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What does AVID stand for? • Advancement • Via • Individual • Determination [L. avidus]: eager for knowledge

Themes in AVID (Grades 9 -12) • Organization • Time Management • Money Management • College Readiness • Tutorials • College Exploration • Career Exploration • The Process of Getting a Job • Study Skills • Guidance Lessons • Research Skills/Papers • Public Speaking • Cornell Notes • Philosophical Chairs • Socratic Seminars • Scholarship Research • Goal Setting • Mission Statements • Self Discovery & Reflection • Tips for Success • Binder Checks

9 th Grade Areas of Focus BE PROACTIVE Take responsibility for your life. BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND Define your mission and goals in life. PUT FIRST THINGS FIRST Prioritize, and do the most important things first. THINK WIN-WIN Everyone can get what they want. SEEK FIRST TO UNDERSTAND, THEN TO BE UNDERSTOOD Listen to people sincerely. SYNERGIZE Work together to achieve more SHARPEN THE SAW Renew yourself regularly

th 10 Grade Areas of Focus Principle 1: Take 100% Responsibility for Your Life Principle 2: Believe It's Possible Principle 3: Decide What You Want Principle 4: Be Clear Why You're Here Principle 5: See the Best to Be the Best Principle 6: Unleash the Power of Goal. Setting Principle 7: Release the Brakes Principle 8: See What You Want, Get What You See Principle 9: Act As If Principle 10: Just Lean into It Principle 11: Face Your Fears Head-On! Principle 12: Be Willing to Pay the Price Principle 13: Ask! Principle 14: Rejection Principle 15: Use Feedback to Fast. Forward Principle 16: Stop Hanging with Turkeys and Soar with Eagles Principle 17: Keep Score of Your Success and Build on It Principle 18: Perform with Persistence by Keeping Your Eyes on the Prize Principle 19: Give Your Best to Be Your Best Principle 20: Start Now-Just Do It!

th 11 Grade Areas of Focus Research Skills Great Leaders Writing a College Research Paper

th 12 Grade Areas of Focus Research Skills Writing a College Research Paper College Admissions Scholarships Life Skills for College Students

The Mission of AVID “AVID’s mission is to close the achievement gap by preparing all students for college readiness and success in a global society. ”

AVID Student Profile • Average to high test scores • 2. 0 – 3. 5 GPA • College potential with support • Desire • Determination

Sample Week in AVID Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri • AVID Lesson or Project • Tutorials • AVID Lesson, Project, or Presentations

Tutorials

Cornell Notes

Purpose of AVID Tutorials • Create deeper understanding of core curriculum • Develop academic skills • Reflective learning • Encourage leadership skills

Academic Rigor “Rigorous curriculum is a greater factor in “Rigorous curriculum determining college graduation rates than determining college graduation rates class standing, standardized test scores, or grade point average. ” - Clifford Adelman

AVID increases the # of • Low income students in college • Minorities in college • Students graduating from college

AVID Graduates • 97% plan to attend college – 66% will enroll in a four-year university – 31% will enroll in a two-year college • 78% of AVID students are accepted to four-year universities • 83% of their parents have less than a four-year degree

Completion of Four-Year College Entrance Requirements • 76% of all graduating seniors DO NOT meet university requirements • 89% of AVID students meet university requirements! • Only 34% of students in the United States complete university requirements

Nationwide • Nationwide 76% of students from affluent backgrounds attend college. • Only 4% of community college students transfer to a four-year college or university • AVID seniors graduate with an average G. P. A. of 3. 1

Why AVID works • Rigorous curriculum • Support • Creates a team • Provides students with the “hidden curriculum”

Grading • Binder Check (30%) • Tutorial (30%) • Projects, Classwork and homework(20%) • Portfolio (10%) • Community Service (10%)

Expectations • Students are expected to demonstrate maturity, responsibility, and respect for others. • Anything that interferes with learning, including, but not limited to cell phones, music players, makeup, and food, will be confiscated. • Students will participate in college entrance exams such as the SAT and ACT.

Expectations • Hats should be removed when entering the room. • Gum, food, and drink are not allowed in class. • Cells phones need to be silenced and put away during class time.

Late work & Extra Credit • Late work will not be accepted. All homework/projects assigned are due at the beginning of the class period. beginning • Extra credit is rarely offered in AVID if at all.