Morris District postpones activities, ACT tests, Dec. 9; makes AP Honor Roll

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The Morris School District has postponed all activities, including ACT tests, on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017, because of a snowy forecast.

That’s the bad news.

Good news: The District has made the Advanced Placement honor roll, for gains in student performance. Here is more on that.

From the Morris School District:

 

Morris School District Named to College Board’s 8th Annual AP® District Honor Roll for Significant Gains in Student Access and Success

For the second time in four years the Morris School District has been honored by the College Board for expanding access and increasing participation in Advanced Placement courses and testing while simultaneously increasing or maintaining the percentage of students earning scores of 3 or higher on AP exams.

The District is among only 38 districts in New Jersey to earn a spot on the College Board 8th Annual AP Honor roll for significant gains in AP access and student performance.

Between 2015 and 2017 the total number of Morristown High School students taking at least one AP test increased by 37 percent and the number of AP tests taken increased by 70 percent.

Simultaneously, the number of AP students who scored 3 or higher on one or more AP tests increased by 34 percent.

“We are proud that so many of our students of all backgrounds continue to challenge themselves by pursuing rigorous AP coursework,” said Mackey Pendergrast, superintendent of schools, “and we congratulate the teachers, administrators, and parents who encourage and support them.”

Recently, the College Board recognized 126 Morristown High School students for exceptional performance in the 2017 AP program. Included among these are 10 National AP Scholars, 44 AP Scholars with Distinction, 22 AP Scholars with Honor, and 50 AP Scholars.

In 2017, more than 4,000 colleges and universities around the world received AP scores for college credit, advanced placement, or both, and/or consideration in the admissions process.

Inclusion in the 8th Annual AP District Honor Roll is based on a review of three years of AP data, from 2015 to 2017, looking across 38 AP Exams, including world language and culture.

“Helping a greater number of students learn at a higher level and earn higher AP scores is an objective of all members of the AP community, from AP teachers to district and school administrators to college professors,” said Trevor Packer, head of AP and Instruction.

“The Morris School District is to be congratulated for clearing a path for more students of all backgrounds to participate and succeed in AP.”

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