Amendment #912 to H4200

AP Math and Science Support

Representatives Brodeur of Melrose, Ultrino of Malden, DiZoglio of Methuen, Gentile of Sudbury, Schmid of Westport, Farley-Bouvier of Pittsfield, McMurtry of Dedham, Gonzalez of Springfield, Ashe of Longmeadow, Scibak of South Hadley, Devers of Lawrence and Rogers of Norwood move to amend the bill in section 2 in item 7035-0035, by striking out the line item in its entirety and inserting in place thereof  "7035-0035 For a statewide performance-based, integrated program to increase participation and performance in advanced placement courses and, in conjunction with the existing contracted AP program, vertically integrated middle school and high school pre-Advanced Placement courses, particularly among underserved populations, to prepare students for college and career success primarily in science, technology, engineering, computer science, mathematics; provided, that these funds shall support the following program elements for each school: open access to courses; identifying underserved students and increasing their rates of participation in Advanced Placement courses; equipment and supplies for new and expanded advanced placement courses; support for the costs of advanced placement exams; and support for student study sessions; provided further, that these funds shall support teacher professional development, including a College Board-endorsed advanced placement summer institute primarily for math, science, computer science, and advanced placement teachers; provided further, that the program shall provide a matching amount of at least $1,000,000 in private funding for direct support of educators and other uses; provided further, that the funds shall be dispersed by the beginning of the 2016-2017 school year to cover costs expended between August 1, 2016 and July 31, 2017; provided further that if funds appropriated in this line item are greater than funds appropriated in this line item in fiscal year 2016, five percent of the appropriated funds shall be allocated through the contracted AP program to a subcontractor, with input from the Department, to contract with schools to help schools identify, prepare, and increase enrollment of underserved students for enrollment in advanced placement courses; and provided further, that not more than two percent of appropriated funds shall be used for the purposes of an independent evaluation of the impact of these programs on preparing students for college and career success in STEM fields; the Department shall deliver the report to the joint committee on education and clerks of the House of Representatives and Senate no later than February 1, 2017..................$3,200,000."

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #912 to H4200

AP Math and Science Support