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Students, staff highlight AVID expansion and classroom impact at Roseville Area Schools meeting
Summary
District leaders and dozens of AVID students presented program highlights, saying AVID now reaches roughly 4,000 students (about 60% of the district) and stressing teacher training, student tutorials, and college‑and‑career readiness components.
At the Roseville Area School Board meeting on April 22, district staff and AVID students described how the AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) program has expanded across the district and how staff training and student tutorials shape classroom practice.
Anne Barnes and Tana Bogenholm, AVID district directors, told the board AVID has been in the district about 17 years and now includes both an AVID elective and school‑wide strategies for students in grades 5–12. The presenters said the district has trained nearly all teachers in AVID methods and that a one‑page snapshot shows “a little over 4,000 students receiving AVID,” or about 60% of the district’s roughly 7,000 students.
Students from Edgerton, Parkview, Rams and Roseville Area High School described concrete classroom practice. “Organization has been helpful because it keeps my things in order,” said Isabelle, an Edgerton student. A sixth grader, Kamari, described how high expectations and goal setting helped with time management; another student explained WICR—writing, inquiry, collaboration, organization, reading—as an everyday habit. Terrace Watson, a tutor and program alumnus, described tutorials as a space to “collab” and solve real‑world problems.
Presenters emphasized that AVID is both an elective (a concentrated class) and a school‑wide set of strategies that require trained teachers. Anne Barnes said AVID’s mission is to “close the opportunity gap by preparing all students for college and career readiness,” and staff highlighted efforts such as student leadership councils, field trips to colleges, career cafes, mentorships, and alumni panels that reinforce postsecondary planning.
Board members praised the student speakers and staff training. The board asked about regional comparisons and were told other districts have AVID programs but that AVID Elementary was among the earlier adopters locally; the presenters said the district participates in demonstration site coaching and early access to new AVID tools.
The presentation closed with an invitation to the community to the district career/career cafe event and a reminder that AVID’s blend of student voice, college/career focus, and teacher professional development anchors its school‑wide work.
The presentation ran from the opening of the meeting until the staffing diversity report; no formal board action was required on the AVID item.
