The Advanced Placement Exam Fee Subsidy Program
| To: | Advanced Placement Coordinators and Guidance Counselors |
| From: | Mitchell D. Chester, Ed.D, Commissioner of Education |
| Date: | December 1, 2008> |
This year, Massachusetts will participate in the U.S. Department of Education's Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Fee Subsidy program. The purpose of this program is to reduce the cost of an Advanced Placement exam from $86 to $10 for students who meet the eligibility criteria.
For a student in a public, private, or parochial high school to be eligible for an AP exam fee subsidy (or subsidies), that student must be:
- enrolled in the Advanced Placement course for which he/she is taking the exam, and
- eligible for free or reduced priced school lunch under the National School Lunch Act.
High schools must ensure that all family financial information documenting student eligibility for either an AP or IB exam fee subsidy will remain confidential. For that reason, high schools must maintain secure files with the documentation that students who are receiving AP exam fee subsidies have met the eligibility requirements. Please note that as a condition of this grant, the state program coordinator will conduct on-site reviews of the files documenting student eligibility.
This winter, The College Board will inform Advanced Placement coordinators when it is time to order AP exams. The notice will include information on Advanced Placement exams at a reduced fee for your eligible students.
In the meantime, if you have any questions regarding Advanced Placement Exam Fee Subsidies, please contact Richard Salus at (781) 338-6252 or by e-mail at rsalus@doe.mass.edu.
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