AVTEACH Collaboration Meeting 1/11/12

An AVTEACH Collaboration Meeting was held on 1/11/12. Attendees included academy teachers and counselors. Several items were discussed including:

• Student interventions: Every current academy student is provided with a mentor which commits to either weekly or bi-weekly meetings with the student (depending on the need for more intensive interventions). Individual action plans are developed and monitored to provide support for each student based on their individual needs.
• Fieldtrips: A field trip has been confirmed for students enrolled in Introduction to Education to tour High Tech High School in San Diego, CA. Future field trips include academy students visiting the campuses of UCLA and Cal State University Bakersfield Antelope Valley (CSUB AV) in the Spring of 2012.
• Fundraisers: Academy Co-Coordinators will be attending a workshop next week on strategic fundraising in order to work towards raising funds to enrich the academy. One specific area we want to fund is being able to cover student fees to join Future Teachers of America, a Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO). CTSOs enable students to achieve high academic and occupational standards, link school-based learning to the real world of work and family, and enhance student self-esteem and self-confidence.
• Recruitment for the 2012-13 school year: The AVTEACH Academy is anticipating growth in student enrollment for next school year as our academy will include 9th, 10th and 11th grade students. A rigorous sequence of classes was discussed and will be shared in a future blog