Watch the National Math and Science Initiative's new video on the need to improve U.S. students' competencies in these core subjects. Positive results achieved by Project Opening Doors' Cohort 1 schools are impressive and will serve as the foundation for future success. Enrollment in math, science, and English AP courses in these nine Connecticut schools has increased by over 600 students this school year.
Entering year 2, Project Opening Doors has added 12 new schools. In the weeks to come discussions will be undertaken concerning further expansion of Project Opening Doors beyond the current 21 schools. Individuals interested in possible involvement in the project should contact J. A. Camille Vautour at cam.vautour@cbia.com.
News & Events
- Three Teachers Participating in Project Opening Doors Win National Math & Science Initiative's All American Teacher of the Year Award
- Danbury School Board Approves Expanding Advanced Placement (AP) Class Participation
- CBIA POD AP Results 8-25-09
- NMSI PRESS RELEASE. cohort 1 scores
- Raising Rigor Getting Results, NGA Center for BEST PRACTICES
- 01 Stat Rap (song written, sung by AP Math teacher Fred Carofano, Jr.
- Coventry Teachers Say No to 'Pay for Performance' (Mansfield Today, May 16, 2009)
- Incentives (Hartford Courant, Feb. 16, 2009)
- Watch the video: Wilby High School and AP Incentives
- Watch the video: Interview with Project Opening Doors Pres. J. Camille Vautour
- A Nation Accountable: 25 Years After A Nation at Risk (U.S. Dept. of Education)
Community
Contact and share ideas with educators participating in Project Opening Doors.
Project Opening Doors is a partnership between the public and private sectors that seeks to increase Connecticut students' participation and achievement in Advanced Placement courses and better ensure their success in college. This initiative, which focuses on underrepresented student populations, involves representatives from education, government and business. [More]
Hear Dr. Cam Vautour, president of CBIA’s Project Opening Doors, in a May 9 radio interview with Sam Gingerella on Face Connecticut, WTIC AM's weekend public affairs program. Joining them are two Connecticut teachers named “All American Teachers of the Year” by the National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI). Patricia Trask, an English teacher at Coventry High School, and Fred Carofano, a statistics teacher at East Hartford High School, talk about the award, their students and the success of Project Opening Doors.
Watch POD President Cam Vautour's interviews with NBC Connecticut's Tom Monahan on Connecticut Newsmakers, Channel 30, and on News 12 Connecticut's Education Notebook.
Project Opening Doors First Year Success
Recently released College Board data show that the number of exams passed by Project Opening Doors’ students in AP math, science and English increased by 12 percent – over twice the national average and three times the overall State of Connecticut average.
These results confirm that many more Connecticut students can excel in highly rigorous courses if given the opportunity and support.
Project Opening Doors’ nine schools proved particularly successful with minority, low income, and female students when compared to Connecticut as a whole.
With respect to African American and Hispanic students Connecticut showed an increase in passing scores of 2.3% while Project Opening Doors’ recorded a 26.2% increase.
Passing rates in math, science, and English AP courses for low income students in Connecticut showed a decrease of 2.2% while Project Opening Doors’ schools reported a 10.1% increase passing scores.
The increase of passing scores for females in Project Opening Doors’ schools was ten times greater than that of the State of Connecticut as a whole (46.4% (POD) vs. 4.4% (State of CT)).
See related information on the following links.
2009 Cohort 1 AP Scores Analysis
