SouthernA Note from Southern Region VP Jenny Krugman
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Dec. 2011
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VP Jenny Krugman |
Winter greetings from your colleagues in the Southern Region.
Looking for a sunny beach next October? Try a trip to Miami on Oct. 23 and 24 for our regional forum. Want a follow-up to this powerful regional experience? Stay on the beach Oct. 24–26 for the annual College Board Forum being held right after the regional forum.
The Southern Regional Forum will include dynamic commentary and connections on key issues in college admission, enrollment and financial aid. We will also focus on academic rigor that leads to powerful student achievement in the K–12 world. Finally, we will highlight the nation’s advocacy agenda, with particular emphasis on America’s (and the College Board’s) urgent need to move students through college, work certification or two-year degree attainment by 2025.
Polk County Receives College Board’s 2011 AP® District of the Year Award
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Dec. 2011
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Polk County Public Schools (PCPS), in central Florida, was honored with the College Board’s 2011 Advanced Placement® Equity and Excellence District of the Year. PCPS is the nation’s leader, among large school districts, in simultaneously expanding access to the Advanced Placement Program® (AP®) courses and improving AP Exam performance. Polk County has the added distinction of achieving the largest increase of any school district in the country in the number of traditionally underrepresented minority students earning a score of 3 or better on at least one AP Exam. Polk County students, teachers, district and school administrators as well as College Board executives celebrated these achievements during a two-day AP Summit — held on Dec.12 and –13 — during which they discussed strategies to further enhance the AP Program and prepare even more students for success in college and the global workforce.
Tennessee Teens Win Top Team Prize in Siemens Competition
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Dec. 2011
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Sitan Chen, Northview High School, Duluth, Ga. (Mathematics) |
Ziyuan Liu and Cassee Cain, seniors at Oak Ridge High School in Oak Ridge, Tenn., will share the $100,000 grand prize in the Team category of the 2011 Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology, America’s premier science research competition for high school students.
Administered by the College Board, the Siemens Competition is the signature program of the Siemens Foundation, which supports science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education. The 13th annual awards were presented earlier this month at The George Washington University, host of the 2011 Siemens Competition National Finals.
Colleges and Universities Employ the College Board's Net Price Calculator
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Dec. 2011
The Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 requires that college and university websites offer customized approximations of college costs based on standardized inputs — family size and amount of savings, for example. With this tool, students and families can see the approximate financial aid they might receive and how it decreases the institution’s “list price.” Its purpose is to give prospective students a clearer picture of the net price, or actual cost, of attending a particular institution.
