Understanding AP Courses: What Parents Need to Know Before Enrollment

About this episode

The episode discusses what parents need to know about Advanced Placement courses and their implications for students.

Is Your Student Ready for AP? What Parents Need to Know What does it really mean when your student signs up for an Advanced Placement course? Dr. Julee Sauer, Director of Curriculum and Secondary Education for Papillion La Vista Community Schools (and a former AP English teacher) joins hosts Dr. Christopher Villarreal and Dr. Deb Anderson to break down what families should know before, during, and after the AP experience. Discover how AP courses can earn college credit and strengthen applicat...

People in this episode

Hosts: Dr. Christopher Villarreal, Dr. Deb Anderson

Guest: Dr. Julee Sauer

Topics covered

• AP courses
• parenting
• education
• college credit
• curriculum

Keywords

• AP courses
• Advanced Placement
• college credit
• parenting
• education

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Papillion La Vista Community Schools

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