A+ College ReadyAdministrator Webinar

October 22, 2014Working Together for Student Success!

Most information mentioned today can be located at:

www.apluscollegeready.org/admin

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• Mary Boehm – President• Liz Walston – Director of Training• Andrew Mitchell – Data and Communications Director• Teri Thompson – Manager of Partner Schools and Special

Projects• Jenifer Glover – Finance Manager• Frances Wilson – Office Manager• Diann Frucci – English Content Director• Kitty Morgan – Math Content Director• Robert Summers – Science Content Director

A+ College Ready Staff

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• College first provides Pre-AP training during the summer for rising AP students

• 3 Locations– The University of Alabama– The University of Alabama at Huntsville– The university of Alabama at Birmingham

• Applications are live – access from A+ College Ready Website

• For more information: www.impactalabama.org

College First

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• Award Letters– will be sent to Superintendents from ALSDE– Must be signed and returned to the ALSDE– ES-2 reimbursement form is on A+ College Ready Website

• Equipment request lists – Available on A+ College Ready Website, and open for submission– Must be approved by A+ College Ready prior to purchasing– Draw down funds using ES-2 Form

• Lead Teacher Stipends (if applicable) are available now

State AP Grant Award

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• Teacher Letters of Agreement:– All teachers have received 2014-2015 letters of agreement– Signed agreements must be returned by November 7

• Administrator Letters of Agreement:– Will go out by October 24– Signed agreements must be returned by November 12– Letters of Agreement lay out requirements for receiving stipends and

bonuses.

Letters of Agreement

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• January 13, 2015 – Administrator Training– Birmingham, AL– Content specific to your Cohort– Strategic planning time– Best Practices round-table

Upcoming Trainings Opportunities

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• AP Science 2-Day Training: – November 7-8, 2014– Samford University– Registration Open

• LTF Year 1 Training: – January 5-6 for days three and four of training

• APSI and Summer LTF Registration will go live in December• Summer 2015 LTF Training will be regional!

Upcoming Teacher Trainings Opportunities

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• Student Study Sessions are underway!– English sessions have already begun– Math sessions start on November 8– Science sessions start on January 24

• Teachers need to be in attendance

• For a listing of your school’s location and specific dates, please visit our website and download the SSS Calendar – www.apluscollegeready.org/admin

Student Study Sessions

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• Mock Exam Schedule:– English: Saturday, January 10– Math: Week of March 14, 21, or 28– Science: Anytime in the month of March (preferably Saturday)– Allow at least 3 hours for administration

• Mock Exam Readings (Birmingham)– February 10: English Literature – February 11: English Language– April 7: Calculus and Environmental Science– April 8: Biology– April 9: Statistics, Comp. Sci. and Physics– April 10: Chemistry

Mock Exams

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• A+ College Ready is partnering with AMST and ARI– 50 middle schools were invited to participate in a pilot program– Implementation of LTF-infused curriculum should lead to better ASPIRE results– Math and English teachers in the 8th grade were targeted

• These curriculum materials are available for you as well– On Content-specific teacher pages on the A+ College Ready Website

• How are you using your data?– College Readiness benchmarks can help you identify potential AP students

Laying the Foundation Pilot

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• Based on your feedback, we are streamlining the communications you receive– Biweekly email blast– Important dates and reminders– First blast will go out by the end of this week

• A+ College Ready Website and social media– All important information can be found o our website

• Administrator survey– Thank you to all who participated!

Communications

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• AP Course Audit Approval– Submit now to College Board

• AP Student Data– Detailed demographic data due in January– Parent Consent form also due

• Develop Vertical Team Meeting Calendar– Must schedule 4 meetings per subject– Send calendar to andrew@aplusala.org

• Course Offering– Computer Science Principals – New Cohort Applications available soon– Statistics– Physics

Action Items

Thank you for your time today!Remember to visit:

www.apluscollegeready.org/admin