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[quote=Anonymous]I realize this will be a narrow post.

As a GDS parent, I know many like me who have not been happy at the school's decision to remove AP courses and more recently to get rid of on-campus May AP testing entirely.

In 2024, the kids taking AP tests all had to find local public schools to allow them to test.  for those who don't remember, AP course removal was actually called out by DOJ as collusion between the DMV privates https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-concludes-its-investigation-dc-area-private-high-schools-decision-stop

Putting aside that GDS CCO and leadership is generally biased negatively towards standardized testing of all kinds as their prior (just listen in on the parent-CCO zooms), there are now new facts on the ground in 2024.

Well covered on DCUM: Emory, Yale, and others are now encouraging AP tests as another means of standardized metrics reporting.  Schools like NYU have for years encouraged reporting of AP test scores as a proxy for SAT/ACT. It's built into their application in fact.

And lets not get started on increasing # kids applying to UK schools that require AP test reporting, or UCs not giving weighted credit for anything except actual "AP" - not the GDS "UL" designation, and of course the economic and time advantage to parents and kids who AP test out of 100 level college classes.

So will GDS change its stance and at least allow kids to sit for tests on campus again? Or even bring back some AP courses?

I realize the myriad arguments on this issue here on DCUM from: AP courses constrain teacher flexibility to AP tests and courses don't matter - look at elite NYC and exeter/andover types who have not offered for years all the way to "Selingo" arguments every piece of hard data including AP tests could make the difference when there are 50 applicants for each open T25 spot.

As a long time and now sadly cynical GDS parent, my guess is that it will play out like this:

first no response from the CCO all of 2023-4 school year will be silence - they will lean on fact that the class of '24 is placing well for college - which is all about amazing seniors and not the CCO BTW

then a late decision (probably a year from now so really for class of 2027 in practice) that will retreat from their prior position in part while saving face.

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