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Since taking over the AVID program in 2001, Payne has watched it grow' from 16 to 185 students, 98 percent of whom are accepted to four-year colleges. The students in his social studies classes post a 90 percent pass rate on their Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) exams.
How does this retired Navy weapons officer—who drives 90 minutes to and from work every day and raises cattle on his farm in Sperryville—motivate AVID students facing economic need, language issues, or family challenges to become college-ready?
Payne requires students who are not meeting their full potential to agree to a behavior contract requiring them to get after-school help at least three days per week. “He empowers the students by teaching them how to use AVID organizational tools and study strategies,” says nominator Kristen Jones, Falls Church High social studies department chair. “Perhaps most importantly, he holds them accountable for their own actions.”
Students who don’t meet the terms of the contract are removed from the program, but, adds Jones, “Under the mentoring and tutelage of Mr. Payne, a highly effective facilitator and motivator,
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