AP Exam Registration Packet Monday, May 7 th Friday, May 18th All AP Exams will be held at Watkins Mill High School Note: This packet is for AP exam registration. Test Day Emergencies: Ms. Michelle McQuaid (301-284-4420) michelle_v_mcquaid@mcpsmd.org Please see attached schedule for dates/times/locations Ms. Kate Heald (301-284-4420)
2017-2018 AP Exam Registration Information (1) Please complete BOTH sides of the Registration Form with all requested information Your ID# is REQUIRED. Exam Costs are $94.00 each checks should be made payable to WMHS AP Testing Please bring the complete Registration Form (and payment) to Ms. Holderman in the WMHS Financial Office between February 16, 2018 and March 16, 2018. She is available before school, during STEP, or after school. NOTE: The last day to register for AP Exams will be March 16, 2018. (2) The costs of registration should never be a reason to not take an exam. Financial Assistance is available for AP Exams (see Option #1 and Option #2). These forms will provide specific information regarding the MSDE and the College Board Fee Waiver Program. Waiver Requests are included in the testing packets. Please see Ms. McQuaid in the Counseling Office for further details. NOTE: The last day to request Financial Assistance is March 16, 2018. (3) All students will be required to attend an AP pre-registration session on Wednesday April 25, 2018 at 9:00am in the Cafeteria. You must attend this session or speak with Ms. McQuaid in the counseling office to complete the necessary paperwork before testing begins on May 2, 2018. (4) Alternate testing dates are provided for students with extreme circumstances only. Please contact Ms. McQuaid the counseling office if this applies to your situation.
2017-2018 AP EXAM REGISTRATION Name: Grade: ID#: BEST Phone Number: Email: Do you have approved accommodations through College Board (circle one)? YES NO Wed, May 2 Morning Session (7:45 am) Box Afternoon Session (11:45 am) IB Math Studies SL P1 Box Thur, May 3 IB Math Studies SL P2 Fri, May 4 Morning Session (7:45 am) Box IB Environmental Systems P1 Afternoon Session (11:45 am) box Mon., May 7 AP Spanish Literature and Culture IB Environmental Systems P2 IB English A Lang/Lit HL P1 Tues., May 8 AP Spanish Language and Culture IB History HL P1 IB English A Lang/Lit HL P2 Wed., May 9 IB History HL P3 Thur., May 10 Fri., May 11 AP U.S. Government and Politics (NSL) IB Sport, Health, and Exercise Science SL P1 AP U.S. History IB Sport, Health, and Exercise Science SL P3 IB Physics HL P3 IB Physics HL P2 IB Sport, Health, and Exercise Science SL P2 AP Computer Science Principles IB Psychology SL P1 Fri., May 11 ALL PORTFOLIOS DUE BY 8:00 PM AP Studio Art 2-D AP Studio Art and Drawing Morning Session (7:45 am) Box Afternoon Session (11:45 am) Box Mon., May 14 IB Psychology SL P2 IB Biology HL P1
Tues., May 15 Wed., May 16 Thurs., May 17 Fri., May 18 AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC IB Biology HL P3 AP English Language and Composition IB Spanish B HL P2 IB Spanish abinit B P2 IB Chemistry HL P3 IB French B HL P2 IB French abinit SL P2 AP Computer Science Programming IB Spanish B HL P1 IB Chemistry SL P1 AP Statistics IB French B HL P1 IB French abinit SL P1 Wed, May 23 Thurs., May 24 Fri., May 25 Registration Information is continued on the back of page Morning Session (7:45 am) AP LATE TESTING DATES AP Statistics AP Computer Science Principles AP U.S. History AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC AP U.S. Government and Politics (NSL) Afternoon Session (11:45 am) Spanish Language and Culture Box Total # of Exams registered for: x $94.00 = $ (regular registration exam total) Please check all of the lines below that apply to what you are returning to WMHS: Payment is included with Registration Form (checks payable to WMHS AP Testing) AP Fee Waiver Form included with Registration Form (Option #1) (For students who also qualify for free and reduced meals) AP Payment Plan Request Form included with Registration Form (Option #2) Online Payment receipt included with Registration Form (Option #3) The following signatures are required as part of the AP Test Registration process:
Student Signature: Date: / / 2018 Parent Signature: Date: / / 2018 Watkins Mill High School Advanced Placement 2017-2018 Test Fee Waiver Form-Option #1 The Maryland State Department of Education has entered into a fiscal contract with the Federal Government Grant Program and The College Board, allowing public and private schools to provide AP exam fee waivers for students who meet eligibility requirements based on family income. A limited number of fee waivers have been available to students in Montgomery County Public Schools. If you meet one or more of the guidelines listed below, complete and return this form along with your payment of $20.00 no later than Friday March 16 th, 2018, to Ms. Holderman to be considered for a fee waiver. If there are no available State fee waivers left, you may still be eligible to receive a partial fee waiver from the College Board. The cost of the exam for eligible students receiving only a College Board fee waiver will be $53.00 per exam. The amounts for 2018 fee waivers will not be known until the Federal budget has been passed. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THIS FORM WILL REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL Name of Student ID# Please check the appropriate item or items to indicate your student s eligibility: My student is eligible for the free or reduced lunch program (most commonly used eligibility). My family receives assistance under Part A of Title IV of the Social Security Act. My student is eligible to receive medical assistance under the Medicaid Program under Title XIX of the Social Security Act. My student is a member of a family whose taxable income for the preceding year meets the criteria below: Size of Family Unit Annual Family Income (not to exceed this amount) 1 $22,311 2 $30,044 3 $37,777 4 $45,510 5 $53,249 6 $60,976
7 $68,709 8 $76,442 For each additional person add: $7,733 Parent Signature Date / /2018 WATKINS MILL HIGH SCHOOL Montgomery County Public Schools 10301 Apple Ridge Road Gaithersburg, Maryland 20879 Telephone: (301) 240-4400 Fax Number: (301) 840-3980 AP Examination Payment Plan Request- Option #2 Student: MCPS ID Number: If you do not qualify for Free/Reduced Meals or state fee waiver (Option 1), you do have the option of a payment plan. If you feel that you would qualify for a hardship consideration, please indicate the hardship below. All hardship requests along with completed registration forms are to be submitted for approval to Ms. Michelle McQuaid in the Counseling Office, to be verified by the school counselor. ALL PAYMENT PLAN REQUEST FORMS MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH COMPLETED REGISTRATION FORMS BY FRIDAY MARCH 16 TH, 2018 TO MS. MCQUAID IN THE COUNSELING OFFICE Due to a current hardship, I am unable to pay the full registration fee for my student s AP examinations by Friday March 16 th, 2018. Payment plan: I am unable to pay the registration fee in full at this time. I am requesting a payment plan. Enclosed is a deposit of $ and I will be making installments in the amount of $ totaling $. (All installments must be completed by Wednesday June 1 st, 2018). Additional Comments:
Parent/Guardian Signature: Date: / /2018 Parent/Guardian Phone: Watkins Mill High School Advanced Placement 2017-2018 Online Registration and Payment- Option#3 Taking the Advanced Placement exams is an important part of all AP courses. Watkins Mill High School desires that all students take AP exams for the AP classes they have taken. Scoring well on an AP exam can often earn students college credit for their high school classes, saving a significant amount on tuition. For the 2017-2018 AP exams, students at Watkins Mill High School will have the option of registering online. This registration will take a few minutes and can be completed on any computer with internet access. If registering and paying online, each AP exam costs $94.00. Watkins Mill High School desires that every student be able to take their AP exams. Students requiring financial assistance should contact Ms. McQuaid in the counseling office by the Friday March 16 th, 2018 registration deadline. Online exam registration will begin on Friday February 16th, 2018 at 8:00 AM and end on Friday March 16th, 2018 at 11:59 PM. In order to register, students should click on the link provided on the school website or visit https://osp.osmsinc.com/montgomerymd/default.aspx to register. To complete registration, students must answer all of the required questions. Registration is not complete until students have printed the pdf of the confirmation page that is provided at the end. We know that parents may desire to register their students for exams. We strongly recommend that parents and students are both present while registering to ensure that the correct exams are ordered. Watkins Mill High School is excited to offer families the convenience of paying exam fees online at the time of registration. Please be sure to have a credit card or debit card available before beginning registration. Paying online is a great way to ensure timely receipt of payment. Here are the important dates for the registration process: Friday February 16th, 2018 at 8:00 AM - Registration Begins Friday March 16th, 2018 at 11:59 PM - Registration Ends Monday March 26th, 2018 at 11:59 PM - Registrations that have not been paid for will be cancelled and exams will not be ordered.
Please contact Ms. Michelle McQuaid at Michelle_V_McQuaid@mcpsmd.org if you would like to register for an exam not listed or have any questions. WHY SHOULD I TAKE AP EXAMS? 1. All students enrolled in an AP course must take an AP exam. 2. Taking the exam lets you know how well you did compared to students all over the country. 3. Taking the exam is excellent preparation for what you will encounter when taking exams in college. 4. Taking the exam gives you a sense of accomplishment-you worked hard all year and you can see that it paid off when you take the exam! Accepting this personal challenge shows your willingness to push yourself and emphasizes your commitment to academic excellence. 5. Taking the exam can earn you college credit! Most universities accept exam scores of 3, 4 or 5 for credit. 6. Earning credit now provides potential savings and allows you to take advantage of available courses at universities, potentially leading to the ability to double major, pursue an internship, travel abroad, or take a course to fulfill an interest. 7. Those who take AP exams are exempt from a final exam in those courses. There will however be some sort of culminating activity due after the exam period (and before school ends), but you will not have to sit for a formal final exam. NOTE: Those who do not take AP exams will have to take a final exam and will also be responsible for any culminating activity that the students who took the AP exams are completing, in addition to continuing work in class in preparation for the final exams.
8. The workload for those students who take AP exams is considerably lighter after the exam period is over. The workload for students who do not take AP exams remains constant until final exams. Attendance Procedures for AP/IB Exams (1) Students who take an AP Exam on any given day are excused from all regular classes here at Watkins Mill HS on that particular day only. The WMHS Attendance Office will be notified of the students taking AP Exams each test date all students sitting for the AP Exams will be marked present (excused from his/her regular classes) if he/she is present for the AP Exam. (2) If a student becomes ill and cannot attend an exam he/she should call the WMHS Attendance Office (301-840-3989) to report the illness. Additionally, any student that is unable to sit for an AP Exam due to illness MUST call Ms. McQuaid (301-284-4420) as well. (3) If students are in WMHS during instructional hours on a day for which they are scheduled for an AP Exam, they will be expected to attend all regularly scheduled classes. Students MAY NOT plan to spend the day in the Media Center studying. Anyone planning to miss classes to prepare for an AM or PM exam must do so offcampus and make arrangements for reliable transportation to and from the AP Exam sessions. NOTE: WMHS will NOT provide transportation for students to or from the AP Exams sessions. (4) Reporting times for AP Exams are listed on the AP Testing Schedule. Morning testingreport by 7:30 AM, afternoon testing- report at 11:30 AM. (5) Students should not ask to leave early from any session regardless if they finish the exam early. Students who are involved in extracurricular activities or have other responsibilities outside of school, are responsible for informing sponsors, coaches, employers and others and should make arrangements accordingly.
(6) AP Exams may run past STEP; however, students who qualify for free/reduced meals may be able to receive lunch upon request. Please see Ms. McQuaid at least two (2) school days BEFORE your anticipated AP Exam date(s) if you wish to exercise this option.