Barnstable High School has taken another step toward improving student education.
In a special presentation during the Jan. 10 school committee meeting, BHS principal Pat Clark, vice principal Scott Pyy and math coordinator Kristen Harmon announced that the high school is among 26 finalists in the Massachusetts Math and Science Initiative, a program that aims to include as many students as possible in taking higher-level Advance Placement (AP) courses.
According to Clark, Barnstable is one of 26 finalists hoping to be awarded one of 12 MMSI slots.
At present, Barnstable has 300 students taking 21 total AP classes, 17 in traditional sit-down classrooms and four via Virtual High School.
The MMSI program, with its emphasis on classes in science, technology, engineering and math, will make it possible for Barnstable to expand its AP course offerings, include more students in AP courses and allow for the creation of pre-AP classes for students at the Intermediate School level.
“It definitely is an opportunity to elevate the levels of academic rigor at Barnstable High School that exist right now,” Pyy said.
The Massachusetts-based initiative comes from the National Math and Science Initiative, created in 2006 to close achievement gaps seen in students at the collegiate level, particularly in science and math.
For the rest of the article, go to AP for all at Barnstable?
