Susan Mako, upper division math teacher at Grace Brethren High School in Simi Valley, was recently selected to participate in the annual reading and scoring of the College Board's Advanced Placement examinations in AP Calculus.

Each year the AP Program, sponsored by the College Board, gives more than one million high school students an opportunity to take college-level courses and examinations and, based on their

exam performance, to receive credit and/or advanced placement when they enter college.

About 2.3 million examinations in 20 disciplines were evaluated by more than 8,000 readers from universities and high schools in the United States, Canada and abroad.

"The reading draws upon the talents of some of the finest teachers and professors that the world has to offer," said Trevor Packer, executive director of the Advanced Placement Program at the College Board. "It fosters professionalism, allows for the exchange of ideas, and strengthens the commitment to students and to teaching. We are very grateful for the contributions of talented educators like Susan Mako."