This document provides an overview of the Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program at Santan Junior High School. AVID aims to close the achievement gap and prepare all students for college by providing academic and social support. It targets first-generation potential college students with a 2.0-3.5 GPA. The AVID elective class teaches organizational skills, writing, inquiry, collaboration, and reading strategies to support students taking rigorous courses. Data shows that AVID students have higher rates of taking college-level courses, enrolling in algebra, persisting in college, and earning scholarships for higher education.
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AVID’s Mission
AVID’s mission is to close the
achievement gap by preparing
all students for college readiness
and success in a global society.
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A structured college preparatory system working directly
with schools and districts
A direct support structure (via elective class) for first-
generation college goers, grades 4-16
A schoolwide approach to curriculum and rigor
A professional development program for teachers,
counselors, administrators, etc.
What is AVID?
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What is Academic Rigor?
Rigor is the goal of helping students develop
the capacity to understand content that is
complex, ambiguous, provocative, and
personally or emotionally challenging.
Source: Teaching What Matters Most; Standards and Strategies for
Raising Student Achievement, by Strong, Silver and Perini, ASCD, 2001.
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Why does AVID work?
Places AVID students in rigorous
curriculum and gives them the support to
achieve
Provides the explicit “hidden curriculum”
of schools
Provides a team of students for positive
peer identification
Redefines the teacher’s role as that of
student advocate
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AVID students have academic potential.
Average to high test scores
2.0-3.5 GPA
College potential with support
Desire and determination
The AVID Student Profile
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1. AVID student selection
2. Voluntary participation
3. AVID elective class offered during the
school day
4. Rigorous course of study
5. AVID elective class teaches
organizational skills to promote
academic self-management
The 11 AVID Essentials
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6. Strong, relevant writing and reading
curriculum
7. Inquiry and collaboration to promote
critical thinking
8. Trained tutors
9. Data collection and analysis
10.District and school commitment
11.Active, interdisciplinary site team
The 11 AVID Essentials
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WICOR
Writing
Writing process (prewrite to final draft)
Respond, revise
Edit, final draft
Cornell notes
Quickwrites
Learning logs, journals
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Collaboration
Group projects
Response/edit/revision groups
Collaboration activities
Tutorials
Study groups
Jigsaw activities
Read-arounds
WICOR
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Tools
Binders
Calendars, planners, agendas
Graphic organizers
Methods
Focused note-taking system
Tutorials, study groups
Project planning, SMART goals
WICOR
Organization
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Reading
SQ5R (Survey, Question, Read, Record, Recite,
Review, Reflect)
KWL (What I Know; What to Learn; Learned)
Reciprocal teaching
“Think-alouds”
Text structure
Critical reading
WICOR
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A Week in the AVID Elective
Monday/Tuesday Wednesday/Thursday Friday
AVID Curriculum
Writing
College and Careers
Strategies for Success
Critical Reading
Tutorials
Collaborative Study
Groups
Writing Groups
Socratic Seminars
Binder Checks
Field Trips
Guest Speakers
Motivational
Activities
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AVID students will …
• Take Cornell notes in each academic class
• Be positive, encouraging, and supportive of their
classmates
• Act as a role model in behavior for peers
• Understand the importance of learning and of
achieving academic success
• Demonstrate commitment to themselves and to
their studies
Expectations of AVID Students
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AVID students will …
• Maintain at least a 2.0 GPA and satisfactory
citizenship and attendance in all classes
• Maintain enrollment in honors level classes
• Maintain an AVID three-ring binder
• Participate in weekly tutorials
• Participate in extra curricular activities, field trips,
and community service
Expectations of AVID Students
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Why AVID?
AVID Senior Data Collection, All Seniors 2013-2014 (source)
Over 3 out of 4 AVID graduates
were accepted to a four-year college.
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Why AVID?
AVID Senior Data Collection, All Seniors 2013-2014 (source)
23% of AVID students took
college-level courses in high school.
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Why AVID?
The number of AVID 8th graders enrolled in Algebra
is more than 50% higher than the national average.
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20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
AVID National
55%
34%
8th Grade Students Enrolled in Algebra
AVID General Data Collection 2012-2013, 8th graders enrolled in AVID (source)
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Why AVID?
AVID students persist through their first two years
of college at a higher rate than their peers.
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20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
AVID National
87%
77%
Freshman College Students who
Enroll for a Second Year
San Diego Union-Tribune, January 2015 (source)
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Hamilton HS AVID Program
– 98% 4-year university acceptance rate
– Over 15 different AP subjects tested
• one student has taken 12 total AP tests
– One student: $890,000 in scholarships
• currently enrolled at the Naval Academy
• also accepted to Stanford University
Why AVID?
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1. Return a completed application with your child’s
7th grade registration form.
(All applications must be received by February 6.)
2. Interviews will be conducted at feeder schools in
February.
3. Teacher recommendations will be submitted
online.
4. Applicants will be notified of their AVID status by
mail no later than March 31.
Applying for AVID
THIS SEEMS TO FALL INTO THE CATEGORY OF WHAT WE DO ((vs. what we ARE): A professional development program providing training throughout the world
Taking rigorous courses opens doors!
[FROM SLIDE 3]: adopted by more than 4,800 schools in 48 states and 16 countries
What is necessary for successful implementation?
Cornell Notes for class lectures and for textbook
Organization is:
Managing materials and practicing methodical study habits
Planning and prioritizing school, work, and social tasks
Engaging in mental preparation and goal-setting
Strategically and intentionally taking responsibility for one’s own learning
Students who organize:
1. Develop and use processes, procedures and tools to study effectively.
2. Manage their time through prioritizing and goal-setting
3. Are prepared for courses, participate during instruction and interact with instructors
4. Self-direct, self-evaluate, self-monitor, self-advocate
One of the most impressive and consistent indicators of AVID's success is the rate at which it sends students to four-year colleges. Seventy-four percent of 2009 AVID graduates were accepted to a four-year college.
One of the most impressive and consistent indicators of AVID's success is the rate at which it sends students to four-year colleges. Seventy-four percent of 2009 AVID graduates were accepted to a four-year college.