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AVID program credited with college preparation; seniors report $2.3 million in scholarship applications so far
Summary
Columbia Heights staff told the board AVID electives and school‑wide strategies have expanded across the district and that seniors had applied to roughly 232 scholarships totaling about $2.3 million so far.
Columbia Heights teachers and students told the school board on May 27 that the district’s AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) program has expanded across grade levels and is supporting students’ college and career preparation, academic skills and scholarship applications.
AVID teachers and coordinators said the district now offers eight elective AVID sections at Columbia Heights High School (two sections at each grade, 9–12) and multiple AVID elective sections at Columbia Academy and school‑wide AVID strategies at elementary schools. Coordinators reported 186 high‑school AVID students and 109 AVID students at Columbia…
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