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inclusion in the project are AP Computer Science and AP Environmental Science. Finally, inrecognition of the probability that students from low socio-economic households will not haveaccess to computers and/or internet service, the project will provide open computer lab hours oneday per week at each of the target schools. These labs will be staffed with a certified teacher tofacilitate activities within the lab. In addition, to support online coursework, 12 laptops will beprovided at each school and made available for check-out by low-income students enrolled inadvanced placement coursework.(4) Methods to Increase Student Achievement on Advanced Placement TestsCoupled with the low enrollment of low-income students in advanced placement is thesuccess rate of this student population. The percentage of students who pass (defined as a scoreof 3+) Advanced Placement tests each year across the target schools is dismal when reviewingthe data on sub-group achievement presented. While the enhancement of teaching in thesecourses will be vital to student success, the implementation of supplementary support activities isnecessary. Academic intervention support and mentoring specifically for advanced placementstudents will be implemented as part of the project to increase student achievement within theAP courses and most notably on AP tests.Academic tutoring sessions, which are specific to advanced placement coursework, will beprovided at each of the target schools. These sessions will assume the format of one-to-onetutoring and small group lessons, with each session tailored to support the individual needs of theparticipants. Led by certified teachers, the sessions will be conducted two times per week forthree hours per day. While the number of students attending each session will vary depending onneed, the maximum teacher to student ratio will be 1:15.Project Narrative Page 17 of 28Page 21