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Speakers describe AVID elective as college- and career-readiness program
Summary
Presenters at a Lee's Summit R-VII meeting described AVID as an elective focused on college and career readiness, emphasizing study skills, student advocacy and targeting first-generation college students; no formal board action was recorded.
Speakers at a Lee's Summit R-VII meeting described AVID as an elective class that teaches college- and career-readiness skills and aims to close opportunity gaps for students.
AVID, short for Advancement Via Individual Determination, was presented as a course that builds student skills for both longer-term goals such as college enrollment and immediate classroom success. "AVID is an elective class that stands for advancement via individual determination, which means that you yourself have to want to succeed," said Speaker 1, Speaker.
The program was summarized by another presenter as one that provides practical…
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