RIMS AVID Roundtable

Kelly Hogan-Flowers and Stephanie Downey

Touching hearts, opening minds, closing the opportunity gap, and changing lives—the AVID way. Join Kelli Hogan-Flowers and Stephanie Downey, both Program Specialists and Regional Coaches with RIMS AVID, as they get together twice each month to talk with special guests about experiences, best practices, and strategies designed to make the dream of Schoolwide AVID a reality so we can prepare all students for college, careers, and life.

  1. 07/01/2025

    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 Music by ItsWatR from Pixabay - Cali

    46 min

  2. 12/09/2024

    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 Music by ItsWatR from Pixabay - Cali

    24 min

  3. 01/05/2024

    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 Music by ItsWatR from Pixabay - Cali

    34 min

  4. 10/04/2024

    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 Music by ItsWatR from Pixabay - Cali

    49 min

  5. 15/02/2024

    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 Music by ItsWatR from Pixabay - Cali

    24 min

  6. 24/05/2023

    Dr. Keri Penny, Avid District Leader for Desert Sands Unified School District

    Today's episode is a conversation with  Dr. Kari Penny, the Avid District Leader for Desert Sands Unified School District. Keri's passion for AVID and the success of all students is obvious. When given any chance at all to talk about AVID you simply cannot rein her in. Kari is the glue that keeps AVID going strong in the district, the biggest cheerleader and the driver of the AVID bus at Desert Sands. Tweet us @rimsavid Just for our high school students @rims_avid Email: rimsavid@sbcss.net Check out our website rimsavid.org Music by ItsWatR from Pixabay - Cali

    54 min

  7. 13/02/2023

    Dr. Carreon Academy

    When we think about avid many times our first thought is secondary and the elective, but there's a whole world of avid elementary out there creating great systems and changing the lives of the littlest avid babies. One of those schools is Dr. Carreon Academy in Indio and part of desert sands Unified School District, we have the opportunity to speak with a group of their avid elementary students ranging from second to fifth grade. And we are not exaggerating when we tell you aren't going to want to miss this episode. Tweet us @rimsavid Just for our high school students @rims_avid Email: rimsavid@sbcss.net Check out our website rimsavid.org Music by ItsWatR from Pixabay - Cali

    47 min

  8. 16/12/2022

    Site Team Conference 2022 - Your One

    We were talking about how, in the AVID world, when you talk to Avid students and former AVID students, and you ask them, you know, how did you get from where you were to where you are now, and 99.999% of the time, they say it was their AVID teacher, and that their AVID teacher was the one who made the difference their AVID teacher is the one that, you know, got them on the right path. And so we started thinking, you know, we so often ask our kids in AVID to pause and reflect, and look back on a situation on, you know, on your on your life, and just reflect on what's happening. And so we thought it'd be a great opportunity to ask our teachers to pause and reflect and think about who shaped them. Because as AVID teachers, we're the ones who, like I said, that just, you know, move heaven and earth to get our students where they need to be. And so we wanted to know, well, who was the who, who was your one who moved heaven and earth for you and shaped you into being the kind of person that fights for other people?  Tweet us @rimsavid Just for our high school students @rims_avid Email: rimsavid@sbcss.net Check out our website rimsavid.org Music by ItsWatR from Pixabay - Cali

    38 min
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Touching hearts, opening minds, closing the opportunity gap, and changing lives—the AVID way. Join Kelli Hogan-Flowers and Stephanie Downey, both Program Specialists and Regional Coaches with RIMS AVID, as they get together twice each month to talk with special guests about experiences, best practices, and strategies designed to make the dream of Schoolwide AVID a reality so we can prepare all students for college, careers, and life.

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  • Creator
    Kelly Hogan-Flowers and Stephanie Downey
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2025
  • Episodes
    22
  • Rating
    Clean
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