NISWONGER FOUNDATION INC

Ap (advanced placement) access for all provides students across tennessee with the opportunity to access free virtual ap courses, educational resources, and individualized teacher support from licensed tennessee educators, and opportunity for ap course testing. Current ap teachers have access to advanced professional development. Teachers interested in becoming ap trained teachers are supported in reaching that goal. More than 3,000 students and 800 teachers were provided the benefits of this program in fy 2023-24. Twenty-one ap courses were available to tennessee's high school students.

Stem ld (science-technology-engineering and mathematics learning design) targets students and educators in grades 6-12. The project provides in-person and virtual stem-rich environments for students to accelerate learning and be exposed to stem fields, leading to positive student outcomes and potentially meaningful employment in the workforce post high school. There is an intensive effort directed towards professional development for educators and opportunities for early post-secondary opportunities for students.

The niswongercare (college access reaches everyone) program was initiated for the 2015-2016 school year. This program serves 26 high schools in 14 school districts in the niswonger consortium of school systems and impacts nearly 30,000 high school students. The niswongercare program combines the skills gained in the i3 grant project with elements of a model used by college advising corp. With this model, the niswonger foundation supports and enhances the important work already being accomplished by the region's high school counselors.