1. JANUARY 14 TH, 2013 CHS PAC

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 CAN EARN CREDIT FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO SCORE 3 OR HIGHER ON AP EXAMS TEND TO EARN HIGHER GPAs IN SEQUENT COURSES

4. TIMELINE JANUARY 30 TH AND 31 ST : AP TEACHERS DISTRIBUTE TESTING INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION FORMS February 1 st until March 1 st 2013 AP TEACHERS COLLECT REGISTRATION FORMS AND CHECKS FROM STUDENTS MARCH 1 st until March 8 th YOU MAY STILL REGISTER DIRECTLY WITH MR. MORRIS APRIL 22 ND – PRE-REGISTRATION (TENTATIVE) MAY 6 TH – MAY 17 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 THE DAY YOU GET IT!

6. REGISTRATION REGISTRATION FORMS AND CHECKS WILL BE GIVEN TO YOUR AP TEACHER BETWEEN FEBRUARY 1 ST AND MARCH 1 ST, 2013 FORMS MUST BE SIGNED BY YOU AND A PARENT BETWEEN MARCH 1 ST AND MARCH 8 TH REGISTRATIONS ARE GIVEN DIRECTLY TO MR. MORRIS IN ROOM 106 (HAWTHORNE HOUSE MAILBOX), NOT DURING CLASS TIME! LATE FEES $25 IF BETWEEN MARCH 8 TH AND MARCH 28 TH 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 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 APRIL 22 nd, 2013 (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 YOUR SCORE REPORTING FORM AND NUMBER WILL BE GIVEN THAT DAY DON’T LOSE IT! IT IS ESSENTIAL FOR CHECKING SCORES!

9. TEST DATES 5/6 – 5/17 8 AM, 12 PM, 2PM YOU ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN SCHOOL BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER YOUR AP TESTS. THERE ARE NO OPTIONS FOR BEING TARDY FOR A TEST! BE EARLY!

10. MAKE UP TESTING WEEK OF 5/20 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 $ AND TAKE IT ON A RETAKE DATE FOR ALLOWED CIRCUMSTANCES, SUCH AS SICKNESS, NATURAL DISASTER, 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 BOARD’S WEBSITE THIS IS DUE TO OUR PRE-REGISTRATION SESSION FULL REFUNDS ARE AVAILABLE BETWEEN NOW AND MARCH 15 TH, 2013 PARTIAL REFUNDS ($75 ) ARE AVAILABLE BETWEEN MARCH 15 TH ANDMARCH 28 TH THERE ARE NO REFUNDS AFTER MARCH 28 TH, 2013. VISIT WWW.COLLEGEBOARD.ORG/APCREDITPOLICY TO VIEW SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS FOR AP SCORES AND CREDIT IF YOU ARE ACCEPTED TO SCHOOL OR AWAITING ACCEPTANCE, YOU NEED TO RESEARCH YOUR SCHOOL’S 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. FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT WWW.COLLEGEBOARD.ORG AND CLICK ON THE “AP” TAB AT THE TOP!WWW.COLLEGEBOARD.ORG

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

14. THANK YOU FOR COMING! 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