Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts
200 Whittington Ave., Hot Springs, AR 71901
Attendance: The Arkansas Department of Education requires participants to attend the entire Institute training to receive a certificate for 30 hours of professional development in their subject area. There are no excused absences. The College Board approved Certificate of Attendance will be provided by APSI at the end of the last session on Friday. Daily sessions are from 8:00 a.m. until 4:45 p.m., Tuesday through Friday.
Social Security Number: The last six digits of the registrant’s Social Security number are required by the Arkansas Department of Education as confirmation of attendance and training.
Online registration begins Dec. 1, 2012. After May 31, a late registration fee of $50 will be applied.
Registration Fee: All registrations include Vertical Teams Guides for Pre-AP teachers, College Board packets for AP teachers, consultant-requested materials, lunch and snacks.
$525 – without housing. Morning and evening meals are the responsibility of the participant.
$650 – with dorm housing. Breakfast is included. Participants will need to bring linens for a twin bed, towels and all personal items. All rooms are doubles with a shared bathroom. Remember, this is a new, empty dorm room.
$50 -Additional cost paid by participant at check-in when requesting a single room.
Registration Changes: All changes to the online registration must be sent by email to pmedison@ualr.edu. If a registrant is unable to attend the Institute, the school district may substitute a replacement in the same content area (such as New Pre-AP Biology) at any time. If the substitute is in a different content area (such as AP Chemistry), the school district must contact the APSI office at 501.569.3419 for space availability.
Registration Cancellation: All cancellations must be sent by email to pmedison@ualr.edu or faxed to 501.569.3438 . Participants are responsible for notifying the Center and their school districts of cancellations. Cancellations received after June 9 for the July 2013 institutes will be charged a $150 late cancellation fee. Cancellations are not accepted after June 23, 2013.
Arkansas Department of Education Grant: The Arkansas Advanced Placement Professional Development Center has received a grant from the Arkansas Department of Education to pay the registration fee and on-campus housing for Arkansas Pre-AP and AP public school teachers who register before funds are exhausted.
Grant money available after April 1, 2012, will be allocated based on the date the registration is received. Once grant funds are exhausted, districts are responsible for the registration fee.
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