SpringBoard
The Official Pre-AP® Program from the College Board
SpringBoard is a unique, comprehensive program that enables students to build the skills and understanding they need for success in AP courses and college-level work without remediation. This powerful program provides rigorous English and mathematics lessons for all students in grades 6-12.
SpringBoard provides educators with tools and resources that build students' critical thinking skills in reading, writing, and mathematics via:
- Consumable Student Editions
- Annotated Teacher Editions
- Professional Development
- Formative Assessments
- SpringBoard Online and Community
This instructional system clearly maps what successful students should know and be able to do at each grade level to succeed in AP courses and college. SpringBoard uses a systematic approach to:
- Increase rigor in the curriculum
- Improve diversity in AP courses
- Prepare students to succeed in AP and college courses
- Challenge and engage all students
Flexibility. Standards alignment. Equity.
All SpringBoard courses are correlated to state standards and are based on the renowned College Board Standards for College Success™.
Both SpringBoard English Language Arts and SpringBoard Mathematics are core instructional frameworks that easily integrate with other teaching and learning resources.
With SpringBoard, students in ELL and Special Education programs have the opportunity to succeed in a rigorous academic environment. SpringBoard provides the opportunity for all students to continue making significant achievement gains while preparing for more advanced studies.
What do 25 of the nation's largest districts have in common?
They're all using SpringBoard to address key objectives for rigor, diversity in AP courses, and effective college preparation. Today, more than 7,000 teachers and 600,000 students are involved in SpringBoard courses, and that number grows significantly each year.
Districts in the top 100 largest school districts that are using SpringBoard:
- Albuquerque Public Schools, NM
- Atlanta Public Schools, GA
- Baltimore City Public Schools, MD
- Baltimore County Public Schools, MD
- Broward County Public Schools, FL
- Buffalo Public Schools, NY
- Chicago Public Schools, IL
- Denver Public Schools, CO
- Duval County Public Schools, FL
- East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools, LA
- Fort Worth Independent School District, TX
- Greenville County Schools, SC
- Hillsborough County Public Schools, FL
- Houston Independent School District, TX
- Jefferson County Public Schools, KY
- Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, TN
- Miami-Dade County Public Schools, FL
- New York City Public Schools, NY
- Orange County Public Schools, FL
- Palm Beach County Public Schools, FL
- Pinellas County Schools, FL
- San Antonio Independent School District, TX
- San Diego Unified School District, CA
- Shelby County Public Schools, LA
- Volusia County Public Schools, FL
SpringBoard is now being implemented in 37 states
Request information about SpringBoard reference sites near you.
Contact your College Board regional office.