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Board endorses offering AP Physics C next year; training and textbook costs noted
Summary
The board voted to move forward with an AP Physics C (calculus‑based) course proposal; presenters said it would require teacher AP training, new textbooks and curricular alignment and that final budget approval is required.
The Middletown Board of Education voted Dec. 9 to move forward with adding AP Physics C (the calculus‑based AP physics course) at Middletown High School, with the caveat that the course must survive the district budget process.
Presenters said the calculus‑based course is distinct from AP Physics 1 mainly in its use of calculus and that roughly half of current AP Physics 1 students take calculus concurrently. The district noted instructor training (a week‑long College Board AP training) and associated curriculum funds would be required; presenters estimated trainer/course costs and materials at roughly $600 for training plus additional funds for textbooks (presenter cited an approximate $5,000 budget line in discussion for training and texts, though exact final figures will be set through the budget process).
Committee discussion covered credit articulation, scheduling in the block schedule (counted as 1.5 credits in the district model), and textbook selection; presenters said guidance writes the school profile used by colleges and that staff will pursue articulation agreements with local colleges where appropriate. The board approved the motion to move the course forward; final offering is subject to budget approval.
No final budget appropriation for the course was approved at the meeting; the board’s vote endorsed curriculum adoption pending budget action.
