WCALO

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2001 Allocation: $93,110;

2002 Allocation: $158,608;

2003 Allocation: $156,108

In 2001-02, a total of 270 exam fee waivers for low-income students were funded, and 60 teachers were trained in a variety of content areas and vertical teaming by the College Board AP Institute. Hawaii has also been developing a registry of all the AP teachers and those who have been through professional training. Low numbers of students were involved in online AP courses during Year 1, so the state plans to use its online allocation to develop more offerings through its virtual high school, E-school. During Year 2, Hawaii used fee reductions to: encourage more low-income students to take AP exams; provide additional vertical team and content-area AP training; and set up conferences with counselors and administrators to promote AP to high-ability students. In Year 3, Hawaii utilized WCALO funds to support a summer AP Insitute and expand the efforts to provide advanced placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) to rural and low-income students.

SEA Contact: Joanne Swearingen, Hawaii Department of Education, joanne_swearingen@notes.k12.hi.us

SHEEO Contact: Kathy Jaycox, University of Hawaii, (808) 956-9429, jaycox@hawaii.edu

WICHE: Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education

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