AVID

Advancement Via Individual Determination AVID

Advancement via Individual Determination (AVID)

AVID's mission is to close the achievement gap by preparing all students for college and career readiness and success in a global society.

• AVID Elective

  AVID Secondary starts with an elective class for one period a day, where students learn organizational and study skills, work on critical thinking and asking probing questions, get academic help from peers and college tutors, and participate in enrichment and motivational activities that make college seem attainable.

  for more information please view http://www.avid.org 

AVID Contact

• For additional information, please contact

    AVID Program Chairperson: David Tippett

  Teachers: Mrs. Langley, Mr. Thompson, Mrs. Randolph

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• WHO is an AVID student?

  The AVID Student Characteristics

  • AVID targets students viewed as academic middle

       Students who often earn mostly B and C grades;  even an occasional D

  • Have the desire to go to college and the willingness to work hard
  • Regular attendance and minimal discipline problems
  • These are students who are capable of completing rigorous curriculum but may fall short of their potential.
  • Typically, they will be the first in their families to attend college, and many are from low-income or minority families.
  • AVID must be a voluntary decision by the student, NOT the parents.
  • Students must complete an application, participate in an oral interview and make every effort to attend an AVID information meeting.
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• What is AVID?

  What is AVID?

  In AVID, students are given the support and instruction they need to succeed. The AVID coordinator and elective teacher, along with college tutors and a school site team, provide the necessary support for students who might otherwise not aspire to go to college.

  By being enrolled in rigorous classes with the tutorial support provided in the AVID elective, student grade point averages rise, increasing numbers of students enroll in honors classes and algebra in eighth grade, and these students who are typically not involved in the school community come to share a sense of school pride and become role models among their peers. 

  The AVID elective is a class that meets five hours per week within the regular school day. The class is composed of several different elements, making students more successful in all their classes. The week is divided into curriculum days, tutorial days, and motivational activity days. 

  The two days devoted to curriculum focus on the WICOR methodologies of AVID: Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization and Reading. Aside from WICOR, the curricular days also develop students’ note-taking and study skills, while also teaching time management and goal-setting. Mini-lessons provide additional support for English, math, science, and social studies classes.

  Students participate in twice-weekly tutorials with college students wherein tutors provide content area support in math, English, social studies and science. Motivational activity days include college and career activities, guest speakers from area colleges and local professionals, and field trips to local colleges and universities.

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