With funding through a federal grant program, and via a partnership with nonprofit VHS Learning, DESE is establishing the STEM Advanced Placement Access Expansion Opportunity (SAPAO), a statewide initiative designed to increase Massachusetts students' participation in advanced coursework. SAPAO will provide eligible high schools with access to up to seven online AP® STEM courses free of charge. The highest priority has been placed on schools that traditionally have not had the capacity or resources to offer classes, and within those schools, the focus is on students who have been historically underrepresented in STEM. As seats remain in available courses for Fall 2021, beginning next week, and through early June, these seats will be distributed to additional schools that are interested in participating. If you think SAPAO will complement your school's existing work, please schedule a 30-minute consultation with Jennifer Gwatkin and David Baird.
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