Agenda Item
a. Purchase of Advanced Placement (AP) Examinations for SY23-24 Test Administration (Not to exceed $530,000)
Summary: Presented by: Dr. Markisha Mitchell, Chief of Continuous Improvement (Accountability), Division of Continuous Improvement (Accountability)
Request: It is requested that the Board of Education approve the purchase of Advanced Placement Exams from College Board for the SY23-24 test administration in an amount not to exceed $530,000.
This is a testing expenditure that does not require bid per the District’s Purchasing Board Policy (DJE).
Why: The District’s purchase of an AP exam for students enrolled in an AP course will provide greater access and equity for students to complete graduation requirements while potentially earning college credit. National research studies submit that students who successfully complete an AP course are more likely to graduate high school and graduate from college. Additionally, measurements associated with the State’s College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) cite both student AP exam performance and successful participation in AP courses as accountability indicators and performance targets for high schools.
Details: Advanced Placement courses are college-level courses offered in high school. Students can earn college credit from scoring a level 3, 4, or 5 on the exam.
The Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) will pay for an Advanced Placement exam for students who qualify for the Free and Reduced Lunch program. Additionally, the GaDOE will cover the cost of one Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) focused Advanced Placement exam for all non-free and reduced lunch students.
The list of eligible STEM-focused AP courses are as follows:
1. AP Calculus AB
2. AP Calculus BC
3. AP Computer Science A
4. AP Computer Science Principles
5. AP Statistics
6. AP Biology
7. AP Chemistry
8. AP Environmental Science
9. AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
10. AP Physics C: Mechanics
11. AP Physics 1: Algebra Based
12. AP Physics 2: Algebra Based
Financial impact: The estimated cost is calculated as the number of students who are currently registered for an Advanced Placement course multiplied by the cost of the exam.
Exam costs are determined by the College Board and vary based on the economic status of the child. Exams fees are as follows: $98 (non-free and reduced lunch students) and $62 (free and reduced lunch students).
The purchase amount not to exceed $530,000 will be paid using general funds budgeted by the Office of Accountability and Continuous Improvement. The charge code is 420.2210.530000.31121.7540.4180.090.2022.
Contact: Dr. Markisha Mitchell, Chief, Office of Accountability and Continuous Improvement (Accountability), 678.676.0300
Ms. Stacy E. Stepney, Chief Academic Officer, Division of Curriculum and Instruction, 678.676.0731
Mrs. Allison Q. Scott, Assessment Administration Director, Office of Accountability and Continuous Improvement (Accountability), 678.676.0300
Effective: SY23-24
Status: No Attorney Approval Required
2022-2023 Advanced Placement (AP) Report
District and School Summary
2022-2023
School Name Total Students Number of Percent of Total
Number of
Taking AP Exams AP Exams Scoring
Exams
Courses scoring ≥ 3 ≥3
Arabia Mountain High School 305 319 91 28.53%
Cedar Grove High School 183 188 25 13.30%
Chamblee Charter High School 815 1556 1147 73.71%
Clarkston High School 153 178 21 11.80%
Columbia High School 135 132 6 4.55%
Cross Keys High School 134 151 89 58.94%
Dekalb Alternative School N/A N/A N/A N/A
DeKalb Early College Academy 48 52 40 76.92%
DeKalb High School of Technology 7 N/A N/A N/A
DeKalb School of the Arts 175 266 189 71.05%
Druid Hills High School 367 538 298 55.39%
Dunwoody High School 887 1502 1011 67.31%
Elizabeth Andrews High School N/A N/A N/A N/A
Lakeside High School 847 1350 770 57.04%
Lithonia High School 164 154 17 11.04%
Martin Luther King, Jr. High School 26 25 1 4.00%
McNair High School 104 78 20 25.64%
Miller Grove High School 55 66 19 28.79%
Redan High School 103 112 18 16.07%
Southwest Dekalb High School 349 435 118 27.13%
Stephenson High School 133 134 25 18.66%
Stone Mountain High School 119 103 23 22.33%
Tapestry Public Charter School 65 75 19 25.33%
Towers High School 115 107 4 3.74%
Tucker High School 262 350 121 34.57%
District Totals by School Year 5,551 7,871 4,072 51.73%
Source: Infinite Campus and College Board AP data file Page 1 of 1