[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 576 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 576

  Celebrating Advancement Via Individual Determination's 25 years of 
                                success.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 18, 2005

    Mrs. Davis of California (for herself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Davis of 
 Illinois, Mr. Honda, Mr. Farr, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Castle, Mr. Manzullo, 
  Mr. Waxman, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Berman, and Mr. 
 Ruppersberger) submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
            to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Celebrating Advancement Via Individual Determination's 25 years of 
                                success.

Whereas Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) has provided academic 
        and motivational support that has enabled more than 95 percent of the 
        over 257,000 underperforming students who have been in its program to go 
        on to college;
Whereas Advancement Via Individual Determination has grown over 25 years to more 
        than 2,200 middle and high schools in 36 States and Department of 
        Defense schools in 15 countries;
Whereas Advancement Via Individual Determination started in 1980 with one 
        teacher, Mary Catherine Swanson, and 32 high school students in San 
        Diego, California, and developed into an easily replicated program that 
        promotes academic success;
Whereas students are selected because they are low-income, first-generation, 
        college-going students who are underperforming academically;
Whereas college students support the program with individual academic coaching;
Whereas students are required to take a rigorous, college preparatory curriculum 
        including advanced level courses;
Whereas the program provides SAT/ACT preparation, college information and 
        financial aid assistance, college visits, and motivational experiences;
Whereas at the end of the first college year, 89 percent of Advancement Via 
        Individual Determination students are fully eligible and do enroll for 
        their sophomore year compared to a national average of 50 percent; and
Whereas over 98,000 teachers and administrators have attended training in the 
        high-quality teaching skills that support Advancement Via Individual 
        Determination students: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) congratulates Advancement Via Individual Determination 
        students and their teachers on increasing college eligibility 
        and attendance; and
            (2) celebrates Advancement Via Individual Determination's 
        25 years of success.
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