Mill Creek, Dacula Honored for Student Participation, Performance on Advanced Placement Exams
Schools received honors for high marks and participation on Advanced Placement exams in 2012.
All of Gwinnett County's high schools excelled in Advanced Placement exams in the past school year, and received recent distinction as AP Honor Schools in Georgia, according to district officials. The state Department of Education released its report on Advanced Placement (AP) exams on Feb. 20. The data is based on the 2012 graduating class. Some 424 schools -- including Gwinnett County's 18 traditional high schools and two charter schools -- across the state were honored by the state for either high marks and participation. The exams allow students to gain college credit while in high school. "We are proud of the work our teachers do every day as they challenge and guide students to tackle more rigorous coursework," said Gale Hey, …
Cynthia Montgomery
11:25 am on Monday, February 25, 2013
Great news for our students and great news for Gwinnett County's purse. Doesn't Gwinnett get more money per student if the students are enrolled in AP classes? In other words, if a student is registered in regular classes, the schools gets X amount of money each day of the student's attendance. If a student is in AP classes the school gets X + let's say, $4 per day. Kristi, could you do a story … more ›