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AP STEM Access Program Orientation Information Session
December 13, 2012
Program Overview Collaborative Objectives Schools Invited to Participate Benefits to Schools School Commitment Expectations of Teachers Key Dates FAQs Your Questions
Agenda
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On December 4: Google, DonorsChoose.org, and the College Board publicly
announced the launch of the AP STEM Access program. Program Partners and Roles:
Program Overview
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•$5 million grant to DonorsChoose.org
•Global Impact Awards
DonorsChoose.org
•Will use their grant to start 500 AP STEM courses
•Teachers will use DonorsChoose.org platform to request classroom materials
The College Board
•Will assist in the implementation of the program
•Acts as primary contact for schools and teachers
Program Overview
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Goal To increase the number of traditionally underrepresented minority and female high school students who participate in Advanced Placement® courses in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) disciplines.
Goal To start 500 new AP math and science courses in fall 2013 with a minimum of 10 students in each
Program Overview: AP STEM Courses
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Course Number of
Exam-takers in 2012 1. Calculus AB 266,994 2. Biology 191,773 3. Statistics 153,859 4. Chemistry 132,425 5. Environmental Science 108,839 6. Calculus BC 94,403 7. Physics B 80,584 8. Physics C: Mechanics 38,630 9. Computer Science A 26,103 10. Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism 17,380
Learn more about these courses: aphighered.collegeboard.org/exams
Increase participation of underrepresented students in AP STEM courses.
Establish processes for
identifying students with potential to be successful in AP.
Create awareness of AP courses
and encourage enrollment. Increase teacher capacity to
offer AP STEM courses at school.
Collaborative Objectives
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Public high schools in the U.S. Have underrepresented students with high potential to be
successful in college-level AP STEM courses as indicated on their PSAT/NMSQT that are not currently offered.
Serve communities with a median household income of $100,000 or less and/or 40% or more students qualifying for free or reduced-price school meals.
Schools Invited to Participate
10+ minority* students and/or 25+ female students (*African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Hispanic/Latino students)
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1. Start-up funding for new AP STEM course(s)
2. Scholarships for AP Teacher Professional Development
3. Classroom resources for ALL STEM teachers at school that increase diversity and enable excellence
4. First 100 AP teachers of new courses from schools that return MOU get all expense-paid trip to AP Equity and Access Colloquium + AP Annual Conference
Benefits to Schools
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BENEFITS TO SCHOOL
1. New AP course(s) has minimum class size of 10 and is offered for minimum of 3 years
2. Minority and female students with high AP Potential (60%+) are invited to enroll first, then others
3. Students are encouraged to enroll through outreach and info sessions
4. Real effort is made to increase diversity across all AP STEM subjects (+5 minority or female students)
SCHOOL COMMITMENT
Benefits for School 1. START-UP FUNDING FOR NEW AP STEM COURSE
DonorsChoose.org gift card to purchase textbooks and classroom materials
for new AP STEM course with 10 student class-size minimum ($1,200-$9,000 depending on course based on materials needed and estimated costs)
Teachers will receive a Start-Up Packet with details after MOU is returned
Benefits to Schools
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Course Total Biology $7,840 Chemistry $9,000 Environmental Science $7,100 Physics B $8,000 Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism $6,100 Physics C: Mechanics $6,100 Calculus AB $3,200 Calculus BC $3,200 Computer Science A $1,200 Statistics $3,200
Benefits for School 2. SCHOLARSHIPS FOR NEW AP
TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Tuition for a teacher to attend an AP
Summer Institute 4-5 day workshop ($400-$1,416 depending on the Institute selected)
Teachers will sign a Letter of Commitment (that they will attend the PD) and will select an APSI and register. APSI will receive tuition funding directly from AP STEM Access Program.
School must cover travel and other
expenses
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State Avg. Session Non-Member
Price
State Avg. Session Non-Member
PriceNM $400 OK $678TX $474 MN $700AL $521 NE $745AR $523 CA $755IL $544 WA $755KY $559 WI $758MI $570 NV $795MS $570 HI $850IA $575 NJ $867KS $575 MA $917TN $581 ME $921NC $586 NY $939FL $591 PA $950LA $608 DE $975OH $619 WV $1,000AZ $650 CT $1,009IN $650 MD $1,245VA $650 VT $1,250GA $650 MO $1,416CO $659
Benefits for School 3. CLASSROOM RESOURCES FOR ALL
AP STEM TEACHERS AT SCHOOL THAT INCREASE DIVERSITY AND ENABLE EXCELLENCE
All AP STEM teachers are eligible for $100 DonorsChoose.org gift cards for each 3, 4, or 5 their students receive on the AP Exam in May 2014, if they increase diversity in classroom by 5 students.
They receive the $100 for any
student that gets a 3, 4, 5 (not just underrepresented students)
Benefits to Schools
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Benefits for School Benefits to Schools
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4. FIRST 100 NEW AP TEACHERS FROM SCHOOLS THAT RETURN
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING will receive a
Fully paid trip to attend the National AP Equity Colloquium
and AP Annual Conference
Dates are July 17-20, 2013 Location is Las Vegas, NV
Travel , lodging, and registration fees covered
School Commitment
Join program by completing requested program paperwork • Select AP STEM course(s) that will be started; select teacher(s) • Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) • Teacher(s) Letter of Commitment • First 100 teachers will be based on date of receipt of MOU
Identify academically prepared students • Use 2012 AP Potential data to identify students
with a 60% likelihood of success in your new AP STEM course
Recruit underrepresented students • AP information session • Parent outreach • Letter to all identified underrepresented students
Start course in fall 2013 and offer for minimum of 3 years
Complete annual survey
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Memorandum of Understanding
Available the week of January 7, 2013 Sign and return to the regional College Board office by
March 1, 2013
Provides details of the program and specifies the responsibilities of the partners of the initiative
School Commitment Memorandum of Understanding
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Expectations of Teachers
Sign and return Teacher Letter of Commitment to regional College Board office by March 1, 2013
Register for an AP Summer Institute and a DonorsChoose.org webinar by March 28, 2013
Create a project on DonorsChoose.org and use your gift card to order textbooks and supplies needed to start the new AP course
Submit a syllabus for the new course for the AP Course Audit
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Key Dates
Between March 2013 and January 2014 Teacher(s) submit
Course Audit materials for new course(s)
Key Dates
Week of January 7, 2013 Your regional College Board office will begin distributing necessary paperwork and school packet materials
No later than Friday, March 1, 2013 Return your signed Memorandum of Understanding and Teacher Letter of Commitment
No later than Thursday, March 28, 2013
Teacher(s) register for an AP Summer Institute
and DonorsChoose.org webinar
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Between Spring and Summer 2013
Teacher(s) order textbooks and supplies on DonorsChoose.org
Summer 2014 Complete annual survey
