AP Coordinator Webinar
March 7, 2012
New Contact Person at the
State Department
 Under Dr. Bice’s new leadership the Curriculum &
Instruction Section has been divided
 Advanced Placement will fall under the Instruction
Section
 Phyllis Rase is remaining with the curriculum section
 Our new AP liaison is Cindy Freeman
 Her email address is cfreeman@alsde.edu
 Her phone number is 334.353.5321
Mock Exams
Mock Exams
 English mock exams were given on January 7 (total of 3 hours)
 All AP English teachers are expected to provide 3 additional
hours of tutoring with their students to finish out the 6 hours for
the January 7 prep session
 AP English teachers are to turn in their sign in sheets & agendas
for tutoring sessions to the English content directors in order to
be eligible for their Saturday Study Session stipend for January 7
 Science & Math mock exams should be scheduled during AHSGE
administration
 Those dates should be reported on the form sent to you by T.
Dunn last week
Mock Exam Reading for Science &
Math
 AP Biology—April 2
 AP Chemistry—April 3
 AP Physics & Environmental Science—April 4
 AP Calculus—April 10
 AP Statistics—April 12
AP Mock Reading
Logistical Details
 School/District is responsible for substitutes for the
teachers to attend
 A+ College Ready will pay teachers’ mileage
 A+ College Ready will pay for overnight lodging the
night prior to the reading for teachers traveling 60
miles or more one way
 For teachers who must stay overnight, A+ College
Ready will pay for dinner and breakfast
 A+ College Ready will provide lunch for all teachers
the day of the reading
Enrollment for Fall, 2012
A+ College Ready expects that enrollment in
AP classes will grow around 15% per year
 USE DATA TO HELP GET STUDENTS INTO RIGOROUS
COURSES RATHER THAN USING DATA TO KEEP STUDENTS
OUT OF RIGOROUS COURSES
 EXPLORE data should be used to appropriately place 9th
grade students into pre-AP courses
 PLAN data should be used to appropriately place 11th (and
12th) grade students into AP classes
 All schools should make a diligent effort to educate parents
about the benefits of Advanced Placement and other
rigorous courses
 You are welcome to use the A+ College Ready parent
meeting presentation and/or invite one of our staff members
to come speak with your parents
Offering New AP MSE Classes,
Fall 2012
 Please let A+ College Ready know if you are planning
to offer additional AP courses in the 2012 – 2013
school year
 Teachers who will teach these new courses should be
registered for APSI
Online Course Offerings Available
to A+ CR Schools, Fall 2012
If you do not offer the following
courses at your school. . .
 Your students can register for these courses via ACCESS
 A+ College Ready is working with ACCESS to provide these
courses with an A+ College Ready trained teacher
 First priority for enrollment will be for A+ CR students
 Courses are AP Physics B, AP Computer
Science, and AP Statistics
 A+ College Ready will pay a portion of the exam fee for
these students and they will be eligible for the $100/qs
 Their exam scores will count toward the school goal
2012 AP Exams
Logistical Information
 March 30 is the priority deadline for ordering AP Exams
from the College Board
 Once you create your order, you (or your district or school
financial person) can create a Purchase Order to the
College Board and request your money for exams from the
State AP Grant Award
 You will be receiving an email from T. Dunn asking you to
report the current enrollment of each of your classes and
the number of exams that you order for each class
Exam Retakes or AP Environmental Science
Exams for students who have not taken the
course
 You have received an email with instructions for students who
are eligible to retake certain courses
 Highly motivated AP Biology or AP Chemistry students are
eligible to take the AP Environmental Science exam without
taking the course
 In order for A+ College Ready to contribute to the exam fee for
these students they must agree to and participate in 6 hours of
tutoring for the exam
 Each teacher who provide the tutoring MUST have a separate
contract for this work in order for the teacher & the student to
be eligible for the $100/qs
 If these conditions are met, A+ College Ready will contribute
$50/exam toward each of these students’ exams
Administration of AP Exams
 It is IMPERATIVE that AP exams be administered by an
individual who clearly understands how the AP exam is to
be given, i.e. amount of time on each section, whether or
not calculators are allowed, etc.
 There should be NO announcements or interruptions
during the AP examination
 It is the responsibility of the AP coordinator to make
certain that all AP exams are administered properly. The
AP Coordinator does not have to administer each exam but
should go over the testing guidelines with each test
administrator.
Pre-AP Course Roll-Outs
Pre-AP Courses Available for Fall,
2012
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Pre-AP English 9
Pre-AP Biology
Pre-AP Algebra I
Teams including A+ CR content directors, ARI, AMSTI, LTF, and AP and pre-AP
teachers from throughout the state have developed these annotated scope &
sequences and teachers will be trained on their usage
 A+ College Ready staff will be doing regional trainings on:
 May 16—Huntsville
 May 17—Montgomery
 May 18--Birmingham
 We will be asking EACH of you to send your pre-AP English 9, pre-AP biology and
pre-AP Algebra I (even if it is a middle school teacher) to the training on one of
these dates
 A+ College Ready will reimburse each participating school $70 per teacher for
substitute pay and will pay teachers’ mileage
Summer Training
Advanced Placement Summer
Institute
 Auburn—June 18 – 21
 Calculus AB, Computer Science, English Language,
English Literature, Biology, Physics B, and Chemistry
 Alabama—July 9 – 12
 AP Calculus, AP Statistics
 Alabama—July 16 – 19
 AP Calculus, AP Statistics (A+ CR teachers only), English
Language (full), English Literature (full)
Register on our website www.apluscollegeready.org
APSI Logistical Information
 Cohorts I and II & IMF—Only selected teachers attend
APSI; A+ College Ready pays both registration & expenses
(up to $550)
 Cohort III—All teachers expected to attend; Registration is
paid from State AP Grant Award; A+ College Ready pays
expenses (up to $550)
 Cohort IV non APIP—All teachers expected to attend;
Registration is paid from State AP Grant Award;
school/district pays expenses
 Cohort IV, APIP—All teachers expected to attend;
Registration & travel paid from APIP Grant Award and
handled through the district
APSI Logistical Information
 Schools/districts in Cohorts III and IV should create a
purchase order for the University of Alabama and/or
Auburn University for the teachers attending training at
those sites.
 You may use this PO as a back up to request money from
the state AP Grant award or the APIP grant award
 T. Dunn or Elizabeth Goodwyn will send a list of teachers
registered at each university to each AP coordinator by
the end of March
Laying the Foundation Training
 Year 1—week of July 30 – August 3, Birmingham area
to be determined
 Year 2—week of July 23 – July 27, Hewitt Trussville
High School
 Year 3—week of July 23 – July 27, Gadsden City High
School
 Registration will be on our website by April 1, 2012
LTF Logistical Information
 Cohorts I and II—have completed 3 years of LTF training;
no funding allocated
 Cohort III & IV non APIP--$4,500 (Cohort III) and $5,000
(Cohort IV) awarded in State AP Grant award for each
school. A+ College Ready will invoice schools/districts for
this amount in early April. This covers the registration fee
for 7 pre-AP teachers plus any AP teacher who wishes to
attend
 Cohort IV APIP—A+ College Ready has contracted with
SDE to provide LTF training on your behalf
 IMF—A+ College Ready to provide LTF training on your
behalf
LTF Logistical Information
 Cohort III and IV non APIP and IMF—A+ College
Ready will reimburse teachers directly for up to $300
of travel expenses
 Cohort IV APIP—Districts will reimburse teachers for
travel expenses with money from the APIP grant
 If schools have new teachers they should attend Year
1 training
Student Summer Enrichment
For students enrolled in AP courses Fall, 2012
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To be held June 11 – June 28
Monday – Thursday
8:00 AM – 12:15
Courses Offered
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AP Calculus
AP Biology
AP Chemistry
AP Language
 Locations
 University of Alabama
 University of Alabama Birmingham
 University of Alabama Huntsville
Student Summer Enrichment
Logistics
 Courses are free to all A+ College Ready students
enrolled in the particular course in the fall
 Students are responsible for their own transportation
Equipment Purchases
Equipment Purchases
 A+ CR will ask each school to create its equipment
purchase list as soon as the AP exams are finished
 An updated inventory for AP classrooms and suggested
purchases will be sent to all schools in early May
 Schools will be asked to send A+ College Ready their list of
needed equipment/materials/supplies to be approved
before school is out
 Equipment/materials/supplies should be ordered during
the summer months to be available for classrooms in the
fall
 New equipment will be needed for new AP Biology labs
Equipment Allocations
 Cohort I--$5,000 and $25/enrolled student (based on
Fall, 2012 enrollment) from A+ CR
 Cohorts II & III--$10,000 ($5,000 from State AP Grant
Award & $5,000 for A+CR) and $25/enrolled student
 Cohort IV (all schools)--$10,000 from State AP Grant
Award
 IMF--$10,000 from A+ College Ready