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Program Descriptions
 
AmeriCorps for Community Engagement in Education (ACEE) is an excellent opportunity for anyone interested in working with elementary-age children. No prior teaching experience is necessary.
This early literacy tutoring program helps young children build strong foundations in reading and writing. Tutors provide one-on-one, intensive tutoring to struggling readers in pre-K through first grade. Tutors also support the classroom teacher's reading program by working with small groups, helping at centers and reading aloud to children. Initial and ongoing training and supervision are provided.
AmeriCorps for Community Engagement in Education is a partnership with the Texas Education Agency, the Austin Independent School District, the UT Charles A. Dana Center and the UT-Austin Work-Study Office.
 
The Alternative Learning Center is an alternative discipline program with a mission to change the lives of troubled youth as they continue to pursue their educational goals while being away from their home campus. Contact Billy Harden at 512-414-0756 or by e-mail at: bharden@austinisd.org
AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) is a national and international program that supports high school and middle school students--who are often the first in their families to aspire to receive a college education--to reach that goal through a daily elective called AVID. The week is made up of two curriculum days, two days for tutorials, and one motivational day. Students are prepared to succeed in a rigorous curriculum of honors and Advanced Placement courses that will prepare them to compete with students across the nation for admission to the university of their choice.
Tutors are essential to the success of AVID students. Two full periods a week are dedicated to group tutorials led by trained college tutors. Tutors are trained in AVID methodologies and questioning skills in order to facilitate tutorial groups. Tutors become part of the AVID family, and are often invited on study trips. College students are also needed to share their experiences with students so that they will get a sense of the rigor and possibilities of college life.
Project Advance is located at each high school campus to assist parents and students who are interested in college.
Texas 21st Century Community Learning Centers are grant-funded after school programs in low-income schools across Austin. They serve Austin's neediest neighborhoods, partnering with non-profits and contract vendors to offer dynamic, educational enrichment opportunities at elementary, middle, and high schools in AISD.
The VICTORY Tutorial Program (Volunteers In Communities Tutoring Our Responsible Youth) connects elementary, middle, and high school students with tutors at designated branches of the Austin Public Library.
 
Austin Partners in Education supports Title I schools and students from under-resourced communities by creating effective community and school partnerships that prepare AISD students for college and career.
 
The mission of River City Youth Foundation is to increase the number of Dove Springs youth who practice safe, healthy and positive lifestyles, including being college and career bound, so they can achieve their highest potential in education, personal and social responsibility. Tutors with the River City Youth Foundation will work at their southeast Austin location, tutoring students in kindergarten through 9th grade in math.
 


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  Updated 22 March 2010