The U.S. Department of Education awarded the Alabama State Department of Education, in partnership with A+ College Ready an Advanced Placement Incentives Program grant for $1,351,372 over three years to help low-income students have greater access to advanced placement courses and to succeed in those courses.
The Advanced Placement Incentives Program grant will primarily be used to fund the implementation of the Advanced Placement Training and Incentive Program in 14 high schools all with greater than 40 percent of the student population on free and reduced meals. These high schools are a part of A+ College Ready’s fourth Cohort of Program Schools. The fourteen high schools partnering with the SDE and A+ College Ready are: Greenville High School, Butler County; Hillcrest High School, Conecuh County; Asbury, Douglas, and Kate Duncan Smith High Schools, Marshall County; Monroe County High School, Monroe County; Saraland High School, Saraland City; Calera and Shelby County High Schools, Shelby County; Tallassee High School, Tallassee City; Paul W. Bryant, Central and Northridge High Schools, Tuscaloosa City and Tuscaloosa County High School, Tuscaloosa County.
Click here to see slides describing the grant or here to hear a recent webex with participating districts.
