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The National Math and Science Initiative and A+ College Ready:
Partnership for Academic Excellence
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Primary Goals
•Increase the number of students enrolled in Advanced Placement® English, math, and science programs
•Increase the number of students receiving qualifying scores (>2) on the College Board’s National Examinations in AP® English, math, and science
•Increase the number of students attending and graduating from College with degrees in math and science
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Background
• The U.S. is currently lagging in mathematics and sciences, which results in an erosion of American competitiveness in the global economy. The current state of U.S. education is precarious, as described in “Rising above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future” (the 2005 blue-ribbon panel report put forth by the National Academies of Science):
• “Fewer than 33% of U.S. 4th grade and 8th grade students performed at or above a level called ‘proficient in math…”
• “American youth spend more time watching television than in school…”
• “There were almost twice as many U.S. physics bachelor’s degrees awarded as in 1956, the last graduating class before Sputnik, than in 2004…”
• Additionally, the US continues to fall in international rankings. Our country dropped to 26th in Math in 2006 (down from 20th in 2003) and to 20th in Science in 2006 (down from 15th in 2003.
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MathematicsAverage Achievement by Country
AP Calculus students scoring 3, 4 or 5
All AP Calculus students
Achievement of 12th Grade Students on the International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
Administered in 2000
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Achievement of 12th Grade Students on the International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
Administered in 2000
Physics
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Average Achievement by Country
AP Physics Students scoring 3, 4, or 5
All AP Physics Students
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3.112.87 2.81
2.35
2.031.93
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GPA
Passed an AP Exam Did not Take an AP Exam
Average First Year GPAStudents who scored >2 on an AP exam compared to
those who did not take an AP exam- Texas Public Colleges or Universities
HISPANIC AFRICAN AMERICAN
ANGLO
Source: National Center for Educational Accountability
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72%
62% 60%
30%
15% 17%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Percentage
Passed an AP Exam Did not Take an AP Exam
SIX-YEAR GRADUATION RATEStudents who passed an AP exam compared to those who did
not take an AP exam-Texas Public Colleges or Universities
Source: National Center for Educational Accountability
ANGLO HISPANIC AFRICAN AMERICAN
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57%
28%
25%
18%
18%
9%
8%
6%
80%
60%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80%
Work/ExtracurricularActivities
Community Service
Interview
Teacher Recommendation
Counselor Recommendation
Essay/Writing Sample
Class Rank
Grades in All Subjects
Admission Test Scores
Course Selection/Grades inCollege Prep Courses
What Counts in College Admissions-Percentage of Admissions Officials Citing Criteria as “Considerably
Important”
Source: National Association of College Admissions Counselors, 2004-2005 State of College Admission Survey
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Recommendations
• Intense content-focused professional development
• Rigorous standards and curriculum (AP®) with data-driven measures of accountability
• Close the equity gap
• Replicate proven and successful training and incentive models on a national scale
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The APS Incentive Program Model
http://www.apstrategies.org/
High School(s)Middle School(s)
PrincipalsAP Coordinators
AP Lead TeachersAP TeachersAP Students
Pre- AP TeachersPre-AP Students
SchoolDistrictSchoolDistrictTeacher training
$$ for incentives
Curricular support
Program management
PrivateDonor
PrivateDonor
Reporting and accountability
$$ for incentives
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1,130
1,832
2,125 2,191
2,548
2,7482,572
2,900
3,238
3,564
3,965 4,093
300 263 321 283379
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2,000
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1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
First Year of AP Incentive Program
High Schools - 10
Jr/Sr Enrollment - 8490
Minority Enrollment – 88%
AP Exams Taken in English, Math, and Science at 10 Dallas ISD Incentive Schools
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High Schools - 10
Jr/Sr Enrollment - 8490
Minority Enrollment – 88%
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608 592
749
867906
1,0471,094 1,077
1191
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1,466
160 151 177149 157162
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1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
First Year of AP Incentive Program
AP Qualifying Scores in English, Math, and Science at 10 Dallas ISD Incentive Schools
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141 148
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401
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433
517532
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31 26 21 23 2924
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600
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
First Year of AP Incentive Program
AP Qualifying Scores in English, Math, and Science at 10 Dallas ISD Incentive Schools
Hispanic and African American
High Schools - 10
Jr/Sr Enrollment - 8490
Minority Enrollment – 88%
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AP Qualifying Scoresper 1000 Juniors and Seniors in Math, Science, and English for Dallas ISD 10 Schools, Texas, and U.S.
Source: The College Board, DISD, Texas Education Agency, U.S. Department of Education (2006 and 2007 U.S. enrollment data is estimated through extrapolation. 2007 results data for U.S. and Texas is estimated through extrapolation.)
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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
U.S. Public Schools Texas Public Schools DISD 10 Schools
First Year of DISD AP Incentive
Program
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Minority AP Qualifying Scoresper 1000 Juniors and Seniors in Math, Science, and Englishfor African-American and Hispanics in DISD 10 Schools, Texas, and U.S.
Source: The College Board, DISD, Texas Education Agency, U.S. Department of Education (2006 and 2007 U.S. enrollment data is estimated through extrapolation. 2007 results data for U.S. and Texas is estimated through extrapolation.)
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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
U.S. Public Schools Texas Public Schools DISD 10 Schools
First Year of DISD AP Incentive
Program
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28 Preliminary Proposals were received
VA
PA
NC
MI
WV
KY
LA
AR
MN
OK
NV
CA
ID
AL
AZ
CO
FL
GA
IA
IL IN
KS MO
MS
MT ND
NE
NM
NY
OH
OR
SC
SD
TN
TX
UT
WA
WI
WY
AK
HI
DC
NJ
MD
RI
VT
ME
DE
NHMA
CT
Applied
Did not apply
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Full proposal review emphasized leadership capabilities and plan for results and
stability
•NMSI •Strength of coalitions and networks to support and sustain the initiative
•APS •Strength of leadership
•Laying the Foundation •A well thought out action plan to achieve goals
•College Board •Sustainability and funding stability of the organization
•NGA •A reasonable budget designed to implement the NMSI model
• Three additional, external education experts
•Ability and plan to fulfill data requests
•Existence of or plan to implement a P-16 longitudinal student-level, demographic data system
Reviewers CriteriaHigher importance
Lower importance
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7 recommended grantees
VA
PA
NC
MI
WV
KY
LA
AR
MN
OK
NV
CA
ID
AL
AZ
CO
FL
GA
IA
IL IN
KS MO
MS
MT ND
NE
NM
NY
OH
OR
SC
SD
TN
TX
UT
•WA
WI
WY
DC
NJ
MD
RI
VT
ME
DE
NHMA
CT
HI
AK
Recommended
Not recommended
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Each recommended grantee brings a unique passion to this program
State Focus Initial regions
AlabamaA+ College
Ready
•Alabama views this initiative as a catalyst to deliver quality education to all of Alabama’s school children
•Alabama will initially focus on two of its largest urban school districts, Jefferson and Montgomery Counties
ArkansasAR Adv.
Initiative for Math and Science
•Arkansas hopes this program will help match its recent increases in AP enrollment with increases in qualifying AP scores
• Arkansas wants to continue AP momentum forward by targeting 11 high schools from diverse regions
ConnecticutProject
Opening Doors
• Recognizing that there are “Two Connecticuts,” CT sees this initiative as a way to bring high expectations, rigor, and support to the neglected areas of the state
• 13 primarily urban high schools have been identified as strong candidates to initiate “Project Opening Doors”
KentuckyAdvance Kentucky
• Kentucky is attempting to change its economic base and sees this initiative as a way of preparing students for a technologically and scientifically based economy.
• Through extensive data analysis, schools representing 18,000 high school juniors and seniors in 26 geographically dispersed counties will serve as the initial target schools
MassachusettsMass Insight
•The Mass Insight Education approach is to better engage their array of colleges and universities to reaching out to K-12 students moving away from a culture of academic exclusivity
• The plan is to build on a successful Pre-AP and AP program in districts where it is available, and to create AP programs in districts that currently offer little or no AP
VirginiaVA Advanced
Study Strategies
•The proposed program will focus on rural regions of the state most affected by the loss of tobacco, textile and furniture industries.
• VA has targeted 10 schools located primarily in the agricultural southern and southwestern regions of Virginia
WashingtonMentoring Advanced
Programs for Students
•Matching scientist mentors with students in AP math and science courses, MAP will provide an important new component of tutoring and guiding students who need additional support to succeed.
• MAPS has identified socio-economically and geographically diverse regions of the state to begin, including the largest metropolitan/urban areas of all the grantees
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The maximum AP award is $13.2M over six years
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$10M
AP Training and IncentiveProgram operation at a single location
07-08
$0.6M
08-09
$1.4M
09-10
$2.9M
10-11
$5.0M
11-12
$7.0M
12-13
NMSIfunds
Outsidefunds
$9.7M
• Grant awards are set as a percent of the operating budget not to exceed the dollar amounts reflected to the right
• The level of outside funds reflected at right is the minimum that grantees are expected to contribute
• Outside funds will be a mix of private and public money and will vary state to state
• Continuance of awards and amount of NMSI support will be contingent upon level of success in implementing the program
• NMSI expects programs to continue after the end of the grant period
NMSI % of program $ 100% 100% 75% 75% 50% 25%
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Projected Revenue 2007-2013
Year NMSIState AP/ In-kind Funds
Federal funds
Corporations Foundations
LEA/Private sector Total
1 $500,000 400,000 - 200,000 - 1,100,000
2 1,300,000 600,000 200,000 400,000 100,000 2,600,000
3 2,600,000 720,000 300,000 600,000 150,000 4,370,000
4 3,400,000 840,000 400,000 600,000 350,000 5, 590,000
5 3,200,000 960,000 700,000 600,000 400,000 5,960,000
6 2,200,000 1,110,000 850,000 600,000 500,000 5,260,000
Total 13,200,000 4,630,000 2,255,000 3,000,000 1,500,000 24,880,000
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Critical Path Scale-up Year Activities
Fall Winter Spring Summer
Build organization
PSAT administered 10/17
PSAT used to identify AP potential
Recruit and enroll students
Students enrolled for AP courses in ’08-’09
Select Program Schools
RFP to select schools
Initial assessments of potential schools
Recruit and train teachers
CB summer institutes
Contracts signed
Letter of Agreements signed by Program Schools
Budget for Scale-up Year Finalized
Teachers signed up for summer institutes
Registration for PSAT by 8/31
Board approval
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Presidents hired Other staff
hired
Content director training
Lead teacher training
CB 2 day workshops, as appropriate
Lead teachers identified and recruited as needed
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A+ College Ready Proposed Expansion plan for the Huntsville Region:
•Bring Laying The Foundation to select schools in the Huntsville region in partnership with The Schools Foundation and Huntsville area funders.
•This would be followed by the selection of high schools to participate in the A+ College Ready AP Training and Incentive Program
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Address: A+ College Ready 1230 1st Avenue North Birmingham, Alabama 35203
Mailing Address:
PO Box 727
Birmingham, Alabama 35201
Telephone: 205-257-5349
Facsimile: 205-257-5344
Mary Boehm [email protected]
Carol Crawford [email protected]
NMSI – Dallas Texas
AP Teacher Training and Incentives
Dale Fleury 214.665.2509
Contact Information