March 13, 2020The AP Program
is closely monitoring the updates and guidance about the coronavirus (COVID-19)
provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other
leading health organizations. Our first concern is for the health and safety of
students, their families, and their school communities.
To help schools
and students, we’re focused on:
- Supporting student learning of
the remaining content and skills in the course.
- Providing flexible and
streamlined testing opportunities and partnering with colleges and
universities to ensure that students can still receive the college credit
they have been striving to earn all year long.
The AP Exam
administration remains as scheduled for schools that will be open on May 4–8
and 11–15, with late testing scheduled for May 20–22.
Testing
Support
Current school
and district plans indicate that many schools will remain in session and
administer AP Exams in May. We understand that this situation is evolving
daily, however. If a school is already closed or needs to close in March or
April, AP makeup testing dates will be available. Which dates best serve a
school will depend on how much instructional time is lost:
- If a school is able to make up
most of the lost instruction time, we recommend testing on the regularly
scheduled exam dates.
- If a school needs to make up
some instructional time, they may update students’ exam orders to late
testing scheduled for the third week of May. Selecting “school closing:
election, national holiday, or natural disaster” ensures that the
late-testing fee will not be applied.
- Testing in the fourth week of
May is possible, if needed, but must be requested through AP Services for
Educators.
- Schools closed for extended
periods of time that need even later options (i.e., June retest dates) can
contact AP Services for Educators beginning in April to make such
arrangements.
If a school has
lost instructional days for AP 2-D Art and Design, 3-D Art and Design, Computer
Science Principles, Drawing, Research, or Seminar courses and would like to
request extensions for portfolio submission deadlines, please contact AP
Services for Educators beginning March 16.
Instructional
Support
We know that
some educators will be relying on remote instruction for periods of school
closure, making it more challenging to track individual students’ understanding
of the material and adjust to their needs. Here is a one-page
overview (.pdf/514KB) of how AP teachers can use the free,
daily online practice in AP Classroom to check student understanding of each
topic and skill in the AP course and ensure that students are well prepared for
exam day.
AP teachers can
access these additional resources to help them get set up with AP Classroom:
- Foundations. Learn
how AP Classroom complements the new AP course and exam descriptions and
offers students opportunities for practice and feedback throughout the
year.
- AP Classroom Demo. See
a click-through demonstration of AP Classroom, which highlights how to
assign, score, and interpret results from Topic Questions, Personal
Progress Checks, and teacher-created assignments and quizzes from the AP
Question Bank.
- AP
Quick Start Videos.Watch short
tutorials on the recent features added to AP Classroom.
Beginning in
early April, free online video lessons developed by AP teachers will be
available for the AP topics and skills typically taught in the final weeks of
each AP course. Watch the videos at youtube.com/advancedplacement.
We are
prioritizing the health and safety of students and educators during this challenging
time. We will share this information and any future updates via email and the
AP online communities. Thank you for your partnership.
AP
Services for Educators
Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected] (for
educators outside the United States)
Phone: +1-877-274-6474
or +1-212-632-1781