Our History
The A+ Education Partnership was founded in 1991 as a non-profit organization to unite business, civic, parent, government and education leaders around one common goal: improving student achievement.
In 2008, at the request of Governor Riley andthe State Superintendent, A+ established a new operating division dedicated to improving student achievement in math, science and English. The division, entitled A+ College Ready, was the recipient of a $13.2 million grant from the National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI) to establish the Advanced Placement Training and Incentive Program (APTIP) a proven program that provides students and teachers with the tools, resources and support needed to achieve academic excellence.
Our Mission
A+ College Ready works to increase dramatically the number of students inAlabama taking math, science, and English AP courses, earning qualifying scores on AP exams and attending and succeeding in college.
Our Impact
Cohort I:
In the first year of the program, the 12 pioneer schools experienced an 83% increase in Math science and English Qualifying Scores.
After a second year of participation in the initiative, the combined two-year increase in MSE Qualifying Scores for these schools was 114.5% compared to a national average of 13.6%. This contributed to a state increase of 48.2%, far exceeding the national average.
Even more impressive were the results for minorities, which saw a 142.7% increase over two years, contributing to the states 86.3% increase - compared to the national average of 27.7%.
Cohort II:
In the second year of the program, an additional 11 schools participated in the program. Cohort II schools produced a 132% increase in AP MSE Qualifying scores in their first year, going from 342 Qualifying Scores to 794.
Minority students outperformed the rest of the group with a 138% increase in Qualifying Scores as compared to a national minority increase of 13.2%
Cohort III:
An additional 20 schools began participating in the program in the 2010 – 2011 school year.
Our Ongoing Commitment
The achievements and growth of the program are made possible in part by the ability of A+ College Ready to raise funds to meet the match requirements set forth by NMSI inthe original grant. To date, we have successfully raised just under $2 Million from generous donors including Alabama Power Foundation, Regions, Boeing , Huntsville Community Foundations and the Wiregrass Foundation. In addition, since 2006 the state has provided $6.2 million in competitive grants to encourage the expansion of AP in the state – including annual grants to the A+ College Ready program schools in support of their efforts.
The A+ Education Partnership was founded in 1991 as a non-profit organization to unite business, civic, parent, government and education leaders around one common goal: improving student achievement.
In 2008, at the request of Governor Riley and
Our Mission
A+ College Ready works to increase dramatically the number of students in
Our Impact
Cohort I:
In the first year of the program, the 12 pioneer schools experienced an 83% increase in Math science and English Qualifying Scores.
After a second year of participation in the initiative, the combined two-year increase in MSE Qualifying Scores for these schools was 114.5% compared to a national average of 13.6%. This contributed to a state increase of 48.2%, far exceeding the national average.
Even more impressive were the results for minorities, which saw a 142.7% increase over two years, contributing to the states 86.3% increase - compared to the national average of 27.7%.
Cohort II:
In the second year of the program, an additional 11 schools participated in the program. Cohort II schools produced a 132% increase in AP MSE Qualifying scores in their first year, going from 342 Qualifying Scores to 794.
Minority students outperformed the rest of the group with a 138% increase in Qualifying Scores as compared to a national minority increase of 13.2%
Cohort III:
An additional 20 schools began participating in the program in the 2010 – 2011 school year.
Our Ongoing Commitment
The achievements and growth of the program are made possible in part by the ability of A+ College Ready to raise funds to meet the match requirements set forth by NMSI in
