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SAN BERNARDINO — Three schools in San Bernardino County were awarded Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) Teacher Advocacy Awards.
“I applaud the three AVID school site teams that have demonstrated exceptional leadership in serving our students, their schools and communities,” said County Superintendent Ted Alejandre. “They are making an incredible impact on the lives of students to ensure success throughout their educational journey.”
The AVID College Readiness System assists first-generation college-bound students and aims to close the achievement gap by preparing all students for college readiness and beyond.
The Teacher Advocacy Award recognizes and supports outstanding California AVID teachers and site teams each year. This awards program encourages the implementation of AVID schoolwide and allows for sharing of best practices and professional learning by awardees. Each site is awarded $10,000 to be used to further AVID implementation at their schools.
The three schools awarded a 2022 AVID Teacher Advocacy Award are:
- Piñon Hills Elementary, Snowline Joint Unified School District
- Site team members include Dr. Shannon Avery, Georgina Coonce, Angela Stepp, Nicole Lain and Diane Johnston.
- Vernon Middle School, Ontario-Montclair School District
- Site team members include Kim Tovar, I-Esha Scott, Bradley Diamond, Kristen Schneyer, Gilbert Correa, Michelle Araneta, Belinda Chicon-Brown and Regina Kranzer.
- Sequoia Middle School, Fontana Unified School District
- Site team members include Christine Clark, Lisa Hayes, Antonio Viramontes, Ryan Murphy and Tammy Devries.
The sites were nominated by their district director at Riverside, Inyo, Mono, San Bernardino (RIMS) AVID.
Each of these three sites has been a model for the RIMS AVID region. They were showcased to visitors from other area sites and used for trainings.
At the elementary level, AVID includes implementing schoolwide strategies where all students are deliberately taught the structures to help them continue to be successful throughout their school experience.
At the secondary level, AVID students are enrolled in an AVID elective class where they are given support to navigate their most rigorous classes as well as access to AVID schoolwide strategies for all teachers and students to utilize.
Both utilize a collection of instructional strategies associated with the AVID College Readiness System to teach students skills in the areas of writing, inquiry, collaboration, organization and reading (WICOR).
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