Lyme-Old Lyme Schools Receives National College Board Honor

OLD LYME, CT — Lyme-Old Lyme School District has been named one of 447 districts to be honored by the College Board in its 8th Annual AP ® District Honor Roll. The United States and Canadian districts are being recognized for making significant gains in student access and success in Advanced Placement courses.

To be included on the 8th Annual Honor Roll, Lyme-Old Lyme High School had to, since 2015, increase the number of students participating in AP while also increasing or maintaining the percentage of students earning AP Exam scores of 3 or higher. Reaching these goals shows that this district is successfully identifying motivated, academically prepared students who are ready for AP.

"We are incredibly proud of the hard work of our students, staff, and community in making this recognition a reality," said Region 18 Schools Superintendent Ian Neviaser in a statement. "This continues to support our strong reputation as a premier school district in Connecticut and the nation as a whole. The Lyme-Old Lyme Schools are committed to expanding the availability of AP courses among prepared and motivated students of all backgrounds."

From a Region 18 release:

In 2017, more than 4,000 colleges and universities around the world received AP scores for college credit,
advanced placement, or both, and/or consideration in the admissions process. Inclusion in the 8th Annual
AP District Honor Roll is based on a review of three years of AP data, from 2015 to 2017, looking across
38 AP Exams, including world language and culture. The following criteria were used.

Districts must:

• Increase participation/access to AP by at least 4 percent in large districts, at least 6 percent in medium districts, and at least 11 percent in small districts;
• Increased or maintained the percentage of American Indian/Alaska Native, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander students taking exams and increased or maintained the percentage of American Indian/Alaska Native, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander students scoring 3+ on at least one AP Exam; and
• Improve or maintain performance levels when comparing the 2017 percentage of students scoring a 3 or higher to the 2015 percentage, unless the district has already attained a performance level at which more than 70 percent of its AP students earn a 3 or higher.

The complete 8th Annual AP District Honor Roll can be found here:
https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/score-reports- data/awards/honor-roll

About The Lyme-Old Lyme Schools
The Lyme-Old Lyme Schools provide a private school experience in a public school setting and accept
resident students from both Lyme and Old Lyme as well as non-resident students on a tuition basis.
Please call 860-434- 7238 or visit our website www.region18.org for more information.

Photo credit: Lyme-Old Lyme High School

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