“The students treated them like celebrities when they took pictures after their speaking ... maintain the AVID binder with assignment/grade record sheets and daily notes in all classes; and ...

a schedule in front of the binder and so on. As students progress, the focus shifts more to notes and general organization, according to Melfi-Smith. An important purpose of AVID is to keep ...

The AVID program is in 21 Wichita secondary schools — all seven comprehensive high schools and 14 middle schools — and serves about 1,750 students, said district spokeswoman Susan Arensman.