Description

The purpose of the Advanced Placement (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 (2018). Teachers who successfully complete an AP teacher institute will be awarded special AP endorsement in the specific AP class area.

The purpose of these institutes is to provide initial training for newly assigned AP teachers specifically in the content of the subject area. The institute should prepare teachers to implement the AP class effectively according to College Board requirements, provide a depth of content knowledge in the specific subject area, and provide effective instructional strategies for teaching AP students.

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 is encouraged to 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

Approximately seven organizations will receive awards that range from $13,000 to $21,000 per institute.

Project Term

March 15, 2019, through June 30, 2019

Application Due Date

January 28, 2019

Technical Assistance Session

The Office of Standards and Learning provided a pre-application technical assistance session for this grant program on January 14, 2019. Please contact Josie Stratton at jstratton@ed.sc.gov for information about the recording.

Contact

Josie Stratton
803-734-2782
jstratton@ed.sc.gov 

Documents

Request for Proposals (DOCX, 904KB - 12/14/18 )

Online Application

Budget Narrative Template (XLXS, 15KB - 12/14/18)

Program Web Page

Advanced Placement