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Tarkington Middle School staff brief board on AVID program expansion
Summary
Tarkington Middle School administrators and AVID representatives described the district's AVID program, WICOR classroom strategies, staff training and positive student impacts during an information presentation.
Dr. Mary Lariviere, Tarkington Middle School principal, presented an overview of the AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) program and its implementation at TMS, highlighting the program’s mission, alignment with district goals, and the use of WICOR (Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, Reading) strategies in classrooms. Barbara Copeland and Sally Wagner from AVID and Cassie Carpenter, the Middle School AVID teacher, shared experiences and described observed benefits for participating students.
The presentation included discussion of student participation numbers and staff training; board members received the report as information with no recorded motion. The minutes record the presenters and their roles but do not include specific student counts or program budget figures in the summarized content.
