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Recruitment FAQs

*When can students apply to join AVID?
March 1 - April 31

*At what grade can students join AVID?
Incoming Freshman and Sophomore only can join AVID.  Incoming Junior and Senior applicants are not accepted.

*What is the process for joining AVID?
- First, fill out the application COMPLETELY and submit either to your middle school AVID teacher or Dorothy Carlson either via email or by dropping off the hardcopy application at Westview's front desk.  Mrs. Carlson's email is dcarlson@powayusd.com

- Next you will be scheduled for an interview with a Westview AVID staff member either on your middle school campus or at Westview.  Interviews last about 10 minutes and are designed to get to know the student and their circumstances better.  Please arrive on time for your interview.

- Once you are admitted to the Westview AVID program, fill out the Program Change Request Form. In the Add box write: AVID 1-2 (freshman) or AVID 3-4 (sophomores) and your choice of class in the Drop box.  Submit the form via email or hardcopy to your counselor.

*What if I apply to Westview AVID but end up attending a different high school?
The AVID application is the same for all High Schools in Poway Unified so there is no need to fill out another form.  However, you will need to either email or turn in a hardcopy of your application to the AVID Coordinator at the high school you are attending and apply to their program. 

If you have been admitted to Westview AVID, that admission transfers to any high school in PUSD as long as there is room in the AVID elective.  Please communicate with the AVID Coordinator at the high school you are attending to let them know you have been admitted to our program but will not be attending Westview.

Please notify us via email or phone that you will not be attending Westview so that we may make room in our elective for other students.

Click here to download an application for the 2012-2013 AVID program.