1. JANUARY 22 nd, 2014 CHS PAC 2014 ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAM ADMINISTRATION

2. WHAT WE WILL DISCUSS TODAY… RECOGNITION OF AP STUDENTS AP TESTING TIMEFRAME INFORMATION SESSIONS REGISTRATION PRE-REGISTRATION SESSIONS TESTING DATES MAKE-UP TESTS REFUND POLICY WRAP-UP

3. CONGRATULATIONS! YOU HAVE TAKEN ON QUITE A CHALLENGE--- MOST LIKELY MORE THAN ONE OF THESE CHALLENGES! AP COURSES ARE DESIGNED TO FOLLOW A RIGOROUS COLLEGE FORMAT BASED ON YOUR PERFOMANCE ON AP EXAMS, YOU MAY EARN COLLEGE CREDIT STUDENTS WHO SCORE 3 OR HIGHER ON AP EXAMS TEND TO EARN HIGHER GPAs AT THE NEXT LEVEL

4. TIMELINE FEBRUARY 2 ND & 3 RD : AP TEACHERS DISTRIBUTE TESTING INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION FORMS February 3 RD until March 28 TH 2014 AP TEACHERS COLLECT REGISTRATION FORMS AND CHECKS FROM STUDENTS MARCH 28 TH until 2:00 PM APRIL 2 ND 2014 YOU MAY STILL REGISTER DIRECTLY WITH MR. MORRIS FOR NO ADDITIONAL FEE (EXTRA ADMINISTRATIVE FEES APPLY BEYOND THIS DATE) MAY 1 ST – PRE-REGISTRATION (TENTATIVE) MAY 5 TH – MAY 16 TH AP EXAMS

5. INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION AP TEACHERS WILL DISTRIBUTE AP TESTING BULLETINS DISCUSSION REGARDING REGISTERING FOR THE TEST PREPARING FOR THE TEST REVIEW THE BULLETIN WITH YOUR PARENTS TONIGHT!

6. REGISTRATION REGISTRATION FORMS AND CHECKS WILL BE GIVEN TO YOUR AP TEACHER BETWEEN FEBRUARY 3 RD AND MARCH 28 TH, 2014 FORMS MUST BE SIGNED BY YOU AND A PARENT BETWEEN MARCH 28 TH AND APRIL 2 ND (@2 PM) REGISTRATIONS ARE GIVEN DIRECTLY TO MR. MORRIS IN ROOM 106 BEFORE OR AFTER SCHOOL (OTHERWISE HAWTHORNE HOUSE MAILBOX), -PLEASE, NOT DURING CLASS TIME! LATE FEES $20 IF BETWEEN APRIL 2 ND AND APRIL 11 TH @ 2 PM $70 IF BETWEEN APRIL 2 ND @ 2 PM AND APRIL 17 TH @ 2 PM ACCOMODATIONS IF YOU REQUIRE TESTING ACCOMODATIONS, PLEASE VISIT WWW.COLLEGEBOARD.ORG/SSD FOR INFORMATION TO QUALIFY FOR LOW-INCOME ASSISTANCE, VISIT WWW.COLLEGEBOARD.ORG/APFEEREDUCTIONS

7. NON-CLASS REGISTRATIONS YOU CAN STILL TAKE AP TESTS FOR SUBJECTS NOT OFFERED HERE AT CHS (PHYSICS C, MACRO, MICRO, ETC.) YOU MUST GIVE THESE REGISTRATIONS DIRECTLY TO MR. MORRIS IN ROOM 106 BY THE AFOREMENTIONED DEADLINES

8. PRE-REGISTRATION A UNIFORM PRE-REGISTRATION SESSION WILL BE HELD MAY 1 ST, 2014 (TENTATIVE) THIS IS A ONE-TIME INFORMATION GATHERING SESSION, DESIGNED TO ELIMINATE A MINIMUM OF 30 MINUTES OF EXTRA TESTING TIME ON TEST DAY FOR EACH TEST YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER BEFORE TAKING YOUR AP EXAM; THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS! YOUR SCORE REPORTING FORM AND NUMBER WILL BE GIVEN THAT DAY DONT LOSE IT! IT IS ESSENTIAL FOR CHECKING SCORES!

9. TEST DATES 5/5 – 5/16 8 AM, 12 PM, 2PM YOU ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN YOUR CLASSES BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER YOUR AP TESTS. THERE ARE NO OPTIONS FOR BEING TARDY FOR A TEST! TESTING START TIMES ARE HARD TIMES. BE EARLY!

10. MAKE UP TESTING WEEK OF 5/19 IF YOU MISS A TEST, THERE ARE OPTIONS TO MAKE IT UP (IF YOU CHOOSE TO DO SO) IF YOU SIMPLY MISS THE TEST, THEN YOU PAY A CHANGE OF EXAM FEE AND TAKE IT ON A RETAKE DATE FOR ALLOWED CIRCUMSTANCES, SUCH AS SICKNESS, NATURAL DISASTER, ANOTHER EXAM, ETC., NO FEE WILL BE ADDED YOU MAY NOT TEST EARLY, NOR TEST LATER IN THE DAY (I.E. TARDY, GAME)

11. TEST REFUNDS/CANCELLATION CHS HAS EARLIER DEADLINES FOR REGISTRATION THAN WHAT IS LISTED ON COLLEGE BOARDS WEBSITE IF A STUDENT REGISTERS FOR AN EXAM AND CANCELS BEFORE 2 PM APRIL 2 ND, A FULL REFUND WILL BE ISSUED (CHECK AND REGISTRATION HANDED BACK TO STUDENT) IF A STUDENT IS REGISTERED FOR AN EXAM AND CANCELS BETWEEN APRIL 2 ND AND APRIL 11 TH A REFUND OF $65 WILL BE ISSUED IN APPROXIMATELY 6 – 8 WEEKS. VISIT WWW.COLLEGEBOARD.ORG/APCREDITPOLICY TO VIEW SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS FOR AP SCORES AND CREDITWWW.COLLEGEBOARD.ORG/APCREDITPOLICY IF YOU ARE ACCEPTED TO SCHOOL OR AWAITING ACCEPTANCE, YOU NEED TO RESEARCH YOUR SCHOOLS POLICIES REGARDING AP CREDIT. DECIDING TO ATTEND A SCHOOL THAT DOES NOT ACCEPT AP SCORES AFTER YOU REGISTER FOR THE TEST DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR A REFUND

12. TIME TO WRAP UP! ANY QUESTIONS???

13. THANK YOU FOR COMING! FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT WWW.COLLEGEBOARD.ORG AND CLICK ON THE AP TAB AT THE TOP! WWW.COLLEGEBOARD.ORG PLEASE SEE MR. MORRIS IN ROOM 106 OR EMAIL AT MORRISJ@CHELMSFORD.K12.MA.US FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU THINK OF AFTER THIS MEETING!MORRISJ@CHELMSFORD.K12.MA.US CHECK THE GUIDANCE WEBPAGE TO DOWNLOAD THIS PRESENTATION AND REGISTRATION FORMS