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Interviewer: What would you say to a student who is thinking about applying for the AP [Accelerated Program]? Student: You get a second chance. You’ll have another opportunity to get to the ninth grade. The teachers will actually help you instead of saying that they will. They communicate with you. This student participated in a special program that 36 over-age students entered as seventh graders and 31 (86%) left as rising ninth graders. The program graduated 33 of 35 students (86%) the previous year. What happens in the Accelerated Program (AP) that allows struggling students a chance at success? Their success lies largely in the AP environment that gives over-age students a second chance to develop a sense of accomplishment, belonging, and engagement–all ingredients necessary to school and life success (Finnan, 2009).
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