Louisiana’s USDOE AP Test Fee Program

Rima DuhonLouisiana Virtual School

AP® Program Coordinator

LA AP® Academy

Does the AP Ledger report your school and the AP courses offered by your school?

Go to www.collegeboard.org/apcourseledger

If you enroll students in LVS AP courses, have you reported this via the schools

AP Course Audit account?

LA AP® Academy

If your AP® course is not authorized through the AP Course Audit your school CANNOT apply the AP label on report cards, to high school transcripts, in course catalogs, or on school websites (David Roe, Director,

AP Course Audit, droe@collegeboard.org).

2009 AP® Test Fee Grant

Provides funding for reimbursement of low-income AP Exam Fees for tests taken in May 2009.

Please note the following: • Students must be between the ages of 5 and 19 on test day • Students must have been enrolled in an AP® course for the test fee being

reimbursed • Each student must meet the definition of "Low Income" requirement • Must fill in the "Option 1" oval on qualifying students' AP® Exam answer sheets.

2009 AP® Test Fee GrantThe 2009 AP® Test Fee Reimbursement Grant Application is available for download on the Louisiana Virtual School web site.• Go to www.louisianavirtualschool.net/?ap• The new application is a PDF fill-in-form!

•DO NOT skip Page 3; you MUST enter the steps taken by your school/district to overcome the six barriers identified in GEPA that may prevent your students, teachers, etc. from access or participation in the AP® Test Fee Program.

• Nonpublic schools must give The College Board written permission to release student AP® test data to the Louisiana Department of Education in order to qualify for reimbursement

2009 AP® Test Fee GrantLDOE Reimbursement Process:1.Schools submit application2.Once application is approved it is moved to BESE for authorization of allocation3.If approved by BESE, moved to LDOE Education Finance (Julie Cutrer) for issuance of Grant Award Notice (GAN)

– GAN’s are issued to the school district Superintendent or non-public director since Federal Funding must flow through the district

4.Once district receives GAN they must submit to LDOE Ed Finance Budget Summary and Budget Detail forms along with Federal Assurances form.

2009 AP® Test Fee GrantLDOE Reimbursement Process:5.When Budget Forms are received by LDOE Ed Finance they send to me for approval, I approve budget forms and then send back to Julie Cutrer. 6.Award is then entered into the LDOE Ed Finance system and moved to Appropriation Control7.District must submit Request for Funds to Appropriations Control 8.When Request for Funds is received, if Budget Forms have been received, approved, and processed then payment is sent to the district. District then must reimburse the school.

2010 AP® Test Fee Grant

USDOE just announced the RFP for the 2010 AP® Test Fee Program Grant. We will submit another application and the award announcements should be made sometime in January or November 2010.

Contact Me

Rima S. DuhonLVS AP® Program Coordinator

Division of TechnologyOffice of Educator Support

1201 N. 3rd Street, G219BBaton Rouge, LA 70804

NEW Office: 225.219.0440NEW FAX: 225.219.0441

NEW Email: rima.duhon@la.gov

AP® Course and Exam Updates 2009-10

• The following exams/courses are undergoing revisions:– AP Art History Exam– AP French Language Exam– AP Computer Science A Course

AP Course and Exam Updates 2009-10

More information: www.collegeboard.com/APUpdates2010

• Created at the request of secondary school and college members of the College Board, the AP Course Audit is designed to:

AP Course Audit

http://www.collegeboard.com/html/apcourseaudit/

• Online AP score reporting for schools

AP Service Enhancements 2009-10

As more information becomes available, updates will be posted on the College Board’s website and e-mailed to AP Coordinators, AP administrators, AP teachers and district personnel.

The College Board is actively developing an online AP score delivery system for secondary schools and districts, which could be available as early as summer 2010, in time for delivery of 2010 AP Exam scores.

Exam calendars, exam ordering and return deadlines

• The testing area of the College Board professionals website contains a wealth of information and resources for AP Coordinators and proctors:

Where to Find Information About the AP Exam Administration

Important changes, updates and announcements

PDFs of AP Exam administration publications, including the AP Coordinator’s Manual and exam scripts

Information about grade reporting services

AP Coordinator’s “home page,” with templates for spreadsheets, letters, presentations and forms

Visit www.collegeboard.com/ap/testing

• January 31, 2010, is the final deadline for first-time submissions, all renewals and all Course Audit form approvals for 2009-10 AP courses

AP Course Audit 2009-10 Reminders

AP French Literature, AP Computer Science AB, AP Latin Literature and AP Italian Language and Culture labels should no longer be used.

Only those AP courses that will be offered during the 2009-10 school year should be renewed. Option to renew is available August 1.

Proper Use of the AP Trademark

Reminder

All schools using authorized online AP courses must include these courses in their AP Course Ledger. School administrators can add authorized online courses from their AP Course Audit accounts. Like all courses, only authorized online courses can be labeled “AP.”

• AP Course Audit account holders receive and can send messages directly from their account’s Communication Center. All messages to and from AP Course Audit are stored here.

AP Course Audit Communication Center

• New website includes:– Brand new design– Clearly outlined

process– Up-to-date content– Resources organized

by role (e.g., teacher, school administrator, higher education)

2009–2010: New AP Course Audit Website

New Resources to Help You Share the Value of AP with Students

• AP and the Cost of College (PDF):

– This information sheet highlights recent research findings on the relationship between AP participation and college costs, and it shows how AP can help students and parents mitigate the cost of college.

Download the PDF at: collegeboard.com/apandthecostofcollege

• Choose AP:– This brochure can be used by school counselors

and administrators to share with their students the unique benefits of the AP Program.

Order free printed copies at: collegeboard.com/apfreepubs