Advanced Placement History in the State of Washington

2008-2014 College Readiness Initiative

• Helping Students Prepare For and Succeed in College: College Spark Funds Long-Term Initiative for Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) and Navigation 101

2005 Rural Initiative

• Initiative targeting rural school districts and schools with Free and Reduced lunch rate of 40% or greater
• Funds are to be used to develop Pre-AP and AP program development, Vertical Teaming, and Staff Development
• Three Year Budget: $1,304,674
• Served 26 schools and 2 consortiums (12 schools)
• Three year grant covering 2005-2008

2003 Pre-AP: Building the Foundation

• Shift to ESEA Title I, Part G (under NCLB) specifically targeting schools with Free and Reduced lunch rate of 40% or greater.
• Federal funds used to emphasize Pre-AP development
• Washington’s proposal was unique in its definition of "project"—project defined as a high school and one or two of its feeder middle schools
• "Project" captures flow of students through their schooling, rather than traditional funding unit such as "school", "district" or type of student.
• Three Year Budget: $1,744,779
• 40 projects (serving 87 schools) received $10,000 for each of the three years.
• Grant is closed—Three year grant covered 2003-2006.

2001 Technology Innovation Challenge Grants

• Federal funds were used to partner with APEX Learning to demonstrate new technological applications to support pre-AP and AP opportunities in schools.
• Two Year Budget: $850,000
• Funds expended over two-year time frame
• Grant is closed—Two year grant covered 2001-2002
  

2000 Project: Consortium with Alaska

• Under the Post Secondary Education Act, Congress created the Advanced Placement Incentive Program—Washington was one of the 13 entities to be granted an award
• Federal funds were used to build an awareness of AP by providing financial support to increase course offerings available to students
• Three Year Budget: $2,252,100
• 126 awards ranging from $5,000 to $14,000 to local schools and districts over three-year time period
• Grant is closed—Three year grant covered 2000-2003

1999 AP Fee Reduction Program Begins
Prior to 1999 there was not a presence of AP in the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. All advanced placement opportunities were carried out between The College Board and individual schools/school districts.

• In 1999, Federal government created the Advanced Placement Fee Reduction Program, a new equity-based program
• Reduced the cost of Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam fees for low income students
• Districts applied for three years of funding but in 2006, the grant rules changed to submitting applications annually