FORNEY, Texas (Forney Independent School District) – The Forney Independent School District is one of 547 school districts in the United States and Canada being honored by the College Board with placement on the 5th Annual AP® District Honor Roll for increasing access to Advanced Placement (AP) course work while simultaneously maintaining or increasing the percentage of students earning scores of 3 or higher on AP Exams.
FORNEY, Texas (Forney Independent School District) – The Forney Independent School District is one of 547 school districts in the United States and Canada being honored by the College Board with placement on the 5th Annual AP® District Honor Roll for increasing access to Advanced Placement (AP) course work while simultaneously maintaining or increasing the percentage of students earning scores of 3 or higher on AP Exams.
Reaching these goals indicates that the Forney ISD is successfully identifying motivated, academically prepared students who are ready for the opportunity of AP. Since 2011, Forney ISD has increased the number of students participating in AP while improving the number of students earning AP Exam scores of 3 or higher.
Year | Total AP Students | Number of Students with 3+ Scores |
2011 | 240 | 111 |
2012 | 244 | 126 |
2103 | 306 | 163 |
2014 | 311 | 166 |
* Totals include both Forney High School and North Forney High School students
“We are thrilled that the College Board has recognized Forney ISD as an Honor Roll District,” said Suzanne McWilliams, Forney ISD Superintendent of Schools. “This recognition is a direct result of the high caliber students we have in Forney ISD and to the educators who are helping them achieve great feats in their academic endeavors. All of them are to be commended for their outstanding efforts and success with the Advanced Placement program!”
Data from 2014 show that among African American, Hispanic and Native American students with a high degree of readiness for AP, only about half of students are participating. The first step to delivering the opportunity of AP to students is providing access by ensuring courses are available, that gatekeeping stops, and that the doors are equitably opened so these students can participate. Forney ISD is committed to expanding the availability of AP courses among prepared and motivated students of all backgrounds.
“The devoted teachers and administrators in Forney ISD are delivering an undeniable benefit to their students: opportunity. When coupled with a student’s hard work, such opportunities can have myriad outcomes, whether building confidence, learning to craft effective arguments, earning credit for college, or persisting to graduate from college on time.” said Trevor Packer, the College Board’s Senior Vice President of AP and Instruction. “We applaud Forney ISD’s conviction that a more diverse population of students is ready for the sort of rigor that will prepare them for success in college.”
Inclusion on the 5th Annual AP District Honor Roll is based on the examination of three years of AP data, from 2012 to 2014, looking across 34 AP Exams, including world language and culture.
The following criteria were used.
Districts must:
Increase participation/access to AP by at least four percent in large districts, at least six percent in medium districts, and at least 11 percent in small districts;
Increase or maintain the percentage of exams taken by African American, Hispanic/Latino, and American Indian/Alaska Native students; and
Improve performance levels when comparing the percentage of students in 2014 scoring a 3 or higher to those in 2012, unless the district has already attained a performance level at which more than 70 percent of its AP students are scoring a 3 or higher.
When these outcomes have been achieved among an AP student population in which 30 percent or more are underrepresented minority students (Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, American Indian/Alaska Native) and/or 30 percent or more are low-income students (students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch), a symbol has been affixed to the district name to highlight this work.
The complete 5th Annual AP District Honor Roll can be found here.
For more information about the Forney Independent School District, contact Larry Coker, Director of Communications at larry.coker@forneyisd.net or by phone at 972-564-4055.
