Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Test Fee Reimbursement

Funding Description

The Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) Test Fee Reimbursement Program removes the financial barriers that prevent many low-income students in high schools from taking the AP and IB course tests. Funding supports the payment of AP and IB test fees for income-eligible students.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	Low-income students who are enrolled in AP class and plan to take the end-of-course AP exam are eligible to participate in the program. Upon teacher recommendation, a low-income student who has previously taken an AP/IB class but not the exam may also be eligible to participate.
Other Eligibility Considerations	Local educational agencies (LEA) must document the income eligibility of students participating in the program maintain documentation of need at the school or LEA site for five years.
Eligible Grade Level(s)	9, 10, 11, 12
Eligible Age Level(s)	Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority	Budget Item 6100-240-0890
Source / Type	Federal / Apportionment
State Fiscal Year	2016-17
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	0000 / 8290
Total Available	$11,064,291
Recipient Amount	See Allocation Formula
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	LEAs will be reimbursed up to $38 dollars for each AP exam and $98 for each IB exam, for each student whose family income does not exceed 185 percent of the federal poverty level.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	January 1, 2016
Due Date	June 29, 2016
Expected Notification Date	January 15, 2017

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	Advanced Placement [http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/gs/ps/apgen.asp]
Fiscal	Advanced Placement [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/ca/advanceplacement.asp]
Other	The Grant for Fiscal Year (FY) 2016-17 will be used to reimburse LEAs for the May 2016 exam cycle. Please note that there will be two payment schedules for the May 2016 testing cycle. Please check both schedules for LEA reimbursement information.

Contacts

Program	Jose Ortega, 916-319-0489, jortega@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Nicole Pineda, 916-323-5144, npineda@cde.ca.gov
Division	Career & College Transition Division, 916-323-6398 (phone), 916-323-2817 (fax)