How Effectively Are You Driving Student Success?
Educational leaders play a pivotal role in the successful implementation of AVID and are the primary catalysts in establishing an environment that fosters academic resilience and encourages students to strive for excellence. They ensure that AVID’s principles align with and support the school’s goals and initiatives by promoting a culture of high expectations and rigorous academic preparedness. Through their commitment to continuous improvement, leaders can empower educators and strengthen the collective educator agency needed to ensure college and career readiness for all students.
Explore the Ways AVID Supports Site and District Leaders
Multi-part Community of Practice Learning Journey for Site-Level Administrators
Offered via AVID Summer Institute™, AVID Path to Schoolwide®, or AVID Ignite®:
Site Administrators Level 1 (Elementary or Secondary)
- Site Administrators Level 2
- Transformational AVID Leadership (team-based)
Multi-part Community of Practice Learning Journey for Site Coordinators
Offered via AVID Summer Institute™, AVID Path to Schoolwide®, or AVID Ignite®:
Learning Opportunities for District-level Leadership
Offered via AVID Summer Institute™:
- One-Day District Leadership
- Reduced price compared to all other Communities of Practice
- Superintendents, assistant superintendents, and school board members attend at no cost
- Transformational AVID Leadership (team-based)
AVID National Conference
- Includes a Leadership Forum designed for site and district level administrators (no additional cost)
- Offers a range of concurrent sessions designed and delivered by AVID leaders for AVID leaders
- Superintendents can attend at no cost
Districtwide Strategic Planning
Hosted Within the District:
- A 12-hour learning and planning experience designed for district leadership teams of all sizes
- Helps district leaders conceptualize Districtwide AVID and its potential organizational impact
- Results in prioritized objectives that shape the future of the district’s partnership with AVID
Strategic Leadership for College and Career Readiness
Hosted Within the District:
- A 12-hour learning and planning experience designed for school-based teams
- Explores AVID’s leadership theory of action to ensure college and career readiness for all
District Director Leadership Training*
The AVID District Director Leadership (DDL) training journey prepares new District Directors to succeed while supporting a team approach to implementing AVID and fostering districtwide transformation. DDL supports a district team (a designated District Director and three additional leaders), so knowledge is shared beyond a single contact.
The District Director Leadership Priorities will serve as the performance objectives and continuous themes throughout the DDL experience. These five priorities organize the work of the district leadership team:
- Goal Alignment
- Coaching Implementation
- Professional Learning
- Progress Monitoring
- Strategic Collaboration and Communication
*For AVID members only
AVID Leadership Roles
District Director
AVID District Directors are district-based leaders responsible for the vision, culture, and districtwide decision-making.
District Leader
District leaders are directly responsible for implementing and operationalizing districtwide decisions.
Site Administrator
Site administrators are directly responsible for implementing and operationalizing schoolwide decisions.
Site Coordinator
AVID Site Coordinators are school-based leaders responsible for the vision, culture, and schoolwide decision-making.
Site Team
AVID Site Teams are a site-based team of administrators, the AVID Site Coordinator, counselors, teachers, and others who work together to close opportunity gaps and provide college and career readiness for all students by implementing and sustaining AVID across their school site. Resources can be found on the Site Team Portal.
