What AVID Does. Simply, AVID trains educators to use proven practices in order to prepare students for success in high school, college, and a career, especially students traditionally underrepresented in higher education.
For the community in Missouri, see Corsicana, Missouri. Corsicana is a city in Navarro County, Texas, United States. It is located on Interstate 45, some fifty-five miles (eighty-nine kilometers) south of downtown Dallas. The population was 23,770 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Navarro County.
In 1848 when a new town was platted to serve as the county seat, Navarro was asked to name it. His response was, Call it Corsicana in honor of the island of Corsica, the birthplace of my father. Corsicana and Navarro County can boast of having many first, or largest, in their history.