ALSDE/A+ College Ready Program Overview

Increase the number of students enrolled in Advanced Placement® English, math, and science courses Increase the pipeline of students prepared for Advanced Placement Coursework by increasing rigor and teacher support in math, science & English classes Increase the number of students receiving qualifying scores (≥3) on the College Board’s National Examinations in AP® English, math, and science Increase the number of students attending and graduating from College with degrees in math and science Goals of ALSDE/A+ College Ready Program

In , ALSDE/A+ College Ready Is in 118 schools in 54 districts throughout the state of Alabama Supports 624 Advanced Placement Math, Science, and English Teachers Serves over 23,000 Advanced Placement Math, Science, and English Students 3

4 Growth in AP MSE Qualifying Scores in 97 SDE/A+ College Ready Schools that tested in May far outpaces the U.S. Percent Increase in AP Math, Science, & English Qualifying Scores from

5 1 Year Percent Increases in AP Math, Science, & English Qualifying Scores – All Students

1 Year Percent Increases in AP Math, Science, & English Qualifying Scores – Minority Students 6

AP Math, Science & English Qualifying Scores per 1,000 Jrs./Srs. 7

Schools in the ALSDE/A+ College Ready program 8

Cohort I Schools Jefferson County Montgomery County -Clay-Chalkville HS -Gardendale HS -Hueytown HS -Jefferson Co. International Baccalaureate HS -Minor HS -Pinson Valley HS -Pleasant Grove HS -Shades Valley HS -Booker T. Washington HS -Brewbaker Technology - Magnet HS -Loveless Academic Magnet Program -Robert E. Lee HS

Cohort II Schools Madison County – Buckhorn HS – Hazel Green HS – Madison Co. HS – Sparkman HS Montgomery County – Jefferson Davis HS Huntsville City – Columbia HS – Huntsville HS – Lee HS Birmingham City – Huffman HS – Ramsay HS – Wenonah HS

Cohort III Schools Alexander City – Benjamin Russell HS Cleburne County – Cleburne Co. HS Dothan City – Dothan HS – Northview HS Gadsden City – Gadsden City HS Hartselle City – Hartselle HS Etowah County – Hokes Bluff HS – Southside HS Jacksonville City – Jacksonville HS Huntsville City – New Century HS

Cohort III Schools Jefferson County – Centerpoint HS – Corner HS – McAdory HS – Mortimer Jordan HS Madison County – New Hope HS Muscle Shoals City – Muscle Shoals HS Oxford City – Oxford HS Pell City – Pell City HS Lee County – Smiths Station HS Elmore County – Wetumpka HS

Cohort IV Schools Birmingham City – GW Carver HS – P. D. Jackson Olin HS Butler County – Greenville HS Conecuh County – Hillcrest HS Elmore County – Stanhope Elmore HS Huntsville City – Virgil Grissom HS Jefferson County – Oak Grove HS Monroe County – Monroe County HS

Cohort IV Schools Marshall County – Asbury HS – Douglas HS – Kate Duncan Smith DAR HS Saraland City – Saraland HS Shelby County – Calera HS – Shelby County HS Tallassee City – Tallassee HS Trussville City – Hewitt Trussville HS Tuscaloosa City – Central HS – Northridge HS – Paul W. Bryant HS Tuscaloosa County – Hillcrest HS – Tuscaloosa Co. HS

Cohort V Schools Arab City – Arab HS Walker County – Cordova HS Cullman City – Cullman HS Baldwin County – Daphne HS – Fairhope HS Elmore County – Elmore County HS Perry County – Francis Marion HS – Robert C. Hatch HS Henry County – Headland HS Shelby County – Montevallo HS – Vincent MS/HS St. Clair County – Moody HS

Cohort VI Schools Madison City – Bob Jones HS – James Clemons HS Demopolis City – Demopolis HS Lawrence County – East Lawrence HS – Hatton HS – Lawrence County HS – RA Hubbard HS Enterprise City – Enterprise HS Monroe County – Excel HS Saint Clair County – Saint Clair County HS Sylacauga City – Sylacauga HS Baldwin County – Foley HS Etowah County – Gaston HS – Sardis HS Guntersville City – Guntersville HS Elmore County – Holtville HS Huntsville City – JO Johnson HS – SR Butler HS Opp City – Opp HS Piedmont City – Piedmont HS Jasper City – Walker HS

Cohort VII Schools Marshall County – Brindlee Mountain High School Opelika City – Opelika High School Russellville City – Russellville High School Satsuma City – Satsuma High School St. Clair County – Ashville High School Talladega County – Childersburg High School – Lincoln High School – Munford High School Tallapoosa County – Dadeville High School Tarrant City – Tarrant High 17 Alabaster City – Thompson High School Autauga County – Marbury High School Baldwin County – Spanish Fort High School Cherokee County – Cherokee County High School Colbert County – Cherokee High School – Colbert County High School – Colbert Heights High School Etowah County – Glencoe High School – West End High School Florence City – Florence High School Lee County – Beauregard High School

ALSDE/A+ COLLEGE READY PROGRAM COMPONENTS 18

SDE/A+ College Ready AP Teacher Training and Incentive Program Elements of Success * Advanced Placement, AP and Pre-AP are registered trademarks of College Entrance Examination Board, which is not involved in the production of this program.

Math, Science & English Teacher Training 4 Day Advanced Placement Summer Institute for 3 years 2 Day AP and 1 Day Pre-AP Fall Training for 3 years 4 Day NMSI’s Laying the Foundation Teacher Training for 3 years for 7 high school teachers & all AP teachers Participation in a mock AP exam reading in the spring Webinars for new teachers 20

Teacher Support Support of an ALSDE/A+ College Ready Content Director Content specialists for each discipline ALSDE/A+ College Ready/NMSI online resources AP Syllabus Support Pre-AP Annotated Course Outlines & Full Courses Vertical team meetings for each discipline for teachers in grades

Student Support Three 4-hour Saturday Study Sessions per discipline per year ½ cost of each AP math, science & English exam $2,000 per course – Up to $10,000 per school- for purchase of equipment and supplies for AP classrooms for three years (includes $250 for each Pre-AP teacher) 22

Program Management Competitive School Selection Letter of Agreement between school/district & SDE/A+ College Ready Administrative support for school leaders Letter of agreement with AP Coordinator Training and guidance on the use of EXPLORE, PLAN, and ASPIRE data to proactively manage students into appropriate courses. 23

ACT College Readiness Benchmarks College Course ACT Subject- Area Test EXPLORE Benchmark Grade 8 EXPLORE Benchmark Grade 9 PLAN Benchmark ACT Benchmark English Composition English College Algebra Mathematics Social Sciences Reading BiologyScience

25 Sample PLAN Test Analysis GENDERAETHNICSCR_ENGSCR_MATHSCR_READSCR_SCISCR_COMP F M F F Meets or exceeds College Readiness Benchmarks F M Near the College Readiness Benchmarks M F M F F F M F F M F M F M F F F

Stipends, Incentives & Bonuses Potential for AP teachers to earn a stipend of $500 for work outside of the contract day $100/qualifying score for both students and AP teachers Potential for AP teachers to earn a $1000 stipend based on the number of qualifying scores Potential for AP Coordinator to earn up to a $3000 stipend for managing the program and for the school meeting its qualifying score goal 26

Why Advanced Placement? 27

PLAN 2020 AP is one of the seven areas that Dr. Bice, the State Board of Education and the ALSDE have identified as critical areas of needed growth Under the proposed accountability plan, schools may choose “Advanced Placement” as one of their evaluation pieces 28

Students are going to be competing against peers who have had advanced placement preparation. In 2001, there were 2,897 Alabama graduates who took an AP exam while in high school; 1,562 made a qualifying score. In 2013, there were 13,654 Alabama graduates who took an AP exam while in high school; 4,766 made a qualifying score. In 2013 far more seniors made QUALIFYING SCORES than took AP exams in Why Advanced Placement?

30 Source: Gonzalez, E. O’Connor, K. & Miles, J. (2000). How well do AP students perform on the TIMSS Advanced Mathematics & Physics Tests? Chestnut Hill, MA: The International Study Center, Lunch School of Education, Boston College. Competition with International Peers

AP students are more likely to graduate from college in 4 years, which only 26.5% of U. S. public college students achieve. The average cost of a 4 year public institution is $18,000 for every year, in state. If a student earns a qualifying score in an AP course and receives college credit, the family saves $1806 which is the average cost of a 3-credit hour course at Alabama & Auburn AP helps students qualify for college scholarship dollars. 31% of colleges use AP as a criterion when determining scholarship recipients. Colleges use AP to place students in appropriate level courses. 31 AP and the Cost of College

EXPECTATIONS OF THE SCHOOL/DISTRICT 32

Commitments A desire & commitment to grow AP and pre-AP/honors math, science & English courses offered at the school A desire & commitment to grow AP and pre-AP/honors math, science & English enrollment proactively using EXPLORE and PLAN data along with ASPIRE data A desire & commitment to increase the number of AP math, science & English qualifying scores A willingness to make policy changes to achieve these goals 33

School/District Financial Commitments Travel expenses associated with teachers’ attendance at all PD and training Substitute costs for teachers’ attendance at the Fall 2 Day Trainings and the Spring Mock Exam scoring Textbooks for AP classes Transporting students to/from Saturday Study Sessions, if needed 34

Scheduling All AP classes must run year long. If school is on block schedule, AP classes can be done on alternating blocks or split blocks Master schedule should eliminate as many barriers to AP math, science & English participation as possible including converting MSE honors courses into AP courses Students should be proactively managed, using EXPLORE, PLAN, ASPIRE and other data into the most rigorous level of courses based on their abilities. 35

ALSDE/A+ CR Recommended Pathway for Students with AP Potential YearMathScienceEnglish 9 th GradePre-AP GeometryPre-AP BiologyPre-AP English 9 10 th Grade Pre-AP Algebra II w/trigonometry Pre-AP ChemistryPre-AP English th Grade Pre-AP Pre-Calculus AND AP Computer Science or AP Statistics AP Biology or AP Chemistry AP Language & Composition 12 th GradeAP Calculus or AP Statistics and/or AP Computer Science AP Biology or AP Chemistry or AP Physics AP Literature 36 While ALSDE/A+ College Ready recommends a rigorous preparatory pathway for AP success, students should be encouraged and allowed to enter the pre-AP and AP pathways at any point if they show ability and are willing to step up to the challenge.

TIMELINE & NEXT STEPS

ALSDE/A+ College Ready Timeline September 2014 A+ and ALSDE release RFP to high schools; Due to SDE & A+ College Ready October 10, 2014 Nov/Dec/Jan, 2014Site visits to select high schools are conducted January 15, 2015 Program Schools notified dependent on available funding from the legislature Feb/March, 2015Students enroll in AP courses Summer, 2015AP and Pre AP teacher training August, 2015AP courses begin May, 2015AP exams administered July, 2015AP exam scores released

To Submit an RFP Send an electronic copy by October 10 th to: Robin Nelson Mary Boehm Teri Thompson

A+ College Ready st Avenue North Birmingham, Alabama Telephone: Facsimile: Website: Staff: Mary Boehm, President – Andrew Mitchell, Communications and Data Director – Liz Walston, Director of Training – Teri Thompson, Manager of Partner Schools and Special Projects Kitty Morgan, Math Content Director- Diann Frucci, English Content Director Robert Summers, Science Content Director –- Jenifer Glover, Finance Manager – Contact Information