Purpose: The AVID elective teacher is a skilled educator grounded in relationships. AVID,

Advancement Via Individual Determination, is an academic acceleration program that aims to prepare students in the academic middle for four-year colleges. The AVID elective curriculum features writing, inquiry, collaboration, organization, reading, notetaking, and study skills.

Position Qualifications: Education/Certification

• Bachelor’s degree in education.
• Advanced degree preferred.
• Kansas Teaching Licenses.

Experience:

• Minimum of three (3) years of successful teaching experience preferred.

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated knowledge of Kansas content standards.
• Experience in research-based instructional practices that will effectively and efficiently
• support learning.
• Deep knowledge of reading, writing, literacy and/or mathematics.
• Well-respected teacher leader who uses data to inform instruction.
• Culturally responsive practitioner who is committed to eliminating opportunity disparities.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with stakeholders (AVID students, AVID parents, counselors, the AVID
• Coordinator, administrators, and teachers) to develop an AVID program based in a
• college-going culture.
• Establish and maintain high expectations for AVID students’ achievement.
• Collect and analyze AVID student data and regularly monitor AVID students’ academic
• progress.
• Advocate for AVID students’ access to and success in rigorous courses.
• Teach and promote the use of WICOR instructional strategies across content areas.
• Other duties as assigned.