The “Niswonger Online” program included a focus on enabling small rural districts to offer students Advanced Placement courses, which can net a student who passes the AP Exam free college credits.

TDOE believed that type of model could benefit districts statewide and asked Niswonger if they’d like to apply for a contract to expand it. They did and they got it, launching “AP Access for All.”

“We had five AP courses at the time, I think we’ve now grown that to 17 and we’ll be adding two more this fall,” Dishner said.

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