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From IDOE. AP, IB and Dual Credit updates. Indiana Results:. In 2010, Indiana had * the highest increase in the number of students taking AP exams in the country (28.9% of 2010 graduates took at least one AP exam – an increase of 8.3% over 2009)! Including:
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From IDOE AP, IB and Dual Credit updates
Indiana Results: In 2010, Indiana had * the highest increase in the number of students taking AP exams in the country (28.9% of 2010 graduates took at least one AP exam – an increase of 8.3% over 2009)! Including: 44% increase among African American students 33% increase among Hispanic students
Indiana Results: • The number of exam grades from 3-5 in Indiana increased in one year by 11.4% compared to 7.9% national growth (2010 exams). • Indiana students took 10,851 more exams in 2010 than they took in 2009.
Additional Incentive for Students:The new AP Law: HEA 1135 • Starting with the 2011 AP exams, students who earn a score of 3 or higher shall receive college credit toward their degree at any Indiana public institution of higher education; this includes all two and four year schools and all regional campuses.
HEA 1135 cont. • Under this law, 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.
HEA 1135 cont. • Indiana public institutions of higher education may require a score higher than 3 to award credit for a course that is part of a students’ major but the student will still receive elective credit that counts toward their overall degree requirements. • Indiana public institutions of higher education will fully articulate how each AP course and exam score will distribute within and outside of major fields by March, 2011.
HEA 1135 Cont. • www.transferIN.net • Learning Connection community “AP Teachers and Coordinators” • Posting of all AP articulations • Colleges posted to date: • Vincennes University
AP online: • Help facilitate the delivery of AP courses online though Florida Virtual School • http://www.doe.in.gov/opd/advpla/docs/ap_online_faqs.pdf • 16 courses available
PreAP Training/ Vertical Teaming • Pre-AP Strategies Workshops: Summer 2011 • http://www.nwiesc.k12.in.us
Dual Credit • 4 Accredited colleges and universities in Indiana (through NACEP): • Indiana University, Bloomington • Vincennes University • University of Southern Indiana • Indiana University, South Bend
Dual Credit conversations…. • Cap the fee per credit hour • Require all institutions offering DC to become accredited either through NACEP or CHE • HB 1296: Requires all state educational institutions to accept dual credit courses that are included in the core transfer library and successfully completed by a high school. • Common evaluation of student progress on high school and college campuses
IB: MYP and PYP • MSD Washington Township • Kokomo City Schools • International School of Indiana • Center for Inquiry
Amy B. Marsh State Coordinator for AP, IB and Dual Credit Indiana Department of Education amarsh@doe.in.gov