Advancing Student Success
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CB Trivia
Pathway to Performance
RAMP it up!
100
The answer is the number of different AP exams offered
What is 34?
100
The number of public FCWs planned for this fall in the Southwest region.
What is 36?
100
The Scholastic Aptitude Test (aka the SAT) was first taken by college-bound students in this year. Comedian, actor, and writer Melvin Kaminsky, later known as Mel Brooks, was also born this year.
What is 1926?
100
Assessments that can be included as part of the Pathway.
What are ReadiStep, PSAT/NMSQT, SAT, Accuplacer?
100
This establishes the baseline of common practices to be implemented across all six regions.
What is the RAMP manual?
200
Dates the AP online score reports for this year become available.
When is July 5 and 6 for score rosters, July 11 for instructional planning reports, and July 18 for other reports?
200
The dates and location for this year’s Southwestern Regional Forum.
What are February 27 and 28, Westin Park Central, Dallas, TX
200
This institution was the first to join the College Board as a member in the Southwestern Region. Hint: Hoot! Hoot!
What is Rice University? (They joined in 1955; SMU and Trinity were the next to join, in 1959.)
200
The date for fall SAT school day testing. Also the birthday of the 26th president of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt.
What is October 27?
200
This is the “blueprint” that summarizes the services and deliverables to a key account over the fiscal year in an effort to enhance customer satisfaction.
What is an Account Service Plan?
300
The answer is the amount of the fee reduction offered to qualifying low income students.
What is $26
300
The name of the new College Board President effective October 15, 2012.
Who is David Coleman?
300
The answer is the six US regional offices of the College Board.
What are MRO, MSRO, SRO, SWRO, WRO, NERO?
300
The answer is institutions that can qualify for Pathway pricing.
What are states and districts?
300
This refers to each EM's attempt to reach out to 3 new Tier 2 target districts each month, EMs should engage at least 3 key stakeholders in their Tier 1 accounts, RAs should engage with at least 3 Tier 3 districts each month.
What is the 3x3 program?
400
These are the AP courses being redesigned of 2013-14.
What are AP Chemistry and AP Spanish Language and Culture?
400
Despite what his name might suggest, he came up with the successful idea for AP Potential?
Who is Lee Fails?
400
The answer is the official name (on the charter) of the College Board.
What is the College Entrance Examination Board?
400
These are factors influencing Pathway pricing.
What are level of commitment (one or more than one assessment), FRPL rate, also could accept enrollment?
400
Established to serve as communication conduits between the program and the regional offices to promote efficiency in planning and maximum utilization of the programs throughout the regions. Unfortunately, you won't find them on a Wheaties box.
What are RAS Program Champions?
500
Since the first AP exams were given in this year more than this many million AP exams have been administered. Two answers required.
What is 1956 and 19 million?
500
The answer is the College Board's three guiding values.
What are Passion, Teamwork, and Excellence & Integrity?
500
This nonprofit organization was formed in 1947 when the American Council on Education, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the College Entrance Examination Board contributed their testing programs, a portion of their assets and a number of key employees.
What is the Educational Testing Service?
500
The Pivotal naming convention for Pathway for this year.
What is Academic Year-Renewal or New-District Name?
500
As its name implies, this vitally important tool was created to enable staff to manage and effectively communicate most aspects of engagement and sales with accounts to stakeholders within RAS and across the College Board.
What is Pivotal?
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