Advanced Placement Summer Institutes

We are pleased to host College Board AP Summer Institute (APSI) workshops. These workshops provide intensive professional development for AP educators in New Mexico and across the country. APSI meets New Mexico state requirements for professional development credit.

What We Cover

Whether you are a new or experienced AP educator, APSI will help you take your teaching to the next level. Led by College Board-endorsed instructors, our workshops can help you:

  • make equitable access a guiding principle in your school’s AP Program;
  • prepare your students for success in college-level courses;
  • develop instructional approaches that align with the goals of AP;
  • identify the tasks and materials for which students might need more preparation;
  • draft a syllabus that meets the curricular requirements for the course; and
  • successfully coordinate your schools’ AP Exam administration.

Professional Development

On behalf of the NM Public Education Department, we invite New Mexico teachers who seek professional development in the area of Advanced Placement education to attend the New Mexico APSI. Our in-state teachers enjoy:

  • no registration fees; and
  • paid accommodations.

To our out-of-state guests, we welcome you to New Mexico! We hope you’ll make us your top choice as you continue your professional development.

AP Summer Institute Information

Virtual AP Summer Institute Week One: June 2–5, 2025

Online APSI Registration
The registration deadline is on May 12, 2025.

Description: Four-day, College Board consultant-led workshops

Courses offered during the online APSI week of June 2–5, 2025:

Tuition for the online APSI: Tuition for all New Mexico teachers is covered by NMPED, College and Career Readiness Bureau for the online APSI.

For out-of-state teachers, tuition is $700 plus payment processing fees, payable by credit card only.

Virtual AP Seminar: June 2–5, 2025

New Mexico teachers, NMPED is paying the Capstone registration fee on your behalf. You may receive a payment link in your confirmation email. Please disregard the payment link.

For out-of-state teachers, the standard Capstone fee of $1,075 plus payment processing fees applies.

The registration deadline is on May 12, 2025.

Additional Information:

  • Electronic CED binders will be provided prior to the first day of the virtual institute.

Information subject to change.

Deadline to register is as follows:

  • AP Seminar, June 2–5, 2025: Online – Deadline is May 12, 2025
In-Person AP Summer Institute Week Two: June 9–12, 2025

In-Person APSI Registration

Location: Cibola High School, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Mileage Reimbursement: Mileage reimbursement is provided for all teachers traveling 60 miles or more from their school district headquarters to Cibola High School (APSI site).

Lodging: Lodging is provided for all teachers traveling 60 miles or more from their school district headquarters to Cibola High School (APSI site) at the Santa Ana Star Casino Hotel, Albuquerque, New Mexico. New Mexico teachers are expected to double up. The final date to sign up for a hotel room is May 15. Please register early. Room availability is limited.

Description: Four-day, College Board consultant-led workshops

Courses offered during the in-person APSI week of June 9–12, 2025:

Tuition: Tuition, and daily meals (breakfast and lunch) for all New Mexico teachers are covered by NMPED, College and Career Readiness Bureau for in-person APSI. Lodging is provided free of charge to AP teachers traveling 60 miles or more from their school district headquarters to Cibola High School (APSI site). For out-of-state teachers, tuition is $850 plus payment processing fees; this covers breakfast and lunch, but it does not cover lodging.

Mileage Reimbursement: Mileage reimbursement is provided for all teachers traveling 60 miles or more from their school district headquarters to Cibola High School (APSI site).

In-Person AP Seminar & AP Research: June 9–12, 2025

New Mexico teachers, NMPED is paying the Capstone registration fee on your behalf. You may receive a payment link in your confirmation email. Please disregard the payment link.

For out-of-state teachers, the standard Capstone fee of $1,075 plus payment processing fees applies.

Location: Cibola High School, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Lodging: Lodging is provided for all teachers traveling 60 miles or more from their school district headquarters to Cibola High School (APSI site) at the Santa Ana Star Casino Hotel, Albuquerque, New Mexico. New Mexico teachers are expected to double up. The final date to sign up for a hotel room is May 15. Please register early. Room availability is limited.

Tuition: Tuition, lodging, and daily meals (breakfast and lunch) for all New Mexico teachers are covered by NMPED, College and Career Readiness Bureau for in-person APSI. For out-of-state teachers, tuition is $1,075 plus payment processing fees and covers breakfast and lunch, and no lodging is provided.

Additional Information:

  • CED binders will be distributed on the first day of the in-person institute.
  • Electronic CED binders will be provided prior to the first day of the virtual institute.
  • Course information and consultant bios coming soon.

Information subject to change.

Course Registration

Deadline to register is as follows:

  • APSI Week 1, June 2–5, 2025: Online – Deadline is May 12, 2025
  • Capstone, June 2-5, 2025: Online – Deadline is May 12, 2025
  • APSI Week 2, June 9–12, 2025: Cibola High School, Albuquerque – Deadline is May 24, 2025
  • Capstone, June 9–12, 2025: Cibola High School, Albuquerque – Deadline is May 24, 2025

NMPED AP Summer Institute Scholarship

  • APSI Out-of-State Scholarships are open to any current or future AP teacher without an APSI course option in-state. To qualify, you must register and attend an APSI (virtual or in-person) ending before June 20, 2025. The event must end no later than June 20.
  • The district or participant would be responsible for all additional associated costs for attendance at this event. To receive reimbursement, the participant must submit the registration confirmation, paid invoice, and proof of attendance to Region 9 by 9:00 a.m. MST on June 20, 2025.
  • **You may view the list of APSI’s offered by College Board by clicking here.
  • Applications will be approved on a first-come, first-served basis and depend on available funding.
  • Applications must be submitted by May 5, 2025. Region 9 will notify all applicants of their scholarship status by May 13, 2025.
  • For questions, please get in touch with Region 9 APSI or Melissa DeLaurentis at the New Mexico Department of Education.
  • To begin the process, please complete this form.
  • If this application is accepted, NMPED will reimburse the cost of your APSI registration.