1. Administrator Webinar ALSDE/A+ College Ready March 5, 2014

2. Spring 2014 AP Program Notes & Updates

3. Mock Exams in Science & Math

4. Saturday Student Study Sessions

5. AP Exam Administration

6. Order AP Exams by March 28 (April 18 is FINAL DEADLINE) Schedule a Preadministration Session Secure your proctors/administrators Need a 1:34 Proctor/Student ratio Designate someone to be the instruction reader for each exam. Make sure proctors avoid conflicts of interest EX: English teachers cannot proctor English exams, etc. EX: Family members should not proctor exams where family members are testing.

7. Secure your exam site Make sure the room(s) are properly equipped: No round tables All tables/desks facing the same direction Proper spacing (see AP Coordinator’s Manual for more details) Make sure the room(s) are free from noisy distractions: Students going to lockers Bells or intercom announcements

8. Security Issues that need attention: Store AP Exams in a secure location – no unauthorized access by students or teachers No cell phones/electronic devices allowed in the testing room – this includes proctors! Impress upon students and teachers to refrain from discussing exam items Avoid conflicts of interest

9. Exam Fees A+ College Ready reimburses $45 per exam for math, science, and English. The state of Alabama applies each year for a federal grant to cover the cost for low-income students. Federal grant covers up to $20 for low-income students in all subjects The state will kick in $10 for low-income students, making their cost for any exam $10. Low-income students in A+ College Ready program schools will not incur a charge for math, science, & English exams.

10. Low Income StudentsNon-Low Income Students Non -A+ College Ready supported Exams (Social Studies, Foreign Language, Art, Music, etc.) A+ College Ready supported Exams (Math, Science & English) Non -A+ College Ready supported Exams (Social Studies, Foreign Language, Art, Music, etc.) A+ College Ready supported Exams (Math, Science & English) Total Cost Per AP Exam$89 1. College Board fee waiver per exam $26 $0 2. College Board LEA fee waiver per exam $8 3. State AP Grant Award contribution per exam $0$45$0$45 4. Parent contribution per exam$10$0$81$36 5. Requested Federal & state payment per exam (= $89 – Sum of Rows 1-4) $45$10 SDE/A+ asks that all students not be charged the $8 local fee 6. Projected number of exams 7. Total requested federal funds for low income students (= Row 5 * Row 6) This worksheet is applicable to A+ College Ready Schools only Total Federal Fund Request (= sum of cells in Row 7)

11. Equipment & Finance Updates

12. 2014-2015 Data/Info Requests PreAP and AP Enrollments New spreadsheet format Three rounds of requests for 2014-2015 June (preliminary enrollments) August (fall final enrollments January (final spring enrollments) School Year Calendars

13. Summer 2014 Training

14. PreAP Course Implementation & Measuring Success

15. A+ College Ready 1230 1 st Avenue North Birmingham, Alabama 35203 Telephone:205-257-5349 Facsimile:205-257-5344 Website: www.apluscollegeready.orgwww.apluscollegeready.org Staff: Mary Boehm, President – marydboehm@bellsouth.netmarydboehm@bellsouth.net Amy C. Fineburg, PhD, Chief Academic Officer – amyf@aplusala.org–amyf@aplusala.org Helena Young, Director of Training – helena@aplusala.orghelena@aplusala.org Kitty Morgan, Math Content Director – kitty@aplusala.orgkitty@aplusala.org Diann Frucci, English Content Director – diann@aplusala.org–diann@aplusala.org Robert Summers, Science Content Director – robert@aplusala.org–robert@aplusala.org Elizabeth Goodwyn, Finance Manager - elizabeth@aplusala.orgelizabeth@aplusala.org Liz Walston, Office & Data Manager – lizw@aplusala.orglizw@aplusala.org Contact Information