Tracy Chambers, Assistant Superintendent of Education Support Services

AVID Teacher Dr. Rick Ramirez

Dr. Rick Ramirez, a national AVID staff developer and owner of Champ U LLC, shares his journey from teaching history to becoming an AVID elective teacher and coordinator. He emphasized the importance of AVID's relational capacity and strategies in transforming students' lives. He describes some of his more impactful experiences, including being a US Marine, a boxing champion, and a guest on the Ellen Show.  Ricky is a National AVID Staff Developer and a driving force in mentoring and helping students develop the skills and mindset necessary for academic achievement, college readiness, and the pursuit of their dreams.  Tweet us @rimsavid Just for our high school students @rims_avid Email: rimsavid@sbcss.net Check out our website rimsavid.org [https://www.rimsavid.org/] Music by ItsWatR from Pixabay - Cali

RIMS AVID Student Silvana Vasquez

Silvana Vasquez, a former AVID student from San Gorgonio High School, shared her journey from San Bernardino to Harvard University. She joined AVID in her freshman year, and benefitted from the time management, organizational skills, and WICOR strategies that she learned in her AVID classes. Silvana's dream of attending Harvard began in fifth grade and was fueled by her AVID teachers' support. She faced challenges, including a rigorous application process with personal essays and maintaining a 4.0 GPA. Silvana's acceptance to Harvard was a significant achievement, especially as the first member of her family to attend college. She plans to study Government and Pre-Law, aiming to become a politician and potentially the first female Hispanic president of the United States. Tweet us @rimsavid Just for our high school students @rims_avid Email: rimsavid@sbcss.net Check out our website rimsavid.org [https://www.rimsavid.org/] Music by ItsWatR from Pixabay - Cali

Myrtice Salmond, RIMS AVID TK-12 Program Specialist

Dr. Myrtice Salmond is new to RIMS AVID, but she's certainly not new to the AVID world. Myrtice embarked on her journey with the RIMS AVID team, about a year ago. Prior to RIMS AVID, she made significant contributions at the Orange County Department of Education where she supported AVID advanced placement and english language arts programs. Her AVID expertise comes from the fact that she really has done it all. Her career in education includes roles as an AVID tutor, AVID teacher, AVID coordinator, AVID staff developer, and assistant principal.  Tweet us @rimsavid Just for our high school students @rims_avid Email: rimsavid@sbcss.net Check out our website rimsavid.org [https://www.rimsavid.org/] Music by ItsWatR from Pixabay - Cali

Tommy Stokes, AVID Program Specialist

Our guest today is an incredibly popular and knowledgeable member of the RIMS AVID team. Tommy Stokes has known since sixth grade that he was going to be a teacher when Miss Finney taught him AVID stuff before there was even AVID. In seventh grade Mr. Fratt made him want to be a history teacher. And in 11th grade he met Mr. Tibbels, who helped shape him into the teacher who knew every student and their stories. He started teaching at Moreno Valley High School in 1998, where he was a baseball coach, an AVID teacher, and an AVID coordinator.  Tweet us @rimsavid Just for our high school students @rims_avid Email: rimsavid@sbcss.net Check out our website rimsavid.org [https://www.rimsavid.org/] Music by ItsWatR from Pixabay - Cali

Tracy Chambers, Assistant Superintendent of Education Support Services

Tracy comes to us at SBCSS from Hemet Unified, where she was the Assistant Superintendent of educational services for six years. The 10 years before that she held all sorts of leadership roles from assistant principal to principal to Director of Professional Development. Prior to her time with Hemet Unified she was an elementary school teacher and site based instructional coach in Palm Springs Unified. Tracy brings such a passion for students and an incredible wealth of knowledge to her position. One of the things that our team first notice about her is that she has a definite love for all things AVID. The second thing we notice is that she has a pretty fantastic sense of humor. We are absolutely thrilled to have Tracy as our guest today. And we know after this episode, you will understand why the RIME AVID team is so crazy about this new addition to the county superintendents office.  Tweet us @rimsavid Just for our high school students @rims_avid Email: rimsavid@sbcss.net Check out our website rimsavid.org [https://www.rimsavid.org/] Music by ItsWatR from Pixabay - Cali