ACCESS: An Advanced Placement Incentive grant that aims to open the door to AP.
ACCESS (Advanced College Coursework Encouraging Scholarship and Success) is a comprehensive project at our secondary schools to recruit new students into AP courses, ensure that courses are offered at all schools, and increase the success rate of all students on AP exams. Key components of ACCESS are Summer Scholar Academies for rising 7th - 11th graders, AP Chinese and/or Japanese courses, AP Nights at every high school (see link to the right for dates and times,) and intensive teacher training opportunities.
ACCESS for Students:
The ACCESS grant provides a unique summer opportunity for middle and high school students.
The Emerging Scholars academy is a two week middle school program located at South Hills High School from June 21 - July 2nd that will offer interested students an opportunity to work deeply with a group of students on a topic that reflects their interests. Students and a math and science teacher will spend the two weeks creating a problem, analyzing possible solutions, working on field work, and presenting a finished product.
The Scholars academy is a three week high school program located at South Hills High School from June 14 - July 2nd that will offer interested students an opportunity to advance in mathematics as well as to work on core science labs and PSAT critical reading and writing skills.
ACCESS for Teachers:
The ACCESS grant offers several exciting opportunities for math, science, or English teachers, including incentivized pay for high school AP and Pre AP teachers, district Laying the Foundation sessions and summer training seat-time pay for middle school teachers. Laying the Foundation sessions in Pre-AP English*(*June 15-18), Pre-AP Math, Pre-AP Science, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics will be available June 14-17 at Paschal High School** (**math at O.D Wyatt in conjunction with the Summer Math Festival.) Reserve your spot by registering by April 15th. Both middle school and high school teachers in Math, Science, and English can also apply for graduate level study tuition payments.
