Program Descriptions
Americorps for Community Engagement in Education
Austin ISD
Austin Partners in Education
River City Youth
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.
