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Meeting Date:
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9/21/2022 - 3:30 PM
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Category:
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Consent Calendar
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Type:
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Action
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Subject:
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11.33 CURRICULUM: New Advanced Placement Course: Advanced Seminar (meets A-G requirements)
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Strategic Plan:
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Enclosure
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File Attachment:
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Summary:
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The District's Educational Services Department has made recommendations for updates in our district-wide course catalog. We are now submitting an Advanced Placement course for all sites within the Perris Union High School District: Advanced Placement Seminar A-G Requirement "B."
AP Seminar is a foundational course that engages students in cross-curricular conversations that explore the complexities of academic and real-world topics and issues by analyzing divergent perspectives. Using an inquiry framework, students practice reading and analyzing articles, research studies, and foundational, literary, and philosophical texts; listening to and viewing speeches, broadcasts, and personal accounts; and experiencing artistic works and performances. Students learn to synthesize information from multiple sources, develop their own perspectives in written essays, and design and deliver oral and visual presentations individually and as part of a team. Ultimately, the course aims to equip students with the power to analyze and evaluate information with accuracy and precision in order to craft and communicate evidence-based arguments.
AP Capstone™ is an innovative diploma program from the College Board that equips students with independent research, collaborative teamwork, and communication skills that are increasingly valued by colleges. AP Capstone is built on the foundation of two AP® courses — AP Seminar and AP Research — and is designed to complement and enhance the in-depth, discipline-specific study experienced in other AP courses. In AP Seminar, students investigate real-world issues from multiple perspectives, gathering and analyzing information from various sources to develop credible and valid evidence-based arguments. In AP Research, students cultivate the skills and discipline necessary to conduct independent research and inquiry to produce and defend their scholarly work.
AP Seminar is a prerequisite for AP Research. Completing AP Seminar and all its required assessment components is necessary for students to develop the skills to be successful in AP Research. In AP Research, students cultivate the skills and discipline necessary to conduct independent research and inquiry in order to produce and defend their scholarly work. Students who earn scores of 3 or higher in AP Seminar and AP Research and on four additional AP Exams of their choosing will receive the AP Capstone Diploma. Students who earn scores of 3 or higher in AP Seminar and AP Research but not on four additional AP Exams will receive the AP Seminar and Research Certificate.
The Director of Curriculum and Instruction and the Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services has approved the above course.
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Funding:
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Recommendation:
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It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approve the new Advanced Placement course: Advanced Placement Seminar.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Julie Zierold - Director - Curriculum and Instruction
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Signed By:
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Robert Brough - Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services
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Signed By:
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Grant Bennett - Superintendent
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Vote Results:
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| Original Motion | | Member Dr. Randall Freeman Moved, Member Anthony T. Stafford, Sr. seconded to approve the Original motion 'It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approve the new Advanced Placement course: Advanced Placement Seminar.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 5 Nay: 0. | | The motion Carried 5 - 0 | | | | | Elizabeth Vallejo | Yes | | Dr. Randall Freeman | Yes | | Anthony T. Stafford, Sr. | Yes | | Dr. Jose Luis Araux | Yes | | David Nelissen | Yes | |
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