The fall year of 2005, the Corbin High School Art Department created an 
experimental pilot class for A.P. Art History. This class required each 
student to have completed a course of Humanities, be a senior level 
student with at least an A/B grade point average, and take the required 
A.P. Art History test in May. Because of difficulty in scheduling another 
credit subject in the Art Department, this class was structured to be 
supervised by the art teacher but be basically independent. It was scheduled 
to run simultaneously with other art classes. Seven students enrolled 
knowing the amount of work and self discipline needed. They met twice 
in the summer to receive textbooks and instructions and to start planning 
how the class would be organized. Each student took on responsibility for 
several chapters from their text. Because of the amount of computer software 
available, the Corbin Board of Education provided each student with a new 
HP Tablet to use for this class.  Before each chapter, the students meet and 
plan with the art teacher the material that needs to be covered. The students 
are evaluated not only on the subject but on their leadership. Because of the 
amount of material to be covered, the class is divided into A.P. Art History I 
and II. The A.P. Art History exam is scheduled for May 11, 2006.