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M E M O R A N D U M
TO: Principals and Superintendents
FROM: Dr. Tony Bennett, Superintendent of Public Instruction
Jon Gubera, Advanced Placement Director
SUBJECT: New Advanced Placement Law: HB 1135 (Public Law 91-2010)
DATE: March 25, 2010
On March 18, 2010 Governor Daniels signed into law HB 1135 (PL 91-2010).
Starting with the 2011 Advanced Placement (AP) exams, students that earn a score of 3 or higher shall receive college credit towards their degree if they attend any Indiana public institution of higher education; this includes all two and four year schools and any accompanying satellites.
Under PL 91-2010, Indiana can expect an additional 10,000 AP qualifying exam scores of 3 earned by thousands of students to receive around 44,000 college credit hours. The college savings for students and parents will be significant.
Indiana public institutions of higher education may require a score higher than 3 to award credit for a course that is part of student’s major but the student will still receive elective credit that counts toward their overall degree requirements to graduate from college. For example, a student wishing to major in Chemical Engineering may be required to earn a score of 4 on the AP Chemistry exam in order to receive credit for the entry level Chemistry course required in Chemical Engineering; a student who receives a 3 on the AP Chemistry exam might not receive credit for Chemistry for Chemical Engineering majors, but would be able to use that score to fulfill an elective course requirement and earn college credit towards an undergraduate degree.
PL 91-2010 will be a major benefit to students, parents, teachers and school administrators; the guessing game for receiving college credit for passing AP exam scores will be eliminated. The message sent by the Governor and the General Assembly through PL 91-2010 is quite clear – Indiana students that demonstrate mastery of AP course content shall receive their earned credit at our state supported institutions of higher education.
Working in concert with IDOE and the Commission for Higher Education, Indiana public institutions of higher education will fully articulate how each AP course and exam score will distribute within and outside of major fields for students by March, 2011.
IDOE strongly encourages schools to begin informing parents, students, teachers and community members about PL 91-2010 as student curricular decisions are being made for the next school year.
If you have any questions about PL 91-2010,please contact:
Jon Gubera, AP Director, IDOE
317-234-2134
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M E M O R A N D U M
TO: Principals and Superintendents
FROM: Dr. Tony Bennett, Superintendent of Public Instruction
Jon Gubera, Advanced Placement Director
SUBJECT: State Contract with Provider of Online Advanced Placement Courses
DATE: March 25, 2010
IDOE is pleased to announce an agreement with Pearson K-12 Virtual Learning Powered by Florida Virtual School (FLVS) to provide online College Board approved Advanced Placement (AP) courses throughout Indiana. The purpose of this agreement is to supplement current AP course offerings at various schools throughout the state.
Starting this fall (2010-2011) students in Indiana will be able to take any of the following AP courses through FLVS Global School:
· Art History (including free AP exam review)
· Biology (including free AP exam review)
· Calculus AB (including free AP exam review)
· Calculus BC
· Computer Science A
· English Language and Composition (including free AP exam review)
· English Literature and Composition (including free AP exam review)
· Environmental Science
· Macroeconomics (including free AP exam review)
· Microeconomics
· Psychology
· Spanish (including free AP exam review)
· Statistics
· United State Government and Politics (including free AP exam review)
· United State History (including free AP exam review)
· World History
The cost per-pupil per-semester credit is $400 (a full year’s course is $800). This cost includes the instructor and all books and materials associated with the course. Schools will still order and administer the end-of-course AP exams and students will still qualify for any appropriated state or federal exam fee reductions.
FLVS will provide any necessary site-coordinator training free of charge to participating schools.
These courses are delivered asynchronously with flexible start and end dates, which gives schools and students the greatest accessibility to take and succeed in these rigorous college-level courses. FLVS Global School was selected because they have a demonstrated history of student success on AP exams (a majority of scores above a 3) and are able to deliver the most flexible model at the lowest cost.
If you have any questions about this new agreement, please contact:
Jon Gubera, AP Director, IDOE
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