Description

The purpose of the AP Teacher Institutes is to provide South Carolina public school teachers with the special endorsement to teach an AP course as required in S.C. Code Ann. Reg. 43-258.1. Teachers who successfully complete an AP Teacher Institute will be awarded special AP endorsement in the specific AP class area.

Program Office

Office of Standards and Learning

Eligible Applicants

Any of South Carolina’s public or private institutions of higher education (IHEs) and any school district (or a consortium of districts) working in collaboration with a state public or private IHE are eligible to apply. For a school district to be eligible, the district must have a fully executed letter of agreement or memorandum of understanding (MOU) with an IHE to offer the institute and must include a copy of the agreement as an attachment to their application.

To be eligible, the IHE, district(s), or consortium must obtain College Board endorsement for the proposed institute(s) prior to submitting an application. The SCDE will verify the endorsement prior to making grant awards.

Total Funding Available

$190,000

Funding Detail

Last year, funding per institute ranged from $13,100 to $17,788, which provided face-to-face instruction. Award ranges may be lower this year due to the delivery format requirement. 

Project Term

March 15, 2021, through June 30, 2021

Application Due Date

February 25, 2021

Technical Assistance Session

The SCDE’s Office of Standards and Learning provided a technical assistance webinar on February 8, 2021. Contact Monique Curry to receive the recording.

Contact

Josie Stratton, 803-734-2782, jstratton@ed.sc.gov
Monique Curry, 803-734-3641, lmcurry@ed.sc.gov

Documents

Request for Proposals (PDF, 734kb - 1/26/2021)
Link to Online Application
Budget Report Form (XLSX, 15kb - 1/26/2021)
Certification Signature Page - for electronic signatures (PDF, 135kb - 1/26/2021)

Program Web Page

Advanced Placement