Leadership magazine Nov/Dec 2015 V45 No 2 | Page 34
Leveraging
AVID to
address
LCAP goals
Believing that all
students can learn
is the principal belief
of the Oxnard Union
High School District,
which is employing
a schoolwide AVID
strategy to close
achievement gaps.
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Oxnard Union High School
District has been recognized for the implementation of the Linked Learning and 21st
Century learning models, and has been recognized by the Advancement Via Individual
Determination Center for leveraging AVID
in addressing Local Control and Accountability Plan goals and working toward closing the achievement gap, a mission critical
for our community.
At a time when education is so vital in
preparing a highly skilled workforce for
the emerging global economy, it is paramount that all students be college, career
and life ready. Given this economic imperative to promote work-based learning, both the achievement and skills gaps
are troubling because they often lead to
disparity between the performances of
students as assessed by the new LCAP
measures.
The gaps in achievement between subgroups present a formidable challenge to
educators and policymakers alike. The
achievement gap is the result of many
factors, including inequity of funding,
which the new Local Control Funding
Formula is designed to address; institutional, family and socio-economic challenges; as