DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O.
SUPTS. MEMO NO. 53
December 21, 2006
ADMINISTRATIVE
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TO: |
Division
Superintendents |
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FROM: |
Billy K. Cannaday, Jr. Superintendent
of Public Instruction |
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SUBJECT: |
Advanced
Placement Fee Payment Program |
The United States Department of
Education (USED) posted the 2007 Advanced Placement (AP) Test Fee Program grant
opportunity on November 21, 2006. The
Virginia Department of Education plans to submit a proposal to receive funds to
reimburse AP/IB test fees for disadvantaged students. However, the Department
does not currently have federal funding for 2007 reimbursement. It is anticipated that the Department will be
notified in the spring regarding the status of the funding award.
The purpose of this grant is to
increase the participation of economically disadvantaged students in advanced
classes and testing. While a majority of
Pending availability of funding, the
Virginia Department of Education will pay $53 per AP and/or IB exam for each
exam taken by public and private school students qualifying for the College
Boards fee reduction or the International Baccalaureate fee reduction. It is anticipated that AP/IB test fees will
be reimbursed up to 200 exams per school division.
In order to allocate any funds that may
be awarded to the Department in spring 2007, the Department must collect certain
data that are required by the USED.
These data will be collected in an electronic survey due by January 31,
2007. To complete the electronic survey, each
division must assign a point of contact for the Advanced Placement Fee Payment
Program and grant data entry privileges through the Single Sign On for Web
Applications. A copy of the survey is
attached to help collect the information required on the electronic
survey. The electronic survey is
available at https://p1pe.doe.virginia.gov/ssws/login.page.do. Once the electronic data are submitted,
please submit a hard copy of the verification report with superintendents
signature. The signed copy must be on
file with the Virginia Department of Education confirming that the school
division will adhere to the assurances listed.
School divisions cannot receive reimbursements if a signed copy of the
assurances (verification report) is not on file with the Department.
For further information, you may
contact James C. Firebaugh, Jr., director, Office of Middle and High School
Instruction, by e-mail at Jim.Firebaugh@doe.virginia.gov,
or call (804) 225-2651.
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