Sunday, May 3, 2009

Donating Advanced Placement Bonus Money Seems To Be A Statewide Trend

In 2007, we read about this noble act:

(Superintendent Joseph Wise)
" He responded to criticism of the AP initiative recently by promising to donate his incentive pay to the Alliance for World Class Education.

The superintendent has come under fire for his close ties with the College Board, which included company-paid travel to sponsored events. The superintendent says his affiliation with the company is in keeping with his philosophy of preparing students for success in college. Wise said recently he will discontinue the practice.

But he isn't the only superintendent pushing for higher AP enrollment. Broward and Miami-Dade schools in Florida have also experienced similar increases.


Obviously, not a comprehensive report.

Did he donate all of his AP bonuses, even though he is being sent on his way out?:
Jacksonville.com: Metro: Duval County Superintendent Special Meeting Blog:
"This is money Wise has been due since this summer, when it became clear he met two of nine performance goals in his contract. He is owed $4,000 for drastically increasing Advanced Placement enrollment"


Who would have thought that there is money tied to having more students in Advanced Placement classes?

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