Florida's acceleration programs for high school students include Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), Advanced International Certificate of Education, Dual Enrollment, and College-Level Examination Program. These programs, with the exception of the College Level Examination Program, are supported through the state school funding formula. In addition, the state provides incentive funding to high schools based on student performance on AP, IB, and Advanced International Certificate of Education exams. Like 10 other states, Florida provides funding for Dual Enrollment students to both their school district and the postsecondary institution where the students are enrolled in the course.
Florida's incentive funding levels for AP and IB courses exceed the cost of providing these college-level courses at postsecondary institutions. Florida provides a higher level of incentive funding for these programs than do other states. Unlike Florida, most other states also limit paying AP and IB examination fees to only low-income students.
While acceleration programs have relatively high costs, they provide many non-monetary benefits, including enriching students' high school experience, challenging them to perform at college level, and helping to bridge the transition from high school to college.

University Students Benefit from Acceleration Courses, But Often Retake Math and Science Courses
Report 09-30 June 2009
More Than 17% of Acceleration Courses and Exams Do Not Result in College Credit, Which Costs State Almost $6 Million
Report 09-21 March 2009
Modifying Advanced Placement Program Incentive Funding Could Produce Significant Cost Savings
Report 09-12 February 2009
Student Participation in Acceleration Programs Has Increased; Legislature Has Taken Steps to Reduce Program Costs
Report 08-70 December 2008

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