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