Join the Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) Team at the 91´ô¸ç Performing Arts Center for the 13th Annual AVID Cording Ceremony. It is a celebration of 530 AVID seniors, their college acceptances, and their scholarship awards.
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
91´ô¸ç Performing Arts Center
1500 Barbara Jordan Blvd, Austin, TX 78723
Twelve of fifteen Equitable Scholarships are being awarded to 91´ô¸ç AVID seniors. This is a $20,000 scholarship over four years, and includes an iPad, and mentorship and internship opportunities throughout their college career. One AVID teacher who has had an impact on students' academic journey will be selected by the students and will receive an award.
For more information, email melissa.gutierrez@austinisd.org, or call 512-414-0432.
AVID Mission
AVID stands for Advancement Via Individual Determination, and our mission is to close the opportunity gap by preparing all students for college readiness and success in a global society.
AVID Secondary
The AVID elective class targets students in the academic middle, who have the desire to go to college and are capable of completing rigorous curriculum using the will to work hard. In the AVID elective, students are routinely required to enroll in their school's toughest courses, such as honors or advanced placement classes.
Activities in AVID Secondary
- Learning with college tutors
- Enrolling in Pre-AP/AP coursework
- Visiting college campuses
- Continuously planning and preparing for college admissions
- Writing for all classes
- Preparing for a professional career
- Interacting with guest speakers
- Developing leadership skills
- Developing success strategies and study skills for lifelong learning
- 14 AVID Middle School Campuses
- 10 AVID High School Campuses
AVID Elementary
Based on the same learning foundation that underlies AVID secondary, AVID elementary focuses on grades three through six and is designed to be embedded into the daily instruction of elementary classrooms across entire grade levels to maintain school-wide structures.
Key Components of AVID Elementary
Student Success Skills: Habits, behaviors, strategies that students learn, strengthen, and maintain throughout their academic careers.
- Learning to: Write, Inquire, Collaborate, Organize, Read
- Partnerships for life-long success: Building community in the classroom and grade level
Empowering students in an AVID elementary classroom:
- Student confidence and self-pride
- Student awareness of strengths and areas for growth
- Culture of high expectations
- Set, monitor, and celebrate individual, group, and classroom goals