AVID Quarterly
Fall 2015
Happy Fall, Mustangs!
I thought this would be a good time to introduce our AVID site team. This is the group of individuals who work to support AVID students, often "behind the scenes." Right now this team is in the process of holding parent-teacher conferences for AVID students who earned one or more F in a core content class or whose GPAs fell below a 2.0. While it isn't as enjoyable to address struggles as it is to celebrate accomplishments, it is necessary to address struggles in order to have accomplishments to celebrate. This team works very hard to support our students, but we would not be able to be effective were it not also for the amazing support offered by our AVID parents and other West Mesa teachers. Thank you from the AVID site team to our AVID parents and West Mesa colleagues for supporting our students!
AVID Site Team
Rebecca Knowles- AVID Coordinator
Email: knowles@aps.edu
Website: http://westmesa.aps.edu/avid
Location: 6701 Fortuna Road Northwest, Albuquerque, NM, United States
Phone: 505-831-6993
Matt Williams- AVID Elective Teacher
Email: matthew_mc@aps.edu
Tanya Kuhnee- ELA Site Team Member
Email: kuhnee@aps.edu
Laine Douglas- ELA site team teacher
Email: elaine.douglas@aps.edu
Adia Corley- MCL Site Team Member
Email: corley@aps.edu
James Moser- AVID Site Team Member and Activities Director
Email: moser_j@aps.edu
Website: https://wmhs-aps-nm.schoolloop.com/StudentCenter
Emilia Ramirez- AVID Counselor
Email: emilia.ramirez@aps.edu
Israel Marquez- AVID Counselor
Israel Marquez is a native of Albuquerque, New Mexico. She graduated from the University of New Mexico with a Masters Degree in Counseling. On downtime, Israel enjoys snowboarding, traveling and movies. Israel counsels West Mesa students in grades 9-12, with last names beginning with Ci - G.
Email: marquez_is@aps.edu
Claudia Chavez- AVID Counselor
Email: claudia.chavez@aps.edu
Christy Cunico- AVID Counselor
My name is Christy Cunico. I am a proud mother of two girls. I was born in Albuquerque and have lived here all my life. I have been a mustang for a number of years and am proud to have been part of the AVID team since it began 5 years ago. I currently serve students with the last names beginning with Rod-Z.
Email: cunico@aps.edu
Bernadette August- AVID Counselor
Email: bernadette.august@aps.edu