2023 LNC Advanced Placement Success

Advanced Placement Exam scores for 2023 were recently released in North Carolina. Proficiency on the AP Exam requires a level III, IV, or V.

For Lake Norman Charter, here is a rundown of some quick-hit highlights, starting with our overall success:

Extremely proud to share @LNCharter AP Exam performance for 2023 hit an impressive level of 82.1% proficiency! (over 652[!!] tests administered)

Read more points of #LNCPride in this blog: https://t.co/eYOOEpwHIp

Congrats to our teachers & students for Being Your Best! #nced

— Craig S. Smith (@CSmithGoBlue) July 10, 2023

2022 LNC Advanced Placement Success

Advanced Placement Exam scores for 2022 were recently released in North Carolina.  Proficiency on the AP Exam requires a level III, IV, or V.

For Lake Norman Charter, here is a rundown of some quick-hit highlights, starting with our overall success:

Extremely proud to share @LNCharter AP Exam performance for 2022 hit an impressive level of 81.7% proficiency!! (over 520 tests administered)

Read more points of pride in this blog: https://t.co/06tnAeWlps

Congrats to our teachers & students for Being Your Best! #LNCPride #nced

— Craig S. Smith (@CSmithGoBlue) July 8, 2022

2021 LNC Advanced Placement Success*

Advanced Placement Exam scores for 2021 recently were released in North Carolina.  Proficiency on the AP Exam requires a level III, IV, or V.

In the midst of a school-year unlike any other, which included ever-changing instructional environments our teachers and students had to adapt to in 2020-21, ranging from fully-remote, hybrid cohorts of only two days in-person, and a shortened school-day (plus shortened class periods), places even more emphasis on the high-quality instruction that occurs in our AP classrooms at Lake Norman Charter. Therefore, the asterisk simply serves as the reminder of how unique the '20-21 school year was for everyone.

For LNC, here is a rundown of some quick-hit highlights, starting with our overall success:

Proud to share, even with what we endured this year, @LNCharter AP Exam performance for 2021 reached an impressive level of 76.2% proficiency!

Read more points of pride in this blog post: https://t.co/UH5u5sI9Tz

Congrats to our teachers & students for Being Your Best! #LNCPride

— Craig Smith (@CSmithGoBlue) July 21, 2021

2020 LNC Advanced Placement Success

Advanced Placement Exam scores for 2020 recently were released in North Carolina.  Proficiency on the AP Exam requires a level III, IV, or V.

In the midst of a pandemic, requiring our teachers to teach remotely for the 4th Quarter while students were sheltering-in-place, places even more emphasis on the quality of instruction that occurs in our AP classrooms.  Furthermore, our Class of 2020 was basically given the opportunity to conclude their school-year in late-March with a "PC19" designation if they were passing the course as of March 13th.

This is in addition to the constant changes being implemented by College Board leading up to the tests themselves.  Impressively, we still had 519 testers out of 553 students enrolled in AP courses.

For Lake Norman Charter, here is a rundown of some quick-hit highlights, starting with our overall success:

Very proud to share @LNCharter AP Exam performance for 2020 AGAIN reached an impressive level of 81.5% overall proficiency w/ 519 total tests!

Read more points of pride in this blog post: https://t.co/qHR4grGYy1

Congrats to our teachers & students for Being Your Best! #LNCPride

— Craig Smith (@CSmithGoBlue) July 22, 2020

My Ten Most Popular Blog Posts from 2019

The following is a list of my 10 most popular blog posts composed in 2019, based on Blogger page-views.  Listed with each post is the original posting date:

1.  NCTIES - Thank You LNC
March 9, 2019

2.  LNC Commitment Day: Class of 2019
May 2, 2019

3.  LNC Class of 2019: Planned College Matriculation List
June 3, 2019

4.  2019 LNC Advanced Placement Success
July 8, 2019

5.  LNC PTO Showcase/Principal's Coffee Chat - Live Stream Archive
Feb. 5, 2019

6.  Special Guest LNC Women's Basketball HIIT Bodyweight Session
July 9, 2019

2019 LNC Advanced Placement Success

Advanced Placement Exam scores for 2019 recently were released in North Carolina.  Proficiency on the AP Exam requires a level III, IV, or V.

For Lake Norman Charter, here is a rundown of some quick-hit highlights, starting with our overall success:

Very proud to share @LNCharter AP Exam performance for 2019 again reached an impressive level with an 84.8% total proficiency!

Read more points of pride in this blog post: https://t.co/3rr3rbd03T

Congrats to our teachers and students for Being Your Best! #LNCPride @AP_Trevor

— Craig Smith (@CSmithGoBlue) July 8, 2019

My Ten Most Popular Blog Posts from 2018

The following is a list of my 10 most popular blog posts composed in 2018, based on Blogger page-views.  Listed with each post is the original posting date:

1.  Beginning of Year Letter to LNC Families
July 30, 2018

2.  National School Walkout - Statement
March 3, 2018

3.  2018 LNC Advancement Placement Success
July 7, 2018

4.  Be YOUR Best
June 21, 2018

5.  LNC Class of 2018: Planned College Matriculation List
June 4, 2018

6.  Student Reflections from a "REAL" College Student
October 17, 2018

2018 LNC Advanced Placement Success

Advanced Placement Exam scores for 2018 recently went live.  Proficiency on the AP Exam requires a level III, IV, or V.

For Lake Norman Charter, here is a rundown of some quick-hit highlights, starting with our overall success:

Ecstatic to share the @LNCharter AP Exam Proficiency for 2018 reached an unprecedented 87.48%!! (up from 82.23% in 2017). We also increased our # of testers from 636 to 679! Congrats to our teachers and students! #LNCPride @AP_Trevor

— Craig Smith (@CSmithGoBlue) July 7, 2018

My Ten Most Popular Blog Posts from 2017

The following is a list of my 10 most popular blog posts composed in 2017, based on Blogger page-views.  Listed with each post is the original posting date:

1.  My Day as MS Principal - Twitter Media
March 30, 2017

2.  Three Reasons E-Learning is Successful at LNC
January 11, 2017

3.  "Shadowed by the Principal" and #NoOfficeDay Live Blog
September 28, 2017

4.  The Need for Grit
December 4, 2017

5.  Stay Connected with LNC This Year through Twitter
August 10, 2017

6.  Learning and Validation
July 10, 2017

2017 LNC Advanced Placement Success

Advanced Placement Exam scores for 2017 went "live" on July 5th.  Not every student enrolled in an Advanced Placement class opts to take the AP Exam, but the vast majority do.

For Lake Norman Charter, here is a rundown of some quick-hit highlights, starting with the overall success in totality:

Proud to announce w/ an increase of 81 testers, @LNCharter's AP Exam Proficiency improved to 82.23%!! (81.26% in '16) #LNCPride @AP_Trevor

— Craig Smith (@CSmithGoBlue) July 6, 2017

Defending Controversial Texts - Guest Post

Guest post by Melissa Smith, AP English Literature and English III Teacher, Lake Norman Charter High School

Melissa is in her 11th year of teaching high school English. She is a National Board Certified Teacher and has experience teaching grades 10-12, AP Language, and AP Literature.  This post originally was submitted to APLitHelp.com.

Defending Controversial Texts

by Melissa A. Smith

Fortunately, as AP Literature teachers, most of us have the opportunity to choose which novels we teach our students, which can be both a blessing and a curse. What happens when a student or parent challenges a book? I’ve had to defend my novel choices several times, and have found that the most effective argument is based on multiple premises.

Advanced Placement Exams: FAQ's for Ashbrook Students

Advanced Placement Exams begin May 4th.  As AP Site Coordinator, I wanted to create a living blog post to address important reminders and respond to any questions students and parents may have.

While these details are specific to Ashbrook High School students, some of the information may pertain to all students engaged in Advanced Placement testing.

Advanced Placement Testing: What a Difference One Year Makes

In alignment with our School Improvement Plan, I have spent the past two-years analyzing and studying our Advanced Placement data, specifically the low-participation of Advanced Placement testing compared to the high-participation of AP course enrollment.

The North Carolina General Assembly provided all North Carolina high school students an immense opportunity for 2014-2015 by covering all testing fees. (Related blog post from October: Advanced Placement Test Participation and Opportunity in North Carolina)

At Ashbrook High School, we utilized alumni, teachers, guidance counselors, and parents to share the vast benefits of taking and succeeded on Advanced Placement exams during Parent-Teacher Conferences throughout the school-year.

Advanced Placement Test Participation & Opportunity in North Carolina

2014 Advanced Placement Test Data for North Carolina:

• 23.4% of North Carolina public school 11th and 12th grade students took at least one Advanced Placement exam in May 2014.  The nation figure was 21.9%.

• NC ranked 16th among the 50 states and the District of Columbia in the percentage of 11th/12th grade students taking at least one Advanced Placement exam.

• North Carolina ranks 14th in the nation on the percentage of public high school students scoring a Level 3 or higher on AP exams.

• Hispanic student participation increased in 2014 by 32.1%.  Black students posted a participation rate increase of 26.8%.  Participation also increased for White, Asian, and American Indian subgroups.

Data was taken from http://www.ncpublicschools.org/newsroom/news/2014-15/20141007-01.

The following information should result an even larger increase in participation:

BIG NEWS NC students: All AP/IB exam fees will be covered for ALL students by DPI this year. #nced #ncadmin #gcsk12 No excuses, @AshbrookHS!
— Craig Smith (@CSmithGoBlue) September 28, 2014

From the NCASA School Law Symposium, as shared by DPI:

#ncga has allocated over $12 million to be used for Adv. Placement testing fees this year. (1 of 2) #ncadmin #nced
— Craig Smith (@CSmithGoBlue) October 8, 2014

DPI will be billed directly from College Board for AP exams and will pay CB directly. (2 of 2) #ncadmin #nced
— Craig Smith (@CSmithGoBlue) October 8, 2014

North Carolina public high school students need to take advantage of this opportunity.

Thank you for reading,

CS

The opinions shared in this blog belong to Craig Smith and do not represent the school or district in which he works.