The Federal Advanced Placement Incentive Program (APIP) Grant

Award

OBJECTIVES

• Overview of the Advanced Placement Incentive Program (APIP) Federal Grant Program

• Review of the financial implications for grant schools

• Review of the performance measures to evaluate the grant success

Overview of the APIP Grant

• Purpose: To increase successful participation of low-income students in Alabama in AP Math, Science, and English (MSE) courses & exams

• Partnership between State Department of Education (SDE), A+ College Ready, and 14 high schools with greater than 40% of the student population on free and reduced lunch.

Goals of the Grant Program

1. Increase the number of MSE AP Courses offered in the 14 program schools

2. Increase the overall enrollment in MSE AP courses and the enrollment in MSE AP courses for low-income students

3. Increase the qualifying scores in MSE overall and increase qualifying scores in MSE earned by low-income students

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF FEDERAL GRANT

Funding for Teacher TrainingCategory Federal APIP Grant State AP Grant

AwardA+ College Ready

2011 Lead Teacher Training √2012 APSI Training Registration √*2012 APSI Training Travel Expenses

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*2011 Two Day Training Travel expenses

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*These expenses were listed as district responsibilities in your Letters of Agreement (LOA)

Funding for Teacher/Student Incentives

Category Federal APIP Grant State AP Grant Award

A+ College Ready

2012 Incentives for Students $100/qualifying score

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2012 Incentives for Teachers$100/qualifying score

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2012 Threshold Bonuses for Teachers

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2012 Administrator Bonus √

Funding for StipendsCategory Federal APIP Grant State AP Grant

AwardA+ College Ready

Lead Teacher Stipends

$1,000/discipline/school

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AP Teacher Stipends

Up to $500/teacher and for attendance @ 2 day training, student study sessions, and vertical team meetings

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Funding for Other CategoriesCategory Federal APIP Grant State AP Grant

AwardA+ College Ready

Summer 2012Equipment & Supplies

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2011 - 2012Supplies$3,000/school*Additional Award

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2012 AP Exam Fees Will be funded by either the State AP Grant Award or A+ College Ready

2011 – 2012 AP Coordinator Travel √PLAN Test The SDE will pay for all Alabama High Schools to give the PLAN

test in fall, 2012

All of the items in the previous slides, funded through the Federal APIP grant, will be awarded through a sub-grant from the State Department of Education directly to the districts.

Funding for Other CategoriesCategory Federal APIP Grant State AP Grant

AwardA+ College Ready

2012 LTF Training RegistrationHS Teachers Only

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2011 Two Day Training Registration

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2011 – 2012 Student Study Sessions

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The State Department of Education will contract with A+ College Ready to provide these services to your school/district. Therefore, your district will not receive direct funds for these award categories.

MEASURES OF SUCCESS

The Objectives1. Increase the number of AP MSE courses

2. Increase the overall enrollment and enrollment of low income students in AP MSE courses

3. Increase the number of qualifying scores on AP MSE exams by all students and by low income students

These Grant Goals provide the basis for the measures of success

Government Performance & Results Act (GPRA) Indicators

2010-11 Baseline 2012 Target 2013 Target 2014 Target

GPRA Performance Measures

Raw Number Ratio %

NOTE: At this time, the only other tests approved by the Secretary are the Cambridge International Advanced (A) Level or at the Cambridge International Advanced Subsidiary (AS) Level. If schools served by your API grant offer these tests, please include them in your calculations.

Indicator #1: The ratio of Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), and other advanced placement tests recognized by the Secretary taken in public high schools served by API grants to the number of seniors enrolled at those high schools.

671/2083MSEAll subjects1166/2083

32% for MSE56% for all subjects

37% 42% 47%

NOTE: If schools served by your API grant offer Cambridge A or AS Level tests, please include them in your calculations. Include either A or AS Level tests receiving a score of E or higher.

Indicator #2: The ratio of AP, IB, and other approved advanced placement tests passed (AP tests receiving scores of 3 or higher, IB tests receiving scores of 4 or higher, or other advanced placement tests receiving equivalent scores) by low-income students in public high schools served by API grants to the number of low-income seniors enrolled at those schools.

19/1196MSE33/1196All subjects

1.6 % 2.8%

25% 35% 47%

Grant Goal Tracker

Goals

Project-specific Performance Measures

2010-11 Baseline 2012 Target 2013 Target 2014 Target

Raw number Ratio %

Goal #1: To Increase the number of MSE AP courses offered in 14 low income high schools with a pervasive need for AP Programs

Indicator #1.1: By August 2014, the number of MSE courses will increase from 41 to 91

41 74 81 91

Goal #2: To Increase the enrollment in MSE AP courses in target schools

Indicator #2.1: Increase the number of students that take an MSE AP course by 78% in year one, and by 10% in years two and three

821 1891 2080 2288

Indicator #2.2: Increase the number of low income students enrolled in MSE AP course to 25% of total enrollment in year one, to 35% in year two and to 47% in year 3.

472 728 1075

Goal #3: To Increase the number of qualifying scores on MSE AP exams in target schools

Indicator #3.1: By August 2014, the number of QS in MSE AP will increase from 227 to 838

227 634 729 838

Indicator #3.2: By August 2014, the number of qualifying scores in MSE AP for low-income students will increase from 19 to 393

19 158 255 393

Goal Tracking Worksheet--# of Exams Taken and # of Qualifying

Scores

May, 2011Baseline Data Score Distribution

Courses Students By Exam Taken 1 2 3 4 5 Passing Scores

Biology 152 108 14 8 16 6 30

Calculus 78 46 8 11 6 7 24

Chemistry 36 28 2 1 4 1 6

Computer Science 1 1 1

English Language 197 50 61 60 22 4 86

English Literature 153 25 60 42 18 8 68

Physics C 11 7 4 0

Stats 43 29 2 7 4 1 12

Totals 671 293 151 130 70 27 227

Goal Tracking Worksheet—Demographics of Exam Takers

May, 2011Baseline Data Gender Race/Ethnicity Low Income

Limited English Proficiency

CoursesDemographics for exams taken Male Female Amer Ind Asian Black White Hispanic Other/NR Paid F/R

Biology 153 68 84 7 27 107 5 6 137 15

Calculus 78 36 42 7 10 53 5 3 68 10

Chemisty 36 21 15 4 1 30 1 31 5

Computer Science 1 1 1 1

English Language 197 74 123 1 5 33 153 5 179 18

English Literature 153 63 90 9 16 119 4 5 132 21

Physics C 11 7 5 1 9 1 11

Stats 43 17 26 5 26 10 2 24 19

Totals 672 287 385 1 38 114 481 14 23 583 88

Goal Tracking Worksheet—Demographics of Students Making

Qualifying Scores

May, 2011Baseline Data Gender Race/Ethnicity Low Income

Limited English Proficiency

CoursesDemographics for exams passed Male Female Amer Ind Asian Black White Hispanic Other/NR Paid F/R

Biology 30 14 16 5 1 20 3 1 26 4

Calculus 24 11 13 5 1 15 1 2 22 2

Chemisty 6 3 3 3 1 2 5 1

Computer Science 1 1 1 1

English Language 86 36 50 5 4 74 3 79 7

English Literature 68 28 40 7 3 55 1 2 63 5

Physics C 0

Stats 12 7 5 4 8 12

Totals 227 100 127 0 30 10 174 5 8 208 19

Goal Tracking Worksheet to be developed—Total Enrollment in AP MSE Courses and Demographics of

Enrollees

We need your help1. Provide us with the number of students in each AP math,

science, and English course who TOOK an AP exam in spring, 2011 who is classified as Limited English Proficient

2. Provide us with the number of students in each AP math, science, and English course who MADE A QUALIFYING SCORE in spring, 2011 who is classified as Limited English Proficient.

3. Provide us with the student enrollment data, along with the demographic information (including Limited English Proficient) for students enrolled in AP math, science, and English classes for the 2010 – 2011 school year. We need this for our baseline data.

4. Please send to tammy@aplusala.org

Questions

• Phyllis Rase, State Department of Education prase@alsde.edu; (334) 353-5910

• Mary Boehm, A+ College Ready mary@aplusala.org; (205) 257-5350

• Tammy Dunn, A+ College Ready tammy@aplusala.org; (205) 257-5348