AVID

Understanding AVID

AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) is a nonprofit that changes lives by helping schools shift to a more equitable, student-centered approach. AVID offers a variety of classroom activities, lesson plans, professional learning videos, and timely articles that are relevant to students. These tools help educators at Nyack implement and refine instructional practices. The power of AVID at the middle and high school level is the ability to impact students enrolled in the AVID Elective class and all students throughout the school. AVID at the middle and high school level can have an effect on the entire school by providing classroom activities, teaching practices, and academic behaviors that can be incorporated into any classroom to improve engagement and success for all students. Teachers have been incorporating the AVID strategies into their classroom to help all students, not just those in the AVID elective, to become more college- and career-ready.

Calendar

  • New Haven University Free Application/Instant Decision Day Day

    A representative from New Haven University will be here in the Guidance Office from 10 am - 1 pm.  If anyone is applying to New Haven University please see your Guidance Counselor.  Please bring you laptop.

    Guidance
  • Common Application Workshop - 10:30 in the library

    please remember to bring your laptop, school counselors will be available. 

    Guidance
  • School Counseling Office Conference Room

    Rockland Community College Instant Decision Day

    Please sign up in the School Counseling Office.  A representative from RCC will be here from 10 am -2 pm.  Application fee is waived.  Students need to arrive for their appointments with their laptop to apply.

    Guidance
  • BOCES COURSE FAIR AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AT 10:30

    Come learn all about the trades that BOCES offers. There will be a BOCES course fair during lunch at the high school for all students to learn about different options available to them through the local BOCES programs!

     

    Guidance
  • School Closed - Holiday Recess

    Guidance
  • School Closed - New Year's Day

    Guidance
  • 8th to 9th Grade Orientation

    Guidance
  • Junior Parent Night and College Fair

    College Fair 6-7 pm

    Junior Parent Night 7 pm

    Guidance
  • National School Counselors Week

    Guidance
  • School Closed - Mid-Winter Recess

    Guidance
  • School Closed - Good Friday

    Guidance
  • School Closed - Spring Recess

    Guidance
  • School Closed - Passover

    Guidance
  • Orange County College Night at SUNY Orange in Middletown NY

    Guidance
  • National Decision Day

    Guidance
  • Southern Westchester College Fair

    Event is being held at Westchester County Center in White Plains.

    Guidance
  • Putnam-Northern Westchester College & Career Fair

    Event is being held at Northern Westchester BOCES at Yorktown Heights

    Guidance
  • Sophomore Parent Night and College Fair

    College Fair from 6-7 pm

    Meeting begins at 7 pm

    Guidance
  • School Closed - Memorial Day

    Guidance
  • Senior Awards Night

    Guidance
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Quick Contacts

Lorraine Longing, District Director for AVID, Llonging@nyackschools.org, 845 353 - 7123

Lynn Giles Harris, AVID Site Coordinator, Lgilesharris@nyackschools.org

Sean Cavanagh, 11th Grade AVID counselor, scavanagh@nyackschools.org

Judelka Espinal, 11th  and 12th Grade AVID elective teacher, jespinal@nyackschools.org

Maggie Gershonovitz, 10th grade AVID counselor, mgershonovitz@nyackschools.org

Tara Heinemann, 9th and 12th grade AVID counselor, theinemann@nyackschools.org

Kelly Vasquez, 9th and 10th Grade AVID elective teacher, kvasquez@nyackschools.org

 

What's Happening in AVID 23-24 coming soon!