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AVID presenters tell Roseville school board the program reaches nearly 3,900 students and faces wait-list pressures
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District staff and AVID alumni told the Roseville Area Schools board April 28 that AVID schoolwide practices and elective sections now touch an estimated 3,896 students, while application and capacity limits create wait lists and drive recent recruitment changes.
Maureen Araya, AVID district director, told the Roseville Area Schools board on April 28 that AVID schoolwide practices and elective classes now “impact 3,896 students” across the district and that the program combines schoolwide instructional practices with a selective AVID elective at the secondary level.
The presentation, led by Araya and Associate Superintendent De’Lion Smith and accompanied by AVID alumni and current students, laid out AVID’s working definition of college and career readiness and described the program’s instructional framework—WICR: writing, inquiry, collaboration, organization and reading. Araya said the district pairs schoolwide strategies with an elective designed for roughly 10% of a school’s population to provide more intensive support and rigor.
Student presenters described the practices they use in class. “Organization is top tier,” said one current AVID student, describing binder systems, planner use and focus-note strategies. Cesar Esteban Perez, a first-year high school teacher and AVID alumnus, described using AVID practices for collaboration and study-group organization and said they continue to shape his work as a classroom teacher.
The district highlighted measurable signs of growth and access efforts. Araya said nearly 1,000 elementary students (fifth and sixth grade) receive schoolwide AVID supports and that AVID elective students are taking more rigorous coursework, including concurrent-enrollment and AP classes. The presentation also said 90-plus percent of teachers in targeted grades have AVID training and that 100% of AVID elective students are on track for a four‑year college-preparation pathway if they choose that route.
Board members pressed staff on capacity and equity after the presentation. District staff described changes to the AVID elective application and recruitment process intended to expand access; they reported a 16% increase in male applicants and a 15% increase in Hispanic/Latino applicants after revising outreach and interview practices. Scott, the site coordinator introduced during the presentation, said the site completed about 105 interviews of sixth-grade applicants and that, of a cohort that included 60 students on a waiting list, 10 have been placed this year as openings occurred.
Directors and staff acknowledged tradeoffs to adding elective sections: class-size caps at the secondary level, the cost of tutors (the AVID elective typically uses multiple tutors per section) and scheduling constraints that mean adding an elective can require shifting or cutting other offerings. District staff said they are balancing schoolwide AVID practices with careful, targeted expansion of elective seats so broader access is supported even when elective seats are limited.
The board praised the student presenters and thanked district staff and community funders who underwrite parts of the program, including tutors and equipment. Board members asked staff to continue reporting on recruitment outcomes, progress toward more balanced elective cohorts, and metrics showing how schoolwide practices translate into course-taking and postsecondary outcomes.
The presentation closed with applause and a short video of AVID strategies in classrooms. No board action was required on the AVID presentation itself; staff said follow-up items will return as implementation and recruitment data are updated.
