What are the responsibilities and job description for the INTERNAL ONLY: AVID Leadership (LW) position at Centinela Valley Union High School District?
Certificated Opportunity for Extra Duty Assignment
POSITION(S): AVID Leadership LOCATION(S):
As Per The CVUHSD Bargaining Agreement:
Nondiscrimination Statement
The Centinela Valley Union High School District is committed to providing a safe school and working environment where all individuals in education are afforded equal access and opportunities. The District's academic and other educational support programs, services and activities shall be free from discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying of any individual based on the person's actual race, color, ancestry, national origin, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or gender expression; the perception of one or more of such characteristics; or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. For more information regarding complaints, please click here to access the District's Complaints Webpage: http://bit.ly/cvcomplaints, or contact the Assistant Superintendent, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Centinela Valley Union High School District, 14901 Inglewood Avenue, Lawndale CA 90260, (310) 263-3210.
Centinela Valley Union High School District
AVID COORDINATOR & AVID LEADERSHIP TEAM POSITION
JOB DESCRIPTION
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Both AVID positions will provide leadership and programmatic coordination to support the AVID Program and advance the institutionalization of Schoolwide AVID. The AVID Coordinator is responsible for ½ of the responsibilities outlined in the job description; each AVID Leadership Team Position is responsible for ¼ of the responsibilities outlined in the job description.
REPORTS TO:
Immediate Supervisor - Site Administrator Overseeing the AVID Program
Itinerant Supervisor - AVID District Director
AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:
Responsibilities are organized around the four AVID Schoolwide Domains: Instruction, Systems, Leadership, and Culture. This position may be required to attend occasional after-school meetings.
AVID Essentials Core Elements
AVID Coordinator
(Responsible for ½ of the Duties)
8% Stipend includes 4 additional hours/week for AVID duties
PLUS 2 Off-campus Community/recruitment Events:
AVID Leadership Team Position
(Each responsible for ¼ of the Duties)
4% Stipend includes 2 additional hours/week for AVID duties
PLUS 2 Off-campus Community/recruitment Events:
INSTRUCTION
Support high-quality instructional practices that promote rigorous learning and college and career readiness.
Establish and maintain systems that support program implementation, student success, and continuous improvement.
Provide leadership that promotes college and career readiness and supports the sustainability and growth of the AVID program.
Foster a schoolwide culture that promotes college and career readiness and high expectations for all students.
POSITION(S): AVID Leadership LOCATION(S):
- Lawndale High School (2)
As Per The CVUHSD Bargaining Agreement:
- Leadership Team: 4% annually of Salary Schedule A: Step 10 ,Column II
- Valid California Teaching Credential
- Documented participation in AVID Center training (AVID Summer Institute) or LACOE AVID trainings (AVID Path Training)
- Must teach at least one period of AVID during 2025-2026 school year
- Trained, or willing to be trained, in and implement the Professional Learning Communities (PLC) Model and Adaptive Schools Foundations
- Prior experience with AVID leadership
- Willingness to engage colleagues in utilizing schoolwide AVID strategies, promote a college-going culture, collaborate regarding AVID student performance, and support AVID family and outreach events
Nondiscrimination Statement
The Centinela Valley Union High School District is committed to providing a safe school and working environment where all individuals in education are afforded equal access and opportunities. The District's academic and other educational support programs, services and activities shall be free from discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying of any individual based on the person's actual race, color, ancestry, national origin, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or gender expression; the perception of one or more of such characteristics; or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. For more information regarding complaints, please click here to access the District's Complaints Webpage: http://bit.ly/cvcomplaints, or contact the Assistant Superintendent, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Centinela Valley Union High School District, 14901 Inglewood Avenue, Lawndale CA 90260, (310) 263-3210.
Centinela Valley Union High School District
AVID COORDINATOR & AVID LEADERSHIP TEAM POSITION
JOB DESCRIPTION
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Both AVID positions will provide leadership and programmatic coordination to support the AVID Program and advance the institutionalization of Schoolwide AVID. The AVID Coordinator is responsible for ½ of the responsibilities outlined in the job description; each AVID Leadership Team Position is responsible for ¼ of the responsibilities outlined in the job description.
REPORTS TO:
Immediate Supervisor - Site Administrator Overseeing the AVID Program
Itinerant Supervisor - AVID District Director
AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:
Responsibilities are organized around the four AVID Schoolwide Domains: Instruction, Systems, Leadership, and Culture. This position may be required to attend occasional after-school meetings.
AVID Essentials Core Elements
AVID Coordinator
(Responsible for ½ of the Duties)
8% Stipend includes 4 additional hours/week for AVID duties
PLUS 2 Off-campus Community/recruitment Events:
AVID Leadership Team Position
(Each responsible for ¼ of the Duties)
4% Stipend includes 2 additional hours/week for AVID duties
PLUS 2 Off-campus Community/recruitment Events:
INSTRUCTION
Support high-quality instructional practices that promote rigorous learning and college and career readiness.
- Promote and support the schoolwide use of AVID instructional strategies (WICOR), including:
- Writing to learn and the formal writing process
- Inquiry-based questioning strategies
- Collaborative learning structures and scholar groups
- Organizational systems and academic planning tools
- Critical reading and text annotation practices
- Communicate regularly with the site Leadership Team regarding implementation of AVID instructional strategies across content areas.
- Share AVID Weekly resources, instructional tools, and implementation strategies with teachers schoolwide.
- Collaborate with teachers and AVID colleagues to provide professional learning related to:
- Writing processes and writing-to-learn strategies
- Critical reading strategies
- Inquiry and collaborative learning
- Organizational systems for student success
- Support classroom practices that develop student skills in:
- Collaboration
- Inquiry
- Critical thinking
- Organization and time management
- Academic writing and reading
- Support effective implementation of the AVID Tutorial/Scholar Group process.
- Observe AVID tutors periodically and provide formative feedback to strengthen inquiry-based facilitation and higher-level questioning strategies.
Establish and maintain systems that support program implementation, student success, and continuous improvement.
- Maintain a focus on the collection, analysis, and use of AVID program data to inform instructional decisions and program improvement.
- Ensure AVID Site Team meetings include analysis of:
- Student academic performance
- Access to rigorous coursework
- College and career readiness indicators
- Support the AVID Site Team in maintaining and revisiting the AVID Site Plan as a living document aligned to school and district improvement goals.
- Monitor and track AVID student performance in key areas including:
- Grades of C or better in core academic courses
- Enrollment in rigorous coursework (Advanced Placement, honors, dual enrollment, or other advanced courses)
- Completion of courses of rigor and related assessments
- Participation in pre-collegiate or college entrance exams
- Ensure completion and submission of required AVID Center data and certification documentation.
- Support schoolwide efforts to achieve and maintain AVID Schoolwide Site of Distinction or other AVID recognition statuses.
- Support recruitment, training, and ongoing support for AVID tutors, including collaboration with administration to ensure adequate tutor staffing.
- Support the implementation and continuous improvement of the AVID Tutorial process.
Provide leadership that promotes college and career readiness and supports the sustainability and growth of the AVID program.
- Serve as a member of the AVID Site Team, helping guide implementation of the AVID program and Schoolwide AVID strategies.
- Facilitate regular Site Team meetings to review program data, monitor progress toward goals, and identify areas for improvement.
- Support ongoing articulation with feeder middle schools to strengthen the AVID pipeline, align expectations for college readiness, and support effective recruitment of incoming students.
- Collaborate with Counselors and the College & Career Counselor to:
- Review AVID student schedules
- Monitor academic progress
- Ensure enrollment in rigorous coursework aligned with college entrance requirements
- Support students in developing academic plans toward graduation and postsecondary goals.
- Support recruitment and selection of students who meet the AVID student profile.
- Participate in outreach and recruitment activities with feeder schools.
- Coordinate college visits, cultural awareness field trips, and college-readiness activities that expose students to post-secondary opportunities.
- Coordinate at least two AVID-sponsored community or outreach events annually.
- Support fundraising activities, when necessary, to enhance student opportunities and program sustainability.
- Provide leadership that promotes distributed leadership among AVID teachers and Site Team members.
Foster a schoolwide culture that promotes college and career readiness and high expectations for all students.
- Promote a college- and career-going culture across the campus through collaboration with the site Leadership Team.
- Support the development of student agency and leadership skills through the AVID elective, AVID Club, and other student leadership opportunities.
- Organize family workshops and engagement events designed to increase family awareness and support of college and career readiness.
- Develop relationships with families and community partners to strengthen student support networks.
- Support efforts to increase awareness of AVID and college readiness expectations among students, families, and staff.
- Promote opportunities for students to participate in enrichment activities, leadership experiences, and college and career exploration opportunities.