Rockingham Schools Added To Nationwide AP Honor Roll
Posted: November 24, 2012
HARRISONBURG — For the second year in a row, Rockingham County Public Schools has landed on the College Board’s national AP District Honor Roll.
The distinction means that the division has increased advanced placement course offerings and also increased the number of students who have passed the AP exams.
The board oversees all AP courses, which are designed to provide students with a taste of college-level curriculum during high school. For 2011-12, 335 students took AP tests in Rockingham County, compared to 179 in 2009.
Over the past few years, at least 10 new AP courses have been added in the division, according to Scott Bojanich, director of secondary education for the county schools.
The exams are scored on a 5-point system and students must have a 3 or better to pass. A 3 is typically the minimum score that a student must receive to gain college or university credit.
Of the students who took the exams, an average of 77 percent — 71.9 percent at Turner Ashby, 78 percent at Spotswood, 68.8 percent at East Rockingham and 88 percent at Broadway — in Rockingham County received at least one score of 3 or better, according to Bojanich. College Board has put out the annual honor roll list for three years. This year, 539 divisions made the cut.
“Taking steps to promote and include more AP course choices in our high schools opens the door for greater opportunities for all students,” Superintendent Carol Fenn said in a statement.
Contact Emily Sharrer at 574-6286 or esharrer@dnronline.com
The distinction means that the division has increased advanced placement course offerings and also increased the number of students who have passed the AP exams.
The board oversees all AP courses, which are designed to provide students with a taste of college-level curriculum during high school. For 2011-12, 335 students took AP tests in Rockingham County, compared to 179 in 2009.
Over the past few years, at least 10 new AP courses have been added in the division, according to Scott Bojanich, director of secondary education for the county schools.
The exams are scored on a 5-point system and students must have a 3 or better to pass. A 3 is typically the minimum score that a student must receive to gain college or university credit.
Of the students who took the exams, an average of 77 percent — 71.9 percent at Turner Ashby, 78 percent at Spotswood, 68.8 percent at East Rockingham and 88 percent at Broadway — in Rockingham County received at least one score of 3 or better, according to Bojanich. College Board has put out the annual honor roll list for three years. This year, 539 divisions made the cut.
“Taking steps to promote and include more AP course choices in our high schools opens the door for greater opportunities for all students,” Superintendent Carol Fenn said in a statement.
Contact Emily Sharrer at 574-6286 or esharrer@dnronline.com