
Phone: 801.578.8251
Fax: 801.578.8246
Website: www.slcschools.org/
departments/educational-equity/AVID/
Kathleen Christy
kathleen.christy@slcschools.org
AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) is an elective class in Salt Lake City School District secondary schools designed to help under-served, first generation college–bound students with high academic potential participate in rigorous course work in preparation for entrance to colleges and universities. Students receive support through tutoring by trained tutors and a proven curriculum based on writing, inquiry, collaboration and reading.