Dear Students and Parents,
Due to circumstances we are all too familiar with, the College Board has decided to modify the AP Exams this year, rather than cancel them. They will modify the format, reduce the time to 45 minutes and make it available for at-home, online testing. They are also reducing the amount of content on the test (the amount of *history* to be tested). What this means is that we have already completed the material that is meant to be tested and we will NOW begin our review. Further, the College Board seems to be eliminating multiple choice questions for this year’s exam and will focus on written responses. Commensurately, our review will focus on the early parts of the course and writing skills. For my classes this will be conducted through Canvas and, potentially, AP Classroom (a platform we have not yet used). Please look for updates from me next week on Skyward and Canvas as to how we will proceed with the content review and continue with writing instruction. Thank you for your patience and flexibility. I do believe this is a good development and will serve our students well under these trying circumstances. I have included the link to the College Board announcement below.
~Stanley Andrus: Herriman High School, AP US History and AP European History
https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/about-ap/news-changes/coronavirus-update?fbclid=IwAR1RjWm6RRVltP59s-9543y8ksTUO_6k7nQbv76owb9cB4vGh34fqa8HhhQ
