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Board hears AVID programming update as staff plan teacher coaching and a 15‑day fidelity challenge
Summary
Presenters Carrie and Seth Winters updated the board on AVID rollout: monthly PLCs, classroom observations, focus‑note emphasis and a proposed 15‑day classroom fidelity challenge to increase consistent practice and teacher supports.
Carrie, a district presenter, told the Palmyra‑Eagle Area School District School Board that the district’s AVID implementation is expanding this year with a renewed focus on clearly defined practices and teacher collaboration. She said staff established a professional learning community process with monthly large‑group and small‑group meetings to discuss ‘‘what’s working, what’s not working’’ with focus notes and to share modeled activities and examples of student work.
She described recent supports including a visit on Oct. 23 from Jamie Reagan, who led summer boot‑camp work and modeled activities for teachers, and said district administrators have completed multiple classroom observations tied to AVID processes. Carrie said an ‘‘art artifact’’ assignment was used in October to show student focus‑note examples and that some teachers have requested extensions while they work through implementation challenges.
Seth Winters, introduced by Carrie, outlined next steps for classroom practice and coaching. He said the district will use PLCs to build teacher capacity, start with simple annotating and scaffold to more complex text analysis, and connect teachers to peers in nearby districts. ‘‘Focus notes is, I think according to Marzano, the second most, impactful, way of learning,’’ Winters said, stressing that the strategy will be embedded over time rather than applied as one‑size‑fits‑all.
Carrie said the administrative team is planning a 15‑day challenge to increase fidelity: administrators will make frequent walkthroughs (her goal is to see every classroom multiple times) and link observations directly back to AVID practices, with Seth providing follow‑up support for teachers ready for the next instructional step. She also discussed opportunities for teachers to visit districts such as Elkhorn, East Troy and Oconomowoc to observe more mature AVID implementations.
The board asked no substantive questions; the presenters described the plan as work in progress and invited feedback as they refine professional development and classroom support timelines. Next steps include leadership planning for the 15‑day fidelity challenge and additional teacher visits and workshops.
