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Commit to Student Success with AVID
Agenda This Evening: Welcome: Ruth Moen Executive Director of Secondary Ed.
What is AVID? o Overview, Purpose, Student and Teacher Voices Break Out Sessions: Mr. Belcher & Site Team Principal Mt. Si Mr. D’Ambrosio & Site Team Principal TFMS
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[L. avidus]: eager for knowledge
Advancement Via Individual Determination
What is AVID?
A schoolwide college readiness system A school elective/exploratory class A structured approach to rigorous
curriculum “WICOR” Direct support structure for
first-generation college students Professional development for educators
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The AVID Elective student profile
Has academic potential
Average to high test scores
2.0-3.5 GPA
College potential with support
Desire and determination
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Where is AVID?
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AVID impacts more than 700,000 students in 45 states and 16 other countries/U.S. territories
AVID prepares students to…
Develop as readers and writers Know content specific strategies
for reading, writing, thinking, and speaking
Develop habits, skills, and
behaviors to use knowledge and skills
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Why College Readiness?
Will every student pursue higher education? Not necessarily.
Should every student be prepared for and have the option to attend college or pursue higher education?
Absolutely!
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Barriers to higher education
Teacher and school perceptions Family fears/lack of resources The peer group Lack of academic preparation Increased competition for
college spaces
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How AVID works Accelerates students, who have potential, into more
rigorous courses
Teaches academic and social skills not targeted in other classes
Provides intensive support with in-class tutors and a strong student/teacher relationship
Creates a positive peer group for students
Develops a sense of hope and personal achievement gained through hard work and determination
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People Like Me (AVID Video) - YouTube
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Student Voices…. What AVID Means To Me
Teacher and Student Voice: What AVID Means To Me Ms. Garcia TFMS STEM Teacher
Raises student achievement
Ensures college access and success
Closes opportunity and expectation gaps
Why AVID Works
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AVID closes the achievement gap
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AVID Center. AVID Senior Data Collection. (2012- 2013). Study of 34,229 AVID Seniors. Greene, J.P. and Forster, G. (2003). Public high school graduation and college readiness rates in the United States (Report No. 3). New York: Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. *Filipino and Other not classified by Greene and Forster (2003) National data represents the most current comprehensive data available
84% 95% 94% 94% 92% 93% 93% 93%
21%
49%
25% 22%
39% 36%
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%
100%
AmericanIndian or
Alaska Native
Asian Black orAfrican
American
Filipino Hispanic orLatino
Other White (notHispanic)
Overall
AVID U.S. U.S. Overall
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2013 AVID seniors completing four-year college entrance requirements
2013 AVID Seniors
91% plan to enroll in a college or university » 61% plan to enroll in a four-year university » 30% plan to enroll in a two-year college
14 AVID Center. AVID Senior Data Collection. (2012- 2013). Study of 34,229 AVID seniors.
Break Out Sessions: Meet Your Team
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Mt. Si Principals and AVID Site Team - Stay in Auditorium
Middle School Principals And AVID SITE Team In The Wildcat
Court
Break Out Sessions:
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Q & A with Principals and AVID Site Team
Review Packet of Materials
Understand the application process
Be thoughtful of the impact of your decision – Prepare for your potential—
You qualify for the determination to achieve
All AVID secondary students
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66%
59% 41%
1% 21%
2% 50%
18% 5%
1%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Federal Free or Reduced Price Lunch
FemaleMale
OtherWhite (not Hispanic)
Multi-RacialHispanic or Latino
Black or African AmericanAsian
American Indian or Alaska Native
AVID Center. AVID General Data Collection. (2012- 2013). Study of 391,810 secondary AVID students.
Demographics of AVID Secondary Students in 2012-2013
The AVID Elective student profile
Meets one or more of the following criteria:
First to attend college
Historically underserved in four-year colleges
Low-income
Special circumstances
WICOR
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Writing Writing process (prewrite to final draft) Respond, revise Edit, final draft Cornell notes Quickwrites Learning logs, journals
WICOR
Inquiry Skilled questioning Socratic Seminars Quickwrites/discussions Critical-thinking activities Writing questions Open-minded activities
WICOR
Collaboration Group projects Response/edit/revision groups Collaboration activities Tutorials Study groups Jigsaw activities Read-arounds
WICOR
Organization Tools Binders Calendars, planners, agendas Graphic organizers Methods Focused note-taking system Tutorials, study groups Project planning, SMART goals
WICOR
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
A sample week in the AVID Elective
Daily or Block Schedule
Curriculum: Writing College and Careers Strategies for Success Critical Reading
Tutorials: Collaborative Study Groups Writing Groups Socratic Seminars
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Binder Evaluation
Field Trips
Media Center
Speakers
Motivational
Activities
(within block)
AVID Curriculum Tutorials AVID Curriculum Tutorials
Combination for Block Schedule
Combination for Block Schedule
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The AVID College Readiness System
AVID Elementary Embedded strategies in multi-subject, non-elective classrooms AVID Secondary AVID Elective: year-long elective offered on secondary sites
AVID Schoolwide: strategies across all departments
AVID Postsecondary AVID Postsecondary works with institutions of higher education to support students with the goal of increasing academic success, persistence, and completion rates.
A Typical Day in an AVID Elementary Classroom
• Students use agenda/planner throughout the day
• Organizational tools are expected to be used throughout the day
• Note-taking strategies are utilized by all students
• Lessons with an emphasis on WICOR are represented in a variety of subjects
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