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NEW MEXICO
New Mexico receives only travel support because it has a comprehensive state APIP grant, but its representatives are active in the consortium. During the 2000-01 school year, the state offered online AP course slots for up to 150 students in 10 subjects through the New Mexico Virtual School and online AP exam review for any student in the state. In addition, New Mexico provides courses and professional development via the state’s distance-learning infrastructure: for example, three schools are utilizing one AP chemistry teacher. New Mexico also provided workshops on AP program development and other professional development opportunities for over 1,521 administrators, AP coordinators, and counselors around the state. The State Learning Conference also featured specific sessions on a variety of AP topics, drawing expertise from practitioners and administrators across New Mexico. The state distributed over $120,000 in incentive funds for classroom materials to develop new or revised AP courses. It also offered AP exam waivers for 1,822 low-income students. The Department of Education also coordinates a federal grant to support vertical teaming, curriculum development, and AP enrollment in rural schools and those serving a high percentage of Native American students. In Year 3 of the project, New Mexico had three weeks of AP summer institutes for teacher professional development.
SEA Contact: Rose Sherman, New Mexico Public Education Department, (505) 827-6625, rsherman@ped.state.nm.us
SHEEO Contact: Anne Uhring, New Mexico Commission on Higher Education, (505) 841-6613, auhring@che.state.nm.us
LaJuana Coleman, AP-New Mexico Highlands University, (505) 891-8392, lcoleman@nmhu.edu
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