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Educators praise Vivian for building AVID in San Bernardino County; 2025 scholarships announced
Summary
Speakers at a county meeting credited Vivian with launching AVID at Colton High School in 1991, said the program now operates across the county, and reported that 2025 scholarship recipients have been selected — speakers said the program will award “25–28 scholarships” at $1,500 each (as stated in the meeting).
Commenter 1, a former Colton superintendent, said Vivian began the AVID program at Colton High School in 1991 and helped it grow into a county model.
"It's difficult to pick 1 particular role that she's played. She started in 1991 as the first avid teacher in San Bernardino County," Commenter 1 said. "She took the program from its beginning to become the model program in the county, and become a state demonstration program."
Speakers said the program has since expanded across grade levels and districts in San Bernardino County. "Right now, we have AVID programs in elementary and middle school in some of the districts and, AVID programs in most of the high schools in San Bernardino County," Commenter 3 said, attributing the spread to Vivian's "passion for equality in…
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