CCHS AP meeting minutes on access, readiness, tracking and student supports

The meeting notes say AP course drops had declined, but staff discuss how to support students in danger of failing and whether new practice resources, videos, review books, boot camps or Saturday sessions could help students handle AP-level work.

Teachers raise concerns about mathematics readiness after middle-school Geometry was no longer offered, noting students taking Algebra 2 alongside AP Chemistry or Calculus alongside AP Physics. Staff also discuss parent pressure to take AP classes and student concerns about memorizing content rather than learning it deeply.

The group explicitly discusses increasing Black and Brown student participation in AP, surveying students about courses they want, and building AP preparation into feeder classes. Andy Owens says students are already tracked by middle school, even by sixth grade; Lisa Cooper responds that ninth-grade students are already tracked into honors and AP and says the data around that is clear. The meeting closes with calls for stronger vertical alignment and collaboration across regular, honors and AP courses.