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April 17, 2012
Huntsville, Ala. –The Schools Foundation (TSF) will give its A+ College Ready Advanced Placement Report to community partners on Monday, April 30. The program will begin at 4:00 p.m. at the Chamber of Commerce of Huntsville/Madison County auditorium located 225 Church Street.
Sponsored by The Boeing Company and SAIC, the A+ College Ready Advanced Placement (AP) program is a national, results-driven initiative designed to increase student participation and achievement in math, science, and English AP courses. A+ College Ready is based on a model program which sets annual goals and results in progress and growth in both opportunities and success for local students.
The total investment in Huntsville, Madison and Madison County schools over five years will total almost $4 million. Nine high schools in Huntsville and Madison County were selected as A+ College Ready program schools for the 2011-2012 school year, working to increase AP Course offerings in mathematics, science and English; to increase course enrollments; and to more than double the number of qualifying scores. On AP exams, qualifying scores are grades of three, four or five.
“Enrollment has more than doubled from a total of 814 students in 2009 in math, science and English AP classes, to more than 1,800 today in high schools in Huntsville and Madison County. At the same time, New Hope High School has seen tremendous gains in their AP classes than any other high school in Alabama and their success increases every year,” said Ali Propst, A+ College Ready program chairwoman.
Additionally, TSF will recognize Scott Sharp and Leigh Brown two AP teaches who have achieved national recognition as top performers for the gains they have seen in increased participation and test scores from their students.
According to Tim Singleton, TSF chairman, each school participating in the program receives training and incentives to help expand math, science and English AP programs to include:
- Summer Institutes for AP teachers
- On-site coaching and mentoring for AP and Pre-AP teachers
- Professional development for Pre-AP teachers (6-11 grades)
- Stipends to teachers for the extra time and work involved in teaching college level courses
- Funds for equipment and instructional materials
Other corporate partners and donors include: AeroJet, AZ Technology, COLSA Corporation, Compass Bank, Dynetics, ERC, Inc., First Commercial Bank, PublicFA, PNC Bank, Redstone Federal Credit Union, System Studies and Simulation, WILL Technology, and Westar/QinetiQ.
The program is open to the public. Seating is limited. Reservations should be made by emailing: susan@theschoolsfoundation
The Schools Foundation is a non-profit local education foundation in Huntsville, Ala. The Foundation supports all three public school systems in Madison County to include: Huntsville City Schools, Madison County Schools and Madison City Schools. TSF solicits corporate contributions, individual donations and grant funds to support a variety of programs including student scholarships, teacher grants, staff development, technology deployment, and other programs that directly benefit students and enhance educational opportunities. Foundation funds are distributed equitably based on student enrollment. |
