Baird Middle School has been selected as an AVID (Advancement Via Individual
Determination) National Demonstration School to serve as a model for new AVID
sites. As a demonstration school, Baird will showcase best strategies used in
the kindergarten through postsecondary system that has turned thousands of
students into confident, college-going scholars and graduates. The school, which
joins approximately 140 other AVID National Demonstration Schools, was selected
through an application process, screening and review that included a site visit.
AVID is implemented in more than 4,900
schools in 45 states, the District of Columbia, and 16 countries/territories and
impacts more than 700,000 students in grades K-12 and 41 postsecondary
institutions.
Valerie Martinez, Baird Middle School’s principal, is pleased that the school
was chosen as an AVID National Demonstration School for the second time, noting
the impact of the program on staff and students: “It is a tremendous honor to be
selected as a continuing “demo,” and we are proud of our AVID program and our
school as a whole,” Martinez said. “The use of AVID strategies schoolwide has
positively impacted students and staff, and we continue to see a more engaged
and college-ready student body.”
