Advanced Placement Training and Incentive Program (APTIP)
Background
Washington has succeeded in securing one of the first-ever awarded grants from the National Math and Science Initiative’s (NMSI) Advanced Placement Training and Incentive Program. NMSI is a major new non-profit designed to help America maintain its global leadership position in technological innovation.
Washington’s proposal, submitted by Mentoring Advanced Programs for Students (MAPS), was selected among only six other states to receive the first grants given by NMSI. These grants will each provide up to $13.2 million over the next six years to help fund training and incentive programs for AP® and Pre-AP® courses. Research demonstrates that students who have access to strong AP® programs are more prepared to do college level work in math, science, and engineering.
What is the Advanced Placement Training and Incentive Program (APTIP)?
The goal of the APTIP program is to strengthen the teaching of AP® mathematics, science, and English courses to build enrollment and increase the number of students taking and earning qualifying scores on AP® exams in these subjects. The program includes extensive formal and informal training of teachers, additional time on task for students, financial incentives based on academic results, cultivation of Lead Teachers who provide leadership to the program in their schools by mentoring other teachers, and measurement and accountability for results.
The APTIP is a highly successful program model designed by Advanced Placement Strategies, Inc. of Texas. In the schools that they serve, on average over five years, the number of students scoring 3 or higher on AP® English exams has tripled, the number of students scoring 3 or higher on AP® mathematics exams has quadrupled, and the number of students scoring 3 or higher on AP® science exams has quintupled.
Who Can Participate in the APTIP?
MAPS will be replicating this program model in Washington under specific guidelines from NMSI. A select number of schools will be invited to apply annually based on the potential for them to increase the participation in and success of their AP® program as measured by: total enrollment of 11th and 12th graders and their enrollment in AP®; the number of students receiving a 3 or higher on an AP® Exam; PSAT test data; and overall geographic, ethnic, and socio-economic diversity. MAPS anticipates funding seven schools in the first year with additional schools invited to apply each subsequent year.
How Will Schools Be Selected?
Invited schools chosen to apply will undergo a rigorous screening process by MAPS and NMSI to assess their level of commitment, ability to provide the required matching resources such as necessary facilities, equipment, scheduling consideration, logistical assistance, and coordination of student advisement to help ensure the success of the program. Participating schools will be selected by December 2007.
For more information:
Address: P.O. Box 2338, Vancouver, WA 98668
Email: info@apmentoring.org
Phone: (360) 718-1603
