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School Counselors (2026–27)

School Counselors (2026–27)
Starting in June 2026

School Counselors is for counselors new to AVID and energizes them to elevate schoolwide impact by integrating the AVID College and Career Readiness Framework into daily practice. Through hands-on strategies, collaborative activities, and a focus on relational capacity and educator agency, participants discover ways to champion student success in meaningful, sustainable ways. Tailored to the role of counselors, this course bridges academic, social, and emotional support through AVID methodologies to help educators lead with intention, connect with communities, and strengthen counseling practice.

Format
In-Person
Virtual
Learning Journey
Foundational
Prerequisites

This learning experience is for new contracted AVID member sites for the upcoming school year and new school counselors at existing sites.

Considerations

This CoP is for school counselors who are new to AVID.

Best For
Counselor
Grade Levels
Elementary School
Middle School
High School
Events
AVID Path to Schoolwide®
AVID Summer Institute™
AVID Virtual Live™

This session is available as a part of:

In person learning
Regions & districts
2-day professional learning hosted at a face-to-face location across the United States yearlong provides an excellent way to broaden or deepen the ongoing improvement of instruction and comprehensive culture of student success within your school setting.
In person learning
9 locations
3-day professional learning hosted at 10 face-to-face locations across the United States during June and July that provides high-paced, interactive, dynamic professional learning while modeling engaging and rigorous instruction
Virtual learning
Live-facilitated
3-day summer virtual professional learning event featuring real-time interaction with facilitators and peers nationwide in both a Community of Practice and a session illustrating ways to extend learning throughout the school year, engage in productive planning, and ignite inspiration campuswide. Plus, time is provided before or after virtual learning for individuals to further reflect or for sites and districts to host their own activities.
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