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Seniors credit AVID program with college and career readiness
Summary
Two Grants Pass High School seniors and the AVID site coordinator told the board how AVID’s long-term elective helps students research postsecondary options, build agency and access rigorous courses.
Pam McNulty, site coordinator for the AVID program at Grants Pass High School, and two AVID seniors described the program’s influence on college and career preparation during the board meeting.
McNulty said AVID implements a college-and-career framework that emphasizes opportunity knowledge, student agency and rigorous academic preparedness. “Opportunity knowledge is when students research opportunities, they set goals, they make choices that support their long term aspirations,” McNulty said.
AVID seniors Morgan McCall and Destiny Ortiz told the board the program expanded their exposure to college campuses, helped them build long-term relationships with a consistent teacher cohort, and taught communication and advocacy skills. “Through AVID, I wasn’t sure when I was going into high school where I wanted to go to college,” McCall said, and credited campus visits and one-on-one mentoring with helping her aim for a nursing program at Oregon State University. Ortiz said AVID taught her to “communicate and advocate for yourself” and that the class helped her build confidence for postsecondary steps; she plans to attend Western Oregon and study education.
McNulty shared district-level AVID data showing higher weighted cumulative GPAs among AVID elective students and that about half of AVID freshmen take at least one AP or advanced course. Board members praised the program and asked about district expansion K–12; presenters said AVID implementation across elementary, middle and high school is an ongoing strategic plan goal.
The presentation was informational; the board did not take any formal action during the update.
