Hamilton Avenue School approved to adopt AVID + Suzuki magnet theme
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Summary
The board unanimously approved Hamilton Avenue School’s proposal to shift its magnet theme to AVID and Suzuki-based instruction (Harmony and Learning), funded in part by a Greenwich Alliance for Education grant to cover professional development.
The Board of Education approved a proposal to change Hamilton Avenue School’s magnet theme to an AVID-plus-Suzuki focus (branded as Harmony and Learning), voting 8–0. Principal Daisy presented the plan and said every pre-K through grade 2 student participates in Suzuki violin instruction and that AVID will provide a common instructional framework focused on writing, inquiry, organization and rigor.
Principal Daisy described Suzuki as a program that begins in pre‑K and includes parent participation; she said the district received a Greenwich Alliance for Education grant to fund AVID professional development and that the program does not add instructional minutes but is embedded as a schoolwide instructional framework. Board members expressed broad support for the proposal and the professional development model.
What’s next: The principal and district will implement AVID training already funded by the Alliance and monitor how the framework supports transitions to middle and high school.