e r i at ode c i dewhi c hdi s t r i c t st oi nc l udei ni t sa nn ua l APDi s t r i c tHonor Rol l . “ Weha v ea ne xc e pt i ona lt e a m ofe duc a t or swhoha v ewor k e dt i r e l e s s l yov e r t hel a s tf e wy e a r st opr ov i deours t ude nt swi t ht hebe s te duc a t i onpos s i bl e . S i nc e2012,weha v emor et ha ndoubl e dt hen umbe rofs t ude nt st a k i ngAP Exa ms ,a ndmor es t ude nt snow t ha ne v e rbe f or e ha v ea c c e s st oc ol l e g e c r e di t , ”s a i dS upe r i nt e nde ntDr . Mi k eKuz ni e ws k i . Ac c or di ngt ona t i ona lda t af r om 2015,onl ya boutha l fof Af r i c a nAme r i c a n, Hi s pa ni c , a ndNa t i v eAme r i c a ns t ude nt swi t hahi g hde g r e eofr e a di ne s sf orAP a r e
Mor t onHi g hS c hoolDi s t r i t o201e sunodel os425di s t r i t ose s c ol a r e se nl os Es t a dosUni dosyCa na das i e ndohonr a dospore lCons e j ode lCol e g i oc on l og r oa l6t oAn ua lDi s t r i t odeL i s t adeHonor e sAPporl og r a ra ume nt a re l a c c e s o at r a ba j o de c ur s o AP ( Cur s osAv a nz a dos )s i mul t á ne a me nt e ma nt e ni e ndo o a ume nt a ndo e lpor c e nt a j e de e s t udi a nt e s obt e ni e ndo punt ua c i one sde3omá sde5punt ose nl ose xá me ne sdeAP . L ose s t udi a nt e s queobt e ng a n3os upe r i ore nune xa me ndeAPa lf i na lde la ñoe s c ol a rs on e l e g i bl e spa r aobt e ne rg r a t i sc r é di t o pa r ae lc ol e g i o pa r al ama y or í ade uni v e r s i da de se nt odal ana c i ón. Al c a nz a re s t osobj e t i v osi ndi c aquee s t a mosi de nt i f i c a ndoc oné xi t oa l umnos mot i v a dos , a c a dé mi c a me nt epr e pa r a dosquee s t á nl i s t ospa r al aUni v e r s i da d. Pa r as e ri nc l ui doe nl al i s t ade l6t oAn ua lL i s t adeHonor , Mor t onHi g hS c hool Di s t r i t o201t uv oquea ume nt a re l núme r odee s t udi a nt e squepa r t i c i pa ne nAP ( Cur s osAv a nz a dos )yt a mbi é na ume nt a roma nt e ne re l núme r odee s t udi a nt e s queobt e ng a npunt ua c i one sde3omá sa l t oe ne xá me ne sdeAP , de s de2013. El Cons e j ode l Col e g i or e v i s al osda t osdeAPdel osúl t i mos3a ños , v e nl os34 Exá me ne sdeAP , l osc ua l e si nc l uy e nl e ng ua j emundi a lyc ul t ur a , ys ea s e g ur a n quel a se s c ue l a sc umpl a nc on de t e r mi na dosc r i t e r i ospa r ade c i di rc ua l e s di s t r i t oss e r á ni nc l ui dose ne l An ua l APDi s t r i t odeL i s t adeHonor e s .
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pa r t i c i pa t i ngi nt hepr og r a m. Weunde r s t a nds c hool smus tf i r s tpr ov i dea c c e s s t oe ns ur ec our s e sa r ea v a i l a bl ef or s t ude nt st oi nc r e a s eAPe nr ol l me nt . At Mor t onHi g hS c hoolDi s t r i c t201, t heg a t e k e e pi ngha ss t oppe da ndweha v e ope ne ddoor ss os t ude nt sc a npa r t i c i pa t e . Ours c hool di s t r i c ti se xpa ndi ngt he a v a i l a bi l i t yofAP c our s e sa mongpr e pa r e da nd mot i v a t e ds t ude nt sofa l l ba c k g r ounds . “ The s c hooldi s t r i c t ’ sc ommi t t e dt e a c he r sa nd a dmi ni s t r a t or sha v e bot h e xpa nde dAPa c c e s sa nda l s o he l pe dt he i rs t ude nt sa c hi e v ehi g hl e v e l sof pe r f or ma nc eonAPExa ms , ”s a i dT r e v orPa c k e r , t heCol l e g eBoa r d’ ss e ni orv i c e pr e s i de ntof APa ndI ns t r uc t i on.
“I tshowst hey’ r edel i ver i ng oppor t uni t yi nt hei rschool sand cl assr ooms,andi ti sar eal t est amentt ot hei rbel i eft hata mor edi ver sepopul at i onof youngpeopl ei sr eadyf ort he chal l engeofcol l ege. ” I n2015, mor et ha n3, 800c ol l e g e sa nduni v e r s i t i e sa r oundt hewor l dr e c e i v e d APs c or e sf orc ol l e g ec r e di t , a dv a nc e dpl a c e me nt , a nd/ orc ons i de r a t i oni nt he a dmi s s i onpr oc e s s . Ma n yc ol l e g e sa nduni v e r s i t i e si nt heUni t e dS t a t e sa r e of f e r i ngc r e di ti noneormor es ubj e c t sf orqua l i f y i ngAPs c or e s . Cong r a t ul a t i onst ot e a c he r s , a dmi ni s t r a t or sa ndha r dwor k i ngs t ude nt swho c ont r i but e dt oourAPPr og r a m’ st r i umph.
Dea c ue r doada t osNa c i ona l e sde l2015,s ol ol ami t a dde lpor c e nt a j ede e s t udi a nt e sAf r oAme r i c a nos , Hi s pa nosyNa t i v osAme r i c a nosc onuna l t oni v e l depr e pa r a c i onha npa r t i c i pa doe ne lpr og r a madeAP .Ent e nde mosquel a s e s c ue l a sde be npr i me r a me nt epr ov e e ra c c e s oya s e g ur a r s equel osc ur s osAP e s t e ndi s poni bl e spa r aa ume nt a rl a si ns c r i pc i one s .Ene lMor t onHi g hS c hool Di s t r i t o201, s eha npa r a dol a sr e s t r i c c i one sys eha na bi e r t ol a spue r t a spa r a quel ose s t udi a nt e spa r t i c i pe n. Nue s t r odi s t r i t oe s c ol a re s t ae xpa ndi e ndol a di s poni bi l i da ddel osc ur s osAPal ose s t udi a nt e spr e pa r a dosymot i v a doss i n i mpor t a rs uor i g e n. “ L ade di c a c i ondel ospr of e s or e sya dmi ni s t r a dor e sde ldi s t r i t oe s c ol a rha n e xpa ndi doa c c e s oal osc ur s osAPya s iha na y uda doal ose s t udi a nt e sal og r a r a l t osni v e l e sdeg r a dose ne xa me ne sAP”di j oT r e v orPa c k e r , e lv i c e pr e s i de nt e de lCons e j ode lCol e g i odeAPyI ns t r uc c i ón. “ De mue s t r aquee s t a nl l e v a ndo e s t a sopor t uni da de sal a sa ul a sye s c ue l a s , ye sunt e s t a me nt oal ac r e e nc i aque unag r a ndi v e r i s i da ddej ov e ne se s t a nl i s t ospa r ae l c ol e g i o” En 2015,ma sde 3, 800 c ol e g i osy uni v e r s i da de sa l r e de dor de lmundo r e c i bi e r onr e s ul t a dosdeAPc onc r e di t opa r ae lc ol e g i o, c ur s osa v a nz a dos , o c ons i de r a c i one ne l pr oc e s odea dmi s i on, ol a sdosc os a s . Conmuc hosc ol e g i os yuni v e r s i da de se nl osEs t a dosUni dosof r e c i e ndoc r e di t oe nunooma sc ur s os quec a l i f i c a npa r aAP . Ay uda ndoamá se s t udi a nt e saa pr e nde re nunni v e l má sa l t oya dqui r i rpunt os má sa l t osdeAPe sunobj e t i v odel osmi e mbr osdel ac omuni da ddeAP , de s de l osma e s t r osdeAP , di s t r i t o, a dmi ni s t r a dor e sha s t al ospr of e s or e sdec ol e g i o. Muc hosdi s t r i t ose s t á ne xpe r i me nt a ndoc onv a r i a si ni c i a t i v a sye s t r a t e g i a spa r a de t e r mi na rc ómoe xpa ndi re l a c c e s oyme j or a re l r e ndi mi e nt oe s c ol a r . F e l i c i t a c i one sal osma e s t r os ,a dmi ni s t r a dor e syat odosl ose s t udi a nt e sque ha nt r a ba j a domuydur o, l osc ua l e sha nc ont r i bui doa l t r i unf ode l pr og r a maAP .
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