Evaluation of the Statewide stem advanced Placement Program Year 2 Final Report
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ResultsThis section contains the findings related to Advanced Placement course offerings, participation in AP courses, and AP exam taking and passing. AP Course OfferingsAP course offerings were determined using data from ESE’s Student Course Schedule databases for SY12, SY13, and SY14. Across all schools in the Advancing STEM AP program, the number of courses offered in ELA, mathematics, and science has remained fairly constant from SY12 through SY14. The number of sections, however, has increased somewhat over the years. There was an initial spike in SY13 from SY12, and although the total number of sections dropped from SY13 to SY14, there are still more sections in SY14 than in SY12. ELA course offerings remained nearly constant, with 84 courses in SY12 and 83 courses in SY13 and SY14. Mathematics course offerings remained at 96 from SY12 to SY14 with SY13 offerings slightly higher (101). Science course offerings decreased from SY12 of 101 to 96 in SY14. The number of sections offered for ELA, mathematics, and science followed the pattern of increases from SY12 to SY13, and then decreases from SY13 to SY14, but with an overall gain from SY12 to SY14. Results by school are fairly stable across years, although some schools have expanded capacity, mostly by adding sections to already existing courses. In some cases, schools added courses or sections in one area but dropped some in other areas. For example, Agawam High School from SY12 to SY13 increased ELA sections for their 2 courses from 7 to 10, increased science sections from 5 to 6 for their 3 courses, but decreased mathematics sections from 6 to 4 for their 3 courses. This was a net gain of 2 sections. However in SY14, they lost the 3 sections added in ELA and the 1 in science, but gained 3 sections in mathematics. They are essentially in the same place in SY14 as in SY12, but with 1 section gained in mathematics. Some schools, on the other hand, made modest but steady gains. Chelsea from SY12 to SY13 gained 2 sections of ELA (3 to 5) and in SY14 gained 1 mathematics section (2 to 3) and 1 science section (from 3 to 4). The number of courses remained constant. Middleborough from SY12 to SY14 increased their mathematics courses (2 to 3) and sections (5 to 9), ELA sections (4 to 7), and science sections (2 to 5). Mendon-Upton’s Nipmuc Regional High School gained 1 section in ELA, 1 course and 3 sections in mathematics, and 1 section in science. Some schools fared somewhat worse in SY14. Most notably, Worcester’s North High School kept the same number of course offerings in ELA, mathematics, and science over the three years. However, the number of sections fluctuated widely. ELA sections went from 8 in SY12 to 12 in SY13 and down to 4 in SY14. Mathematics sections went from 9 in SY12 to 12 in SY13 and down to 4 in SY14. Science sections were at 9 in both SY12 and SY13, but dropped to 3 in SY14. Uxbridge High School also lost ground, going from 2 courses in each area in SY12 and SY13 to only 1 course in each area in SY14. In addition, sections decreased in all areas from SY12 and SY13 to SY14 (ELA 6 to 2, mathematics 6 to 1, and science 6 to 1). It is not clear why either of these schools experienced such a loss in courses and/or sections. North High School was active in the intervention for five years and Uxbridge High School for three years, and both received sustained support from the program during SY14. All results by school are shown in Table 1.
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