H.C.R. NO. 259 Summary

• Urges the Department of Education to expand the Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program by offering more AVID elective courses in Hawaii public high schools.

• AVID is a college-readiness system designed to increase four-year college enrollment, focusing on academically-capable students in the middle range who lack college preparation resources.

• AVID students take the program as an elective course and receive instruction in organizational skills, study skills, critical thinking, peer tutoring, and college preparation activities.

• In the 2009-2010 school year, Hawaii had 58 AVID sites across 19 high schools and 5 combination high schools; nationally AVID operates in nearly 4,500 schools across 16 countries or territories.

• The resolution directs certified copies be transmitted to the Superintendent of Education and the Chairperson of the Board of Education.