Barrow County School System


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Board Meeting
05/01/2018 06:00 PM

Board of Education
Professional Development Center
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ITEM : D.3. AP Statistics Textbook Adoption - Melinda Kay

Recommendation
The Superintendent recommends the textbook for Advanced Placement (AP) Statistics, course number 27.074000 be removed from the table and approved.       

Summary
Barrow County Schools currently offers Advanced Placement (AP) Statistics to 11th and 12th grade high school students. The current textbook in use at Barrow County Schools is The Practice of Statistics, 3rd Edition. The consensus on the selection of the new textbook for AP Statistics is The Practice of Statistics, 6th Edition. The updated text contains topics and questions more aligned with the AP test, and includes data sets that are more accurate and relevant to the new studies. The text is approved and promoted by The College Board and meets the criteria for state approved textbooks.

Details
Course Title:           Advanced Placement (AP) Statistics
Course Number:     27.074000
Text Title:              The Practice of Statistics, 6th Edition
ISBN:                    1-319-11333-8 or 978-1-319-11333-9
Copyright:             2018
Publisher:              WH Freeman      

Financial Impact
The price of the textbook is $143.64.
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