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Meeting Date:
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5/6/2016 - 6:00 AM
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Other Documents
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Info
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Subject:
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AVID
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ACPS 2025 Strategic Plan Goal:
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Objective 1.1
Educational Excellence ACPS will regularly assess and respond to the needs, interests, and abilities of individual students.
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Funding Source or Fiscal Impact (where applicable)
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File Attachment:
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Agenda Item Summary:
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The AVID College Readiness System is an initiative used to support college access for select determined students enrolling in a four-year college or university. Currently, more than 450 students are currently enrolled in the targeted AVID elective course throughout the division in grades 6-12. The attached School Board Brief provides a detailed and succinct program overview, program activities, data findings, and recommendations moving forward.
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Background:
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The AVID program is more than 35 years old and is being used to change the future and trajectory for more than 1.2 million students across 47 U.S. states and 17 territories in the world. In ACPS, the AVID elective has been a part of the Francis Hammond Middle School, George Washington Middle School, and T.C. Williams High School for the past seven years. This year marks the inaugural year for Jefferson Houston for their first AVID class.
Currently, efforts are underway to expand AVID to include the AVID Elementary model at Cora Kelly Elementary School for Science, Technology and Math in 2016-2017. In the AVID secondary system, strong, dedicated site teams will work with the AVID Schoolwide model at Francis Hammond and George Washington in an effort to create a college-going environment for all students through the planning of rigorous, strategic instruction, systematic planning and access, and developing a formidable college-going environment.
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Recommendation:
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The Superintendent recommends continued support of the AVID College Readiness System (ACRS) as a means to increase access to higher education and improve student achievement.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Dr. Terri H. Mozingo - Chief Academic Officer
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Signed By:
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Alvin Crawley - Superintendent
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