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Home > Pre-AP: Instructional Leadership Through AP Vertical Teams® Pre-AP: Instructional Leadership Through AP Vertical Teams® Sample Activity Why Do We Need AP Vertical Teams (.pdf/100 KB) This one-day workshop is designed for secondary instructional leaders: board members, superintendents, principals, central office staff, and counselors. In this workshop, participants will learn how Pre-AP professional development, specifically AP Vertical Teams, can be used to create a system that challenges all students to perform at rigorous academic levels. Participants will be able to: Include Pre-AP professional development and AP Vertical Teams in school development plans Organize and develop support systems for AP Vertical Teams Evaluate the impact of AP Vertical Teams on school improvement The workshop conforms to:` Current research in system thinking and strategic planning (i.e. Deming, Fullan, Spady, Fleming, and others) Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium NAESP standards Department of Education studies Recommendations and guidelines from professional organizations: Annenberg Institute for School Reform NASSP The workshop provides: Overview of AP Vertical Teams Definition of system thinking and strategic alignment Connection between Pre-AP/AP and student success In-depth discussion of various stakeholders' roles within a system-wide approach to improving student achievement Examples of the application of AP Vertical Teams to system thinking and strategic alignment Achievement data analysis Planning models from existing successful AP Vertical Teams Activities for participants that serve as catalysts for future discussions Recommended professional development and resources (i.e., AP CentralTM, Pre-AP Professional Development, etc.) Initial steps for creating a capacity-building program that combines leadership development and the AP Vertical Teams concept to garner high expectations and rigorous courses for all students and to bring about improved student achievement Agenda Introductions and Preface 30 minutes Section 1: AP Vertical Teams 45 minutes Section 2: Access and Equity 30 minutes Break 15 minutes Section 2: Access and Equity (continued) 15 minutes Section 3: Advanced Placement Program 45 minutes Section 4: Curriculum Alignment 30 minutes Lunch 60 minutes Section 5: Using AP Exam Data to Guide Curricular Decisions 45 minutes Section 6: Responsibilities 15 minutes Break 15 minutes Section 7: Issues, Challenges, and Solutions 45 minutes Author: Tommie Sue Anthony has been an AP English Literature teacher, an AP Coordinator for a suburban school district, a central office administrator, and an AP Administrator Consultant for the College Board. She has extensive experience working with AP Vertical Teams and with Pre-AP initiatives. She currently coordinates the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Advanced Placement Summer Institutes and works with seven AP Vertical Teams as a part of a federal APIP grant. She received the first Southwestern Region AP Recognition Award for Administrators, as well as the region's coveted Joe L. Arriga Advanced Placement Recognitions Award. See also... Pre-AP: Workshops

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