AVID in Putnam County

AVID, Advancement Via Individual Determination, is a college readiness system for elementary through higher education that is designed to prepare students in the academic middle for four year college eligibility and completion.  It has a proven track record in bringing out the best in students, and in closing the achievement gap.  AVID is currently offered at all four of our Jr/Sr High schools.  Each site has an AVID coordinator who is responsible for recruitment and implementation of the program. Please contact your school's coordinator for more specific information:

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AVID Demonstration School Visit

Staff from Interlachen Jr. Sr. High School recently had an incredible experience at Narcoossee Middle School, an AVID Demonstration school in St. Cloud, FL! NMS began their AVID journey in the 2010-11 school year with 92 AVID Elective students in grades 7 and 8. Since that time, they have grown to 438 AVID Elective students and 3 AVID Elective instructors. The passion for education there is palpable, and it's clear why they're a shining example of AVID success. From dedicated educators to engaged students, the atmosphere is nothing short of inspiring! AVID strategies are seamlessly woven into the fabric of learning, fostering critical thinking and college-readiness skills. The emphasis on student collaboration and inquiry-based learning is truly commendable. Kudos to the incredible staff for creating a nurturing environment that promotes not just academic excellence, but also personal growth.

View more pictures from the visit HERE!

Gabriela Perez Martinez

New AVID Elective Teacher @ CCJSHS

This year Mr. Adams made a last minute decision when he realized he had more AVID Elective students than one teacher could handle. He decided to give veteran Spanish teacher, Gabriela Perez Martinez, a shot at teaching a class she never dreamed she would be teaching, AVID 4. Ultimately, as Gabby shared her college journey with me, it became clear that she is the perfect fit for this job–her goal is to show her students that they can make their dreams and goals come true. Gabby has enjoyed teaching the AVID Elective and we recently had a day of training at Crescent City Jr. Sr. High School just to make sure she knows about all of the resources she has at her fingertips. Gabby loves the new WAGs and especially enjoyed introducing her students to the tutorial process–she thinks all students should know and understand this process. We are so excited to have Gabby on the AVID team!! 

Site Teams

Site Teams

For AVID, the Site Team is the heartbeat of the AVID school. Site Teams are made up of school administrators, school support staff like school counselors and instructional specialists, AVID Elective teachers, and core academic teachers. Site Teams have an open door policy–they welcome anyone willing to volunteer to improve their school as an AVID school. The Site Team sets goals for the school and then works all school year to make sure those goals are met. We have amazing Site Teams at our schools!

View pictures of the IJSHS Site Team and QIRJSHS Site Team HERE!

ELA Learning Communities

ELA Learning Communities

This year the district focus for Teaching and Learning is Scaffolding and AVID WICOR Strategies made a huge debut with the recent ELA Learning Communities for grades 7-12.  AVID district support worked with Kristin Hudson, Secondary Literacy Coach for the district, to introduce several AVID strategies into these meetings. At these meetings, ELA teachers looked at district dats from the first round of testing, they reviewed explicit instruction (last year’s instructional focus), they learned what scaffolding is and what it is not, they engaged in a demonstration lesson that incorporated AVID WICOR strategies as scaffolding, and planned scaffolds for upcoming benchmarks. Some of the strategies teachers experienced included 4 corners, carousel brainstorming, world cafe’, give one get one, and philosophical chairs. They ended the day with collaborative planning time. I think the biggest “Aha!” for the teachers was that AVID is “not just one more thing,” many of them already incorporate AVID strategies into their classrooms because they are just good teaching strategies. We had an amazing time and hope to continue this collaborative partnership!

View more pictures from the event HERE!

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Sometimes the best things in life are surprises!

When we ended summer this year and creeped into pre-planning, we found out that two of our schools were going to have new AVID Elective teachers. At Palatka Jr-Sr High School, six new teachers were added: Erika Brazzeal, Edward Polly, Melissa Fox, Alicia Trunk, Brittany Johns, and Veda Crosland. Ms. Oyster, the principal, wanted to spread out her middle school AVID students among core subject teachers in the hopes that the AVID buzz would spread faster among that group of teachers. So what did this mean? They needed some training to become the AVID Elective teachers we know they can be! Last week, we spent Thursday at PJSHS talking all things AVID Elective. The teachers were so grateful for the time to meet and ask questions. Helping Amanda Burney with the training was one of our veteran AVID Elective teachers from QI Roberts Jr. Sr. High School, Amanda Lamb. She was able to share what she does in her 7th grade AVID classes and give great tips and tricks to the teachers. We had a great time and learned so much!

View more pictures from the event HERE!

Breakfast

PJSHS Senior Breakfast

PJSHS AVID instructor, Leigh Anne Lands, treated her seniors to a special breakfast on May 10th, 2023. The breakfast was to honor her seniors and present them with their AVID stoles and cords. Ms. Lands also had a special message for them. Former PJSHS Principal, JT Stout, volunteered to cook the pancake, sausage, bacon, and egg breakfast for the students. Many school employees popped in during the celebration. Students also had group pictures made outside in front of the school. There were lots of hugs, smiles, and a few tears!

View more pictures from the event HERE!

College Field Trip

2023 Spring College Field Trips

IJSHS AVID and Health Science groups visited Daytona State and Bethune Cookman College.

PJSHS AVID visited Santa Fe College.

CCJSHS AVID visited Daytona State and Bethune Cookman College.  

PJSHS Middle School AVID visited Daytona State.

View more pictures from the College Visits HERE!