High School Acceleration Mechanisms

Curriculum and Instruction

PSAT/NMSQT 

• Weekly Briefing ID #10413 -  Preliminary SAT Test- Thursday, September 1, 2011

• Test Administration - Wednesday, October 12, 2011• State of FL pays for Grade 10• Some schools may choose to pay for Grade 9 through 

SLC or other funds• Students must take test in Grade 11 in order to qualify 

for the National Merit Scholar – cannot use 10th grade scores

Curriculum and Instruction

PSAT/NMSQT Student Score Reports for October 2011– Arrive at school site January 2012– Distribute to students along with test booklet– Teachers should take the time in Math and 

Language Arts classes to review questions and answers

–My College Quickstart – https://quickstart.collegeboard.com/posweb/login.jsp 

Curriculum and Instruction

PSAT/NMSQT Summary of Answers and Skills Report (SOAS)– Go to www.collegeboard.com/reports – Sign-up for College Board Education Professional 

Account– Click on PSAT/NMSQT SOAS– Enter the SOAS Access Code located in the upper-

right corner of the Student Roster of Scores

Curriculum and Instruction

PSAT/NMSQT 

Content of SOAS Report– Cover Page– Critical Reading Analysis–Math Analysis–Writing Analysis

Curriculum and Instruction

PSAT/NMSQT 

AP Potential– Research shows a strong relationship between 

PSAT/NMSQT scores and AP success– PSAT scores are a significant predictor of a 

student’s success in AP coursework– https://appotential.collegeboard.com/app/loginG

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Curriculum and Instruction

Advanced Placement (AP) AP Course Audit • Briefing ID# 10271 – Advanced Placement (AP) 

Course Audit - Thursday, August 18, 2011

• All schools wishing to label a course “AP” must submit the subject-specific AP Course Audit form and the course syllabus for each teacher of that AP course by January 31, 2012.

• http://www.collegeboard.com/html/apcourseaudit/ 

Curriculum and Instruction

Advanced Placement (AP) 

AP Online Score Reporting– Briefing ID# 9996 – AP Score Reporting Summer 2011 

- Thursday, June 9, 2011– https://scores.collegeboard.com/pawra/home.action

Curriculum and Instruction

Advanced Placement (AP) 

IDENTIFY THE NON-INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS– Holidays, TPD, Recess Days– Testing Dates• Midterm/Finals• District Interim Tests• FCAT Testing/Retakes• AP/IB/AICE Testing• End of course exams (Algebra I, Biology, Geometry)

Curriculum and Instruction

Advanced Placement (AP) 

AP Professional Development–Weekly Briefings:• #10137 - AP Mentor Mentee Program• #10284 - AP Fall Counselors Workshop• #10326 - AP Subject Area Workshops, Broward County, FL• #10332 - AP Teacher Fall Curriculum Review

Curriculum and Instruction

Dual Enrollment (DE) 

Interinstitutional Articulation Agreements –Miami Dade College– Florida International University – University of Florida

Curriculum and Instruction

Dual Enrollment (DE)DE Participation– Traditional

On College/University CampusWB #10459 - Student Financial Responsibility

– On the high-school campusSACS accreditation processOrdering of textbooksCompletion of DE book vouchersWB #10459 – Student Financial ResponsibilityPayment of invoices to MDC and FIU

Curriculum and Instruction