Race to Rigor

The Advanced Placement Readiness (APR) program provides supplemental instruction to current and potential AP students in 11 Advanced Placement courses (AP Biology, AP Calculus AB, AP Chemistry, AP Computer Science Principles, AP English Language, AP English Literature, AP Human Geography, AP Physics, AP Spanish Language, AP Statistics, AP US History, and AP World History).

The APR program also provides high level professional development for current and potential teachers of AP courses in STEM and Humanities areas. AP teachers involved in APR will participate in course-specific professional learning that includes observing and interaction with master teachers and engaging in professional networking that promotes best practices in rigorous AP instruction.

Registration can be found on the UC Riverside AP Readiness web page. 

For more information, please contact Gil Compton. 

In the increasingly competitive world in which our students will be competing for jobs, post-secondary education is not an option. Completing rigorous A-G courses not only prepares students for college, but also gives them the habits of mind and critical thinking necessary to be successful, whatever the future holds for them.

The goals of the analysis are to:

• Get an accurate analysis of A-G completion rates.

• Identify barriers that are preventing students from completing A-G and graduating high school.

• Observe patterns in transcripts that may inform an increase in A-G completion in the future.

• Identify actions that may be implemented to increase A-G completion rates for current students. 

For more information, please contact Gil Compton.  

Building a student centered master schedule is vital to maximize high school and college/career readiness. The College and Career Readiness team provides training and support for middle and high school administrators and school counselors responsible for designing, building, and implementing the school’s master schedule.

For more information, please contact Gil Compton.

Riverside County Office of Education has been a long time partner with National Student Clearinghouse and was the first county office in California to sponsor accounts for all Riverside County public high schools. The National Student Clearinghouse is a unique program designed to help high schools and school districts more accurately gauge the college success of their graduates by answering such key questions as:

• How many of our high school graduates enroll in college?

• Do they persist and graduate from college?

• How long does it take for them to get their degrees?

• Do they go in or out of state for college?

• Do they attend a two- or four-year school?

• Which colleges do they most commonly attend?

The College and Career Readiness team provides ongoing professional development to district and school leaders ensuring that their programs and investments lead to increased college engagement.

For more information, please contact Gil Compton.