Area schools added to A+ college ready program

More Alabama high schools are being added to a program that aims to help students prepare and excel at the collegiate level.

A+ College Ready is a program that works to increase the number of Alabama high school students taking science, math, and AP English courses.

Schools from St. Clair, Calhoun, and Cullman County are among the group that will implement over 80 Advanced Placement courses in math, science, and English for students in 7th-10th grades in hopes of creating a pipeline of students prepared for college-level work and increasing the number of students meeting benchmarks on ACT-based tests. Area schools added to the program include  Albertville High School       Etowah High School        

 Ohatchee High School   Oneonta High School  Ragland High School   

 Springville High School          White Plains High School and Winterboro High School. 

15 of the 30 schools were selected to participate as Pipeline Schools. These schools will institute an aggressive training program designed to increase the number of students enrolled and succeeding in rigorous coursework in an effort to prepare for a full implementation of Advanced Placement courses the following year.  Locally those schools were  BB Comer High School  Fayetteville High School  and Walter Wellborn High School        .