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AVID alumni and students say program expands college and career choices in San Bernardino County
Summary
Presenters and alumni at a San Bernardino County Office of Education presentation described AVID’s role teaching study and organizational skills, guiding scholarship searches and using tutorials to help students pursue college, vocational training or work.
AVID in San Bernardino County helps students “realize choices at the end of their high school journey,” a program presenter said, describing the initiative as a structure that teaches study and organizational skills that students can carry into college and careers.
Speakers told the San Bernardino County Office of Education that AVID’s structured supports — including tutorials and guidance on scholarships and California’s a–g requirements — helped them complete high school and move on to higher education or the workforce. The presenters and alumni described AVID as providing concrete tools such as note-taking, organizational strategies and tutorial request forms.
A presenter for the AVID program said, “AVID in San Bernardino County is about giving students real choices at the end of their high school journey. Whether that means attending a 4 year university, enrolling in community college, pursuing career technical education, joining the military, or entering the workforce with confidence and purpose.”
An AVID alumnus who identified themself as a community schools coordinator for the Los Angeles Education Partnership said the program’s “structure” and instruction in skills such as note-taking were foundational. “I graduated from Fontana High School in 2020. I also graduated from the University of California, Riverside in 2024, and I'm currently a community schools coordinator for Los Angeles Education Partnership, a nonprofit in LA,” the speaker said, adding that the AVID training helped them “navigate college” without the same level of outside support.
Another former AVID student described a pathway from Fontana High School to undergraduate and graduate degrees: “I graduated from Fontana High School in 2015, went straight to UCLA in 2015, graduated 2019 with a BS in biochemistry, and then went straight from undergrad to graduate school and got my PhD in November of 2024. AVID really showed me with resources and with help, I can get to those places if I really wanted to.”
Current and former students detailed how AVID’s tutorial system works: one speaker described submitting a “tutorial request form” to get targeted help when other adults were not available. Participants and family members also emphasized AVID’s role in helping students find scholarships and understand the “a–g” sequence of college preparatory requirements in California.
Speakers said AVID’s benefits extend beyond individual students to whole families. “At the heart of it all, REMS AVID is about impacting the lives of entire families and advancing the vision of the San Bernardino County Office of Education career roadmap of opening doors, expanding dreams, and creating brighter futures for all of our students,” the presenter said.
The remarks summarized personal experience and program goals; there were no motions or formal decisions recorded during this presentation. The comments focused on student outcomes, supports such as tutorials and scholarship navigation, and speakers’ personal education trajectories.
