AP AP Equity & Access 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A teacher notices that English Language Learners in her AP class struggle with timed essays. Which accommodation best supports their access without compromising AP rigor?
- Excuse them from all timed writing
- Provide extended time and bilingual glossaries for practice assessments (Correct answer)
- Place them in a lower-level course instead
- Reduce the number of required essays to two
Correct answer: Provide extended time and bilingual glossaries for practice assessments
Extended time and bilingual glossaries support language acquisition while preserving the academic challenge of AP coursework.
Question 2: Which federal legislation most directly requires schools to provide equitable access to advanced coursework for students with disabilities?
- No Child Left Behind Act
- Every Student Succeeds Act
- Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (Correct answer)
- Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act
Correct answer: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
IDEA mandates that students with disabilities receive a free appropriate public education, which includes access to advanced coursework with proper supports.
Question 3: A school's AP enrollment data shows that Black and Hispanic students are underrepresented compared to their share of the total student population. What is the most effective systemic intervention?
- Increase homework load to prepare more students
- Implement universal screening and proactive teacher nomination processes (Correct answer)
- Limit AP seats to students with GPAs above 3.8
- Require all students to take a prerequisite honors course first
Correct answer: Implement universal screening and proactive teacher nomination processes
Universal screening removes gatekeeping bias by identifying all students with AP potential rather than relying solely on self-selection or teacher referral bias.
Question 4: When designing AP course materials, a teacher wants to apply Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Which principle specifically addresses providing multiple means of action and expression?
- Offering varied ways for students to demonstrate knowledge and skills (Correct answer)
- Using diverse text complexity levels across assignments
- Incorporating culturally relevant examples into lessons
- Assigning differentiated homework based on readiness
Correct answer: Offering varied ways for students to demonstrate knowledge and skills
UDL's 'multiple means of action and expression' principle focuses on how students demonstrate their learning, not just how they receive it.
Question 5: An AP teacher in a rural school wants to expand access for students who cannot attend the on-site course. Which College Board-supported option is most appropriate?
- Independent study with no teacher oversight
- AP online courses through College Board-authorized providers (Correct answer)
- Dual enrollment at a local community college only
- Self-study using released AP exams
Correct answer: AP online courses through College Board-authorized providers
College Board authorizes online AP course providers to ensure students in rural or under-resourced schools can access rigorous AP coursework.
Question 6: Which of the following best describes the College Board's 'open enrollment' policy for AP courses?
- Only students who passed a prerequisite course may enroll
- Any student who wants to take AP should be allowed to enroll (Correct answer)
- Enrollment is limited to the top 10% of each grade level
- AP courses are reserved for students with teacher recommendations only
Correct answer: Any student who wants to take AP should be allowed to enroll
College Board's equity policy encourages open enrollment so that no student is denied access to AP based solely on perceived ability or prior performance.
Question 7: A student with an IEP requests to take an AP exam with extended time. Who is responsible for submitting the accommodations request to College Board?
- The student's parent directly to College Board
- The AP teacher on the student's behalf
- The school's SSD (Services for Students with Disabilities) coordinator (Correct answer)
- The school principal after a faculty vote
Correct answer: The school's SSD (Services for Students with Disabilities) coordinator
The SSD coordinator is the designated school official who submits accommodation requests to College Board through the SSD Online system.
AP AP Equity & Access 2
A teacher notices that English Language Learners in her AP class struggle with timed essays.
Which accommodation best supports their access without compromising AP rigor?