Cincinnati School Giving Access To AP Students To Retrieve Exam Materials

Press release from Cincinnati Public Schools:

April 14, 2020

Cincinnati Public Schools is giving our Advanced Placement (AP) students an opportunity to enter high school buildings on Thursday, April 16, to get books and notes from classrooms.

This year, the College Board, which oversees Advanced Placement testing, is allowing students to use textbooks and notes during AP exams.

Access to our high schools during the COVID-19 school closure is for materials to support AP testing only. Retrieving other items will not be allowed.

Please use your time inside the buildings efficiently. Gather what you need quickly and return home.

We ask students to follow federal Centers for Disease Control protocols:

• Take your temperatures before arriving. If you have a fever or cough, please stay home.
• Maintain social distancing, staying a minimum of 6 feet apart from others.
• Wear face protection.
• Wash your hands, or use hand sanitizer, before entering the building.

Buildings will be open on Thursday, April 16, on the following schedules, based on students' last names.

For AP Students at Walnut Hills High School

If your last name starts with:

• A to D — report to Walnut Hills from 8–9 a.m.
• E to H — report to Walnut Hills from 9:15–10:15 a.m.
• I to L — report to Walnut Hills from 10:30–11:30 a.m.
• M to P — report to Walnut Hills from 11:45 a.m.–12:45 p.m.
• Q to T — report to Walnut Hills from 1–2 p.m.
• U to Z — report to Walnut Hills from 2:15–3:15 p.m.

For AP Students at Other CPS High Schools

If your last name starts with:

• A to F — report to your school from 8–9 a.m.
• G to L — report to your school from 9:15–10:15 a.m.
• M to R — report to your school from 10:30–11:30 a.m.
• S to Z — report to your school from 11:45 a.m.–12:45 p.m.

This press release was produced by Cincinnati Public Schools. The views expressed here are the author’s own.