AP Planning for Next Year: How AP Can Support Your Teen’s Path

If your teen’s school offers Advanced Placement®(AP) courses, there are more AP options today than many parents realize. Learn how AP courses span a wide range of subjects and interests from AP Art History to AP Cybersecurity. Understand which courses might be the right fit for your teen, and how AP options can help their path to colleges. Get your questions answered and build an AP plan that supports your teen’s goals.

Meet Our Speakers

Claire Lorenz
Senior Director, AP School Experience

Claire Lorenz, Senior Director, AP School Experience, works to help schools expand access to Advanced Placement courses and support student success once they’re enrolled. In her role, she focuses on how AP works in real schools — including scheduling, advising, and student support — to ensure that all students who want to take AP have a fair opportunity to do so and the tools they need to succeed. Claire brings a practical, student-centered perspective to conversations about AP, grounded in the realities schools, students, and families face every day.

Laurie McDonald 
Algebra 2 Teacher

Laurie McDonald is an AP Precalculus and Algebra 2 teacher at Atlantic Coast High School in Jacksonville, Florida. She has been a math teacher for 29 years, and has taught courses from middle school math to calculus in both in-person and virtual settings.

Laurie was excited to be a part of the launch of AP Precalculus, and has participated in the AP Reading since the inaugural reading in 2024. She is passionate about expanding access to college level mathematics for students through this exciting course. She is committed to supporting teachers and students as they grow strong and inclusive AP math programs and is honored to serve as an AP Precalculus Consultant.

Outside of the classroom, Laurie is mom to a 17-year-old daughter who is the light of her life (who patiently puts up with her mother’s constant math chatter!). As a family, they love to travel and explore new and unique places.

Chandra Webb 
AP Computer Science Principles Teacher

Chandra Webb has been in education for 24 years. She started her career as a 7th ELA teacher, then became an Instructional Coach for Language Arts and Technology for a middle school serving grades 5 through 8.  After COVID, Chandra returned to the classroom as a Computer Science teacher for the middle school.  She then moved to high school as a Computer Science teacher teaching Computer Science Foundations and AP Computer Science Principles.  In 2024/2025, Chandra was a Pilot teacher for Cybersecurity Networking.  In 2025, she was invited to facilitate the Kickstart Summer Institute for Networking 2025 and Cybersecurity in 2026. Chandra is currently a member of the College Board Cybersecurity Teaching and Learning Team.