Advanced Placement (AP) Commitment Letter

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The Virginia Beach City Public School Division is committed to engaging every student in meaningful, authentic, and rigorous work. We are also committed to encouraging students to undertake the challenge of Advanced Placement (AP) courses. Research has shown that students taking AP courses have better four-year graduation rates than those who do not. Taking AP courses also increases a student's eligibility for scholarships and makes candidates more attractive to colleges. Eighty-five percent of selective colleges and universities report that a student's AP experience favorably impacts admissions decisions.

Advanced Placement courses offer one of the most rigorous curricula and assessments students encounter in high school and require a commitment. As a result, there is a tendency to drop out of AP courses early in the year due to the reading and writing assignments required for the class. Evidence shows that students who remain in an AP course through the first quarter continue to experience success throughout the school year. Furthermore, School Board Regulations 5-26.2 (1d) states, Advanced Placement (AP) courses may be dropped at the end of the first nine weeks or the end of the semester. If possible, the student should be moved to a lower level course in the subject area. The student's current grade should be transferred forward to the new course. An AP course dropped after the last day of the first semester must be counted as an "E" and is recorded as Withdrawn/Failing "W."

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Student's Last Name *

Student's First Name *

Date *

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Student Perm Number *

By enrolling in an Advanced Placement class, I understand that (click each checkbox to acknowledge)... *

I am expected to meet all course expectations. I understand that AP courses provide the rigor necessary for future success as a college student and that I need to be committed to completing the work.

I am required to remain in the AP class for the first nine weeks.

I am expected to utilize all available resources (tutoring, review sessions, teacher office hours) to help me be successful in the class.

I am expected to take the end-of-course AP exam. I am aware that I must submit an opt out letter to the principal if I do not register for the AP exams.

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Student Signature: Student's initials AND date below indicates that student has read the expectations and agree to abide by them. *

Parent Acknowledgement: Parent's name AND date below indicate that parent has read the expectations and agree to abide by them. *

Parent Phone Number *

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