PreAP and AP: What are the "rules?"

I just got of the phone with Lauren Dwiggins, Program Manager for Academic Readiness Initiatives, College, Career, and Military Prep at TEA. She's a sharp cookie!

To teach PreAP, teachers must be certified to teach that grade level. They are not required to go to training, although it is recommended. They do not have to submit their syllabi to College Board. There is no special PEIMS code for PreAP. Districts must simply follow their policies about these courses.

PreAP teachers can attend AP training. They are eligible to receive the stipends to help pay for the costs of training. There is funding every other year.

AP teachers must be certified to teach that grade level. The state does not require them to go to training, although it is recommended. They DO have to submit their syllabi to College Board. There is no special PEIMS code for AP courses. Districts must follow their local policies about these courses. There is funding for training every other year.

But all of that is going to change.

Last July, College Board announced that they are creating an actual PreAP program. Teachers will have to go to training each summer. Teachers will receive a course syllabus, a scope and sequence with resources such as quizzes. Schools that wish to offer a PreAP program will have to pay for these materials and training. (Some districts do not want to pay the additional fees and are choosing to rename the course.)

Current Timeline:
2018-2019: Pilot Year with selected participants
2019-2020: Pilot Year with selected participants
2022-2023: PreAP course full implementation