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AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination)

AVID's mission is to close the achievement gap
by preparing all students for college readiness
and success in a global society.

AVID Website www.avid.org

Junior High AVID Contacts

Junior High	AVID Coordinator	email
Bailey	Shanda Trevino	strevin1@aisd.net
Barnett	Joshua Church	jchurch@aisd.net
Boles	Perinza Reddic	preddic@aisd.net
Carter	Lindy Manasco Deborah Falls	lmanasco@aisd.net dfalls@aisd.net
Ferguson	Stephanie Phipps	sphipps@aisd.net
Gunn	Tamra McElwee	tmcelwee@aisd.net
Hutcheson	Karen Kwast	kkwast@aisd.net
Nichols	Laura Rhodes	lrhodes@aisd.net
Ousley	Vonda Sherrod	vsherrod@aisd.net
Shackelford	Karla Hill	khill@aisd.net
Workman	Karen Attaway	kattaway@aisd.net
Young	Teresa Wilson	twilson3@aisd.net

Contact Information

Questions concerning AVID or interest in becoming a tutor should be directed to:

Linda Rodgers
Coordinator of Secondary Special Populations
682-867-7465
lirodger@aisd.net

Ousley JH AVID Coordinator and Founder of AVID

Vonda Sherrod, Ousley Junior High AVID Coordinator met Mary Katherine Swanson, founder of AVID at the AVID National Conference held last December in Grapevine, Texas.

High School AVID Contacts

High School AVID Coordinator email

Arlington Karen Will kwill@aisd.net

Bowie Shamarah Batts
sbatts@aisd.net

Lamar Travis Horton
thorton@aisd.net

Martin
Richard Ellis

Jolyn Redden

rellis@aisd.net

jredden@aisd.net

Sam Houston
Sandi O'Brien

Barbara Applequist

sobrien@aisd.net

bapplequ@aisd.net

Seguin Amanda Cobb acobb@aisd.net

Videos

AVID: In Their Own Words
Watch Flash Version
Watch YouTube Version

2010 AVID Student Celebration
featuring Patrick Briggs
Watch Flash Version

John's Tutorial
Watch Flash Version

FAQs

Q1.

Is AVID a class or an after school club?

Q2.

How do students get into AVID?

Q3.

What do students learn in the AVID elective class?

National AVID Office Visits AISD

Bowie High School welcomed visitors from AVID as well as Gloria Pena to visit with students and teachers. They were able to engage in conversation with the students involved in the African American Male Initiative (AAMI) as well as members of the Culturally Responsive Exemplary Site Team (CREST).

Jim Nelson (AVID Executive Director), Liz Morse (AVID Director of Marketing and Communications), Rob Gira (Executive Vice President of National Programs), Gloria Pena (President - AISD Board of Trustees), and Patrick Briggs (AVID Texas State Assistant Director)

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