Advanced Placement Strategies (APS) works with Texas schools and the private sector to manage Advanced Placement (AP) and Pre-AP incentive programs for students, teachers and schools. The goal of APS is to maximize the number of students who pass AP exams. Research shows that the four year graduation rate for college freshmen nearly doubles for those who participate in at least one AP course.

Pasadena Independent School District (PISD) has seen substantial increases, particularly in regards to low income and minority students, in the number of AP tests taken and passed compared to before APS implementation in the district.