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.