AVID National Demonstration School
BMMS has had the AVID elective since 1997.
In 2009, we became an AVID National Demonstration School. We have been revalidated every three years and received our most recent revalidation in February 2024.
This means we are the highest certified AVID Site and a model for other schools and districts. Often, we have district directors, site leaders, and superintendents come observe our AVID schoolwide domains that include Instruction, Leadership, Culture, and Systems.
Demonstration Schools undergo a rigorous validation process and are required to be revalidated every few years to ensure high levels of implementation, with quality and fidelity to AVID strategies schoolwide.
At an AVID National Demonstration School, visitors can observe:
AVID as a schoolwide approach to school/campus teaching and learning improvement
Evidence of student achievement schoolwide
Strong and committed leadership to college readiness for all students at both school and district levels
A center of learning for AVID best practices schoolwide
A committed team of trained AVID educators dedicated to successful implementation of the AVID College Readiness System for all students
Models for excellent inquiry-based AVID tutorials—both in the AVID Elective and, in some schools, selected content classrooms
A showplace of the commitment and synergy that a strong AVID System creates
