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AVID program highlights presented to Waukesha board; parents praise communications
Summary
AVID district coordinator Amanda Wagner and Waukesha South associate principal Dan Schreier presented AVID outcomes, noting scholarship totals and professional development; two public commenters praised district communications and criticized state testing changes.
Amanda Wagner, AVID district coordinator, and Dan Schreier, athletic & activities principal and former AVID teacher at Waukesha South, presented an overview of AVID and highlighted senior outcomes and professional learning investments.
Wagner described AVID’s mission "to close the opportunity gap" and said the district’s AVID elective seniors had strong results. Presenters reported that 16 AVID elective seniors generated more than $5.5 million in college scholarships and listed post‑graduation pathways the group took. (The transcript records the phrase "74 of those students chose to go to a 4 year college," but presenters did not clarify whether '74' was a count or a percentage; that ambiguity is noted.) Wagner also described summer training for about 80 district staff and grants that funded sending roughly 22 educators to a national AVID conference.
Schreier reflected on classroom and coaching practice and said the theme he shared at the national conference was that teaching and coaching are opportunities to celebrate students. "This isn't a have to; this is a get to," he said, describing his approach to staff and student engagement.
During public comment, parent Kurt Burry praised the district newsletter and its bilingual- and AVID-related coverage, urged clearer online presentation of curriculum pilots and assessments for families, and thanked the board for its work. Another commenter urged the board to reconsider how state testing changes affect local data and accountability; that speaker criticized a state official's handling of standards during public comment.
What happens next: administration will publish AVID materials and the conference highlights when available; curriculum and assessment information will be aggregated on the district's assessment web page for families.
