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Parent urges board to reverse decision to shift AP/IB exam fees to families; board tables policy discussion
Summary
A Locust Valley parent criticized the district’s plan to stop paying AP and IB exam fees, warning the change could reduce participation and harm students’ GPA and college prospects; the board tabled discussion of the IB/AP testing-fee policy to a future meeting.
Karina Creedon, a district parent of four, told the Board of Education that the proposed change to shift Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) exam costs to families would make economic considerations trump educational opportunity for many students.
Creedon said her family and others were “steadfastly opposed” to a district decision — described in materials the board distributed — to phase out district payment of AP/IB exam fees and to require all students, including seniors, to pay exam costs starting in the 2026–27 school year.…
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