Advanced Academics
Advanced Academics includes courses, programs, assessments, services and supports that provide opportunities for students to demonstrate college and career readiness and earn postsecondary credit.
AP/IB Incentive Funds: TEA has disbursed to districts the 2019 AP/IB Incentive funds for Teacher Training Reimbursements (TTR). A list of teachers for whom a reimbursement was requested for the SY 2018-2019 is posted online with the amount approved. Please visit either the Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) websites to open or download the PDF document. TEA is developing the 2019-2020 TTR processes and will refund up to $450 per approved requests.
AP Professional Development: This summer, the College Board’s AP® Program is again offering free full-day workshops for new and experienced AP coordinators. On the registration page, click on the AP Professional Development Event Calendar and enter your zip code in Point of Interest. Then select Coordinators under Subject Area to finalize registration.
AP Summer workshops for teachers begin in June and are hosted at select AP Summer Institutes and AP public workshops across the country. Register early to ensure you secure a spot as seats are limited. If you have questions, email AP Services for Educators at apexams@info.collegeboard.org or call 877-274-6474 (toll free in the U.S. and Canada).
MOUs: This is the time of year many MOU’s for dual credit are updated or renegotiated. All dual credit programs are required to establish a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the institution of higher education (IHE) and the public school district (ISD) that details the terms of the partnership. HB 1638, passed by the 85th Texas Legislature and signed by Governor Abbott on May 23, 2017, requires that on or after September 1, 2018, any new, revised, or renewed dual credit MOU or articulation agreement must include this information.
All dual credit MOUs, regardless if new, revised, or renewed, must be posted to the ISD’s and IHE’s respective websites.
Spring Seminar: Registration is now open for the TIBS 2020 Spring Seminar! The Seminar will take place at the Renaissance Dallas Addison hotel on Saturday, February 29. Session titles and seminar fees are listed in the announcement online at Texas IB Schools. To register for the seminar, please click here.
There will also be a FREE Administrators/Coordinators Meeting on Friday, February 28, from 1:00-5:00pm at the same hotel. If you would like to attend the Coordinators Meeting, please RSVP via this Google Form.
TEA Highlight: Spring School Day administration is quickly approaching! Learn more from College Board and ACT, Inc. on how to prepare your students for the test in the classroom.
Fun Fact: While ACT, Inc. and the College Board have their own college readiness standards, the standards used for accountability are based on the TSIA exemption criteria established by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. For more information, please see the TSIA exemptions, exceptions, and waivers statute.
Update: TEA released a To The Administrator Addressed letter outlining the process for reimbursement for college preparation assessments, along with a corresponding FAQ document. Please review and reach out to the Advanced Academics team at TEA if you have any questions.
Housekeeping: TEA will reimburse districts for students based on the grade level that is reported in the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS); therefore, testing coordinators should ensure that the grade level reported on the SAT and ACT matches the grade level their district records in PEIMS for accurate reimbursement.
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