The Road to College Rigor Readiness and Relationships

The Road to College: Rigor, Readiness, and Relationships

Name Tent Instructions On BOTH sides, write your name large and in the middle—use the markers in the snap bags. On ONE side, write: Top left – Why you applied for AVID Top right – Your favorite school subject Bottom left – The best thing you did this summer Bottom right – What superpower you would like to have

Advancement Via Individual Determination [L. avidus]: eager for knowledge

The AVID Elective Curriculum

AVID Support Staff Colleges and Universities Community Parents AVID Coordinator (AVID Elective Teacher) Student Administration Tutors Subject Area Teachers Counselors Collaborative Support for the Success of Students

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. Taking rigorous courses opens doors! Source: Teaching What Matters Most; Standards and Strategies for Raising Student Achievement by Strong, Silver and Perini, ASCD, 2001.

AVID Closes the Achievement Gap for ALL Students Completion of Four-Year College Entrance Requirements AVID U. S. 94% 93% 88% U. S. Overall 91% 90% 92% 91% 49% 39% 25% 21% American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American 36% 22% Filipino* Hispanic or Latino Other* White (not Hispanic) Total AVID Center. AVID Senior Data Collection. Study of 22, 210 AVID Seniors, [Electronic Database]. (2009 - 2010). Manhattan Institute, Education Working Paper 3. 2003. Greene, J. P. , Forster, G. "Public High School Graduation and College Readiness Rates in the U. S. “ (The most recent national data available. ) *Filipino and Other not classified in Manhattan Institute study.