AVID Program

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AVID Program

• Achievement Via Individual Determination
• L. avidus eager for knowledge

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The Mission of Avid

• AVID is designed to increase school-wide learning
  and performance. The mission of AVID is to
  ensure that all students, especially the least
  served students in the middle capable of
  completing a college preparatory path

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• will succeed in rigorous curriculum,
• Will enter mainstream activities of the school,
• Will increase their enrollment in 4 year
  colleges, and
• Will become educated and responsible participants
  and leaders in a democratic society.

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The AVID Student Profile

• Average to High Test Scores
• 2.0 3.5 GPA
• College Potential with Support
• Desire and Determination

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Meets One or More of the Following Criteria

• First in Family to Attend College
• Historically Underserved in 4-year Colleges
• Low Income
• Special Circumstances

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W I C R

• Writing
• Inquiry
• Collaboration
• Reading

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Writing

• Pre-write
• Draft
• Respond
• Revise
• Edit
• Final Draft
• Class and Textbook Notes
• Learning Logs / Journals

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Inquiry

• Skilled Questioning
• Socratic Seminars
• Quick-write / Discussion
• Critical Thinking Activities
• Writing Questions
• Open-Mindedness Activities

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Collaboration

• Group Projects
• Study Groups
• Jigsaw Activities
• Read-Arounds
• Response / Edit / Revision Groups
• Collaboration Activities

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Reading

• SQ3R ( Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review)
• KWL (what I Know Want to learn what I Learned )
• Reciprocal Teaching
• Think-aloud

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A Weekly AVID Schedule

• Monday AVID Curriculum
• Tuesday Tutorials
• Wednesday - AVID Curriculum
• Thursday Tutorials
• Friday Binder Evaluation, Field Trips, Media
  Center, Speakers, Motivational Activities

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4 X 4 AVID Schedule

• Tuesday Thursdays 45 minutes AVID curriculum
  with teacher Binder checks, individual tutoring,
  or classroom assistance with tutors / 45 minutes
  Tutorials
• Fridays Socratic Seminars, Field Trips, Media
  Center, Speakers, Motivational Team Building
  Activities

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AVID Curriculum includes

• Writing Curriculum
• College and Careers
• Strategies for Success

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AVID Tutorials

• Collaborative Study Groups
• Writing Groups
• Socratic Seminars

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Why AVID Works

• Places low-achieving students in rigorous
  curriculum and gives them the support
• Provides the explicit Hidden Curriculum of
  schools
• Provides a team of students for positive peer
  identification
• Redefines teachers role as that of student
  advocate

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• Focuses on academic success of low-achieving
  students as a school-wide issue, with significant
  portions of the school culture mobilized toward
  their success

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The 11 AVID Essentials

• Selection (of students)
• Participation (of students and staff )
• Scheduling ( school commitment )
• Rigor (advanced courses )
• Writing ( strong, relevant writing curriculum )
• Inquiry (basis of instruction )

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• Collaboration (basis of instruction ) Reading
• Tutorials ( college tutors )
• Data ( collected and analyzed )
• Resources ( school is committed to ongoing staff
  development
• Site Team (interdisciplinary)

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What are AVIDS Results

• College-prep course completions in high school
  and enrollment in college
• Improved attendance
• Improved performance on state accountability
  tests
• Middle School AVID leads to increased high school
  GPA and AP participation

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• School-wide literacy and math improvements
• Achievement Gap closed for underserved students
• Persistence on college