Texas AP/IB Teacher Training Incentive

The Texas Advanced Placement/International Baccalaureate Incentive Program (AP/IB), originally established in 1993 by the 73rd Texas Legislature, is designed emphasize the state’s commitment to high academic performance by recognizing and rewarding students, teachers, and schools that demonstrate success in achieving the educational goals of the state.

2023 AP-IB Teacher Training Reimbursement 

In support of the Advanced Placement Incentive Program, the Teacher Training Reimbursement (TTR) incentive includes the trainings Advanced Placement (AP), Pre-AP, and International Baccalaureate Programme (IB, DP, and MYP) teachers complete. The AP/IB TTR program reimburses public school districts and open enrollment charter schools for a portion of the cost related to an approved teacher training up to a maximum of $450 for each eligible teacher.

The 2023 TTR Application window will open August 15, 2023 and close September 29, 2023.  The application will include a downloadable Excel spreadsheet template on which teacher training requests may be entered.  Both the completed spreadsheet and one PDF document with all training certificates will be uploaded and submitted within a Qualtrics survey application.

To be eligible for reimbursement, a district must verify each training:

•  Is TEA approved
•  Occurred between September 1, 2022 and August 31, 2023
•  Is aligned with the course the teacher will be teaching during the 2023-2024 school year

Important:

• Applications must be submitted by a campus or district AP/IB program coordinator. Applications from individual teachers are not accepted.
• Counselors, librarians, administrators, facilitators, and coordinators are not eligible for reimbursement.
• Copies of training certificates must be kept on file at the campus/district with one PDF of all certificates (alpha order) uploaded into the application.
• Only applications submitted on or before September 29, 2023 utilizing the online system will be accepted. No emailed, mailed, and faxed applications will be accepted, no exceptions. If you have questions about the process or issues with the application, please contact advancedacademics@tea.texas.gov .

TEA approved trainings for 2023 TTR include:

• APSI College Board endorsed Advanced Placement Summer Institute, minimum 24 hours, in person or online.
• College Course in teacher's 2023-2024 assigned discipline or subject with content depth and 3+ college credit hours earned, in person or online.
• IBO endorsed MYP or DP Workshop, 3 consecutive days, minimum 15 hours, in person or online.
• NMSI (National Math and Science Initiative) training, minimum 15-hours, in person or online.
• Springboard Institute, three-consecutive-days Initial workshop with a minimum 15 hours, in person or online.
• TCU’s Institute for Teaching Excellence, in person or online.
• Rice University's AP Preparedness, in person or online.
• A three-consecutive-day institutes, provided by a university that is approved to host an APSI, that will provide teachers with depth of content and rigorous instructional strategies in AP, Pre-AP, IB DP or MYP or an Advanced course, minimum 15 hours, in person or online.
• College Board approved online training that consists of a minimum of 24 hours of instruction.
• 2023-2024 AP Mentoring through the College Board.

*Pre-AP, IB Middle Years Program (MYP), and equivalent Advanced courses must be approved by the local district as advanced-level courses and are:  

• offered in grades 6-11,
• with participation in person or online,
• greater in depth and complexity than the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS),
• at a level of rigor to prepare students for success in a future AP and/or IB course, and
• are in a district's vertically aligned sequence of courses that end with an AP/IB course.

Eligible teachers:

• Texas public school teachers employed by the district that paid the training expense and requests the reimbursement.
• The teacher participated in a TEA approved training as identified above.
• The teacher is assigned to teach students enrolled in grades 6-12, in an AP, Pre-AP, IB, DP, MYP, or equivalent advanced course during the 2023-2024 school year that is aligned to the training. 
• District did not receive a 2022 training reimbursement for the teacher (See 2022 TTR List).
• A teacher is eligible for a reimbursement only one time in a two-year period, every other year,
  • regardless the number of courses being taught, 
  • regardless the number of trainings attended,
  • regardless the title or discipline of an additional or new course assignment.

2023 TTR applications must be submitted through the TEA Qualtrics survey during the application window that will open August 1, 2023, and close September 29, 2023.

• The application requires the email address of a district/campus appointed TTR coordinator, as well as a district business office staff member, and the superintendent.
• The coordinator is responsible for all information in the application.  The coordinator must verify the information submitted to the Texas Education Agency via the published application and certify to its accuracy.

The following information will be required to complete the application:

• Designated AP/IB contact for each district/campus applying for the reimbursement.
• Business office representative for each district who will be responsible for receipt of TTR funds.
• District name and 6 digit countydistrict number (CDN).
• Campus name and county, district, campus number (CDCN) on which each eligible teacher will be teaching an AP, Pre-AP, IB, DP, MYP or an equivalent advanced course during the 2022-2023 school year.
• Each eligible teacher’s first and last name.
• TEA-assigned10 digit Unique Identification Number (Unique ID) for each teacher.
  • If unique IDs are unknown, contact the district’s PEIMS Coordinator. 
  • Unique ID is required for a teacher training reimbursement to be approved. 
  • The Unique ID will be used to match the teacher to the district applying for the reimbursement.
• Total registration fee paid for each training.
  • This should only reflect the cost of registration
  • No costs related to travel, meals, or lodging will be reimbursed
• Number of hours participated as printed on the training certificate.
• Type of course (i.e., Pre-AP/an equivalent course, Pre-IB/MYP, IB, AP).
• Subject name (e.g., Biology) that will be taught by each eligible teacher.
• Name of the training host/provider (e.g., APSI UT-Austin, Texas IB Schools).
• Name of the training course in which each teacher participated (e.g., AP Biology for New Teachers).

How much will be reimbursed:

In accordance with TEC §28.053 and TAC §74.29, funding priority for teacher training reimbursements will be given to:

1. Eligible teachers on public school campuses that offer new AP or IB course(s) for the first time during the 2023-2024 school year.
2. Eligible teachers at campuses that begin new AP/IB programs during the 2023-2024 school year, including IB candidate schools.

Remaining TTR funds will be distributed evenly among all remaining approved requests. The amount reimbursed will not be known until all applications have been received and approved. The 2023 TTR may not exceed $450 per eligible teacher. If reimbursing the number of approved applications at $450 exceeds the available funds, TEA will reimburse less than $450 per teacher.

How to expect payment:

• TTR funds will be paid with a direct deposit to each district.
• Districts determine how funds are allocated after receipt.
• An email with the URL for application approvals will be sent to each AP/IB administrator, business office staff, and superintendent whose email appears on the application.

When to expect payment:

The 2023 TTR application will contain information regarding payment dates. For information or assistance, email advancedacademics@tea.texas.gov or Kay Humes, Statewide Coordinator for Advanced Academics, Kay.Humes@tea.texas.gov.