AVID students are currently working on obtaining their Financial Literacy certificates. We are using, EVERFI: Financial Literacy for High School. It is an interactive digital financial education program that teaches students actionable strategies for managing their finances. Students will understand how to develop a savings plan, manage financial accounts, earn income, file their taxes through a real-world simulation, use a budget, make informed purchases, and protect their money. These lessons will lead students to make wise financial decisions to promote financial well-being over their lifetime.

An award ceremony will be held next Wednesday for those students who ranked in the Top 5% and Top 10% of their classes. Invitations from the counselors will be issued soon.

It’s time for the Campus Needs Assessments (CNAs). The CNA data are used for Campus and District Improvement Plans (CIP/DIP), as the BISD looks forward to 2022-2023. The CNA survey window is April 5 – April 27, 2022.

Please click and complete the survey below:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/familia22

Password: familia22

There are 9 days left to pass the TSI test to qualify for Fall Dual Enrollment classes.

Students need to pass the TSI ELAR (English Language Arts Reading) by April 29 to continue taking dual enrollment courses during the Fall semester. TSI Math tutorials are available after school Monday-Thursday with Mr. Shea in E206. TSI ELAR tutorials are available Wednesday and Thursday with Dr. Bugtong in F116.

Additionally, every AVID 9th-grade student has been enrolled in the APEX TSI Math and ELAR Prep courses.

APEX is accessible through their Clever accounts.

My name is Mrs. Tolman and I am the 9th Grade AVID teacher. I come from a family of educators who firmly believed that an education never ends.
During the summer of 2021, I was certified as a Yoga Instructor with Breathe for Change. A program that is designed to create Social Emotional Learning Facilitators and teaches how to guide trauma informed yoga. We have successfully been able to bring yoga into our campus and currently offer five yoga classes before and after school. It has been amazing to see the practice come to fruition on our campus.
I have completed my Masters of Science Education in Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment, along with the Integrated Leadership Principal Preparation Program.

I am currently pursuing my Doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction. I am also serving as a Teach Plus intern for the 2021-2022 school year.

Email: lmteran@bisd.us
Website: www.TaughtbyTolman.com
Location: Rivera Early College High School, Ruben M Torres Boulevard, Brownsville, TX, USA
Phone: (956) 831-8700
Twitter: @tolmansclass