AP STEM Access ProgramOrientation Information Session

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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Program Overview

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GoalTo 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.

GoalTo 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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CourseNumber of

Exam-takers in 20121. Calculus AB 266,9942. Biology 191,7733. Statistics 153,8594. Chemistry 132,4255. Environmental Science 108,8396. Calculus BC 94,4037. Physics B 80,5848. Physics C: Mechanics 38,6309. Computer Science A 26,10310. 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

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 School1. 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 TotalBiology $7,840Chemistry $9,000Environmental Science $7,100Physics B $8,000Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism $6,100Physics C: Mechanics $6,100Calculus AB $3,200Calculus BC $3,200Computer Science A $1,200Statistics $3,200

Benefits for School2. 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

Benefits to Schools

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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 School3. 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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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

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

Sign and return to the regional College Board office by

March 28, 2013

Provides details of the program and specifies the responsibilities of the partners of the initiative

School CommitmentMemorandum of Understanding

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Signing in to AP Potential™www.collegeboard.com/appotential

Expectations of Teachers

Sign and return Teacher Letter of Commitment to regional College Board office by March 28, 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 2014Teacher(s) submit

Course Audit materials for new course(s)

Key Dates

Your regional College Board office will begin distributing necessary paperwork and school packet materials

No later than Friday, March 28, 2013Return 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 2014Complete annual survey

Questions?Email: apstem@collegeboard.orgVisit: collegeboard.org/apstem

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