What is AVID?

A School-Wide Focus

The MissionThe Mission

To encourage a To encourage a college going culturecollege going culture

To increase the To increase the percentage of percentage of students accepted to students accepted to 4-year universities4-year universities

To inspire all To inspire all students to achieve students to achieve their academic goalstheir academic goals

AVID National Demonstration AVID National Demonstration SchoolSchool

This year, Foothill is attempting to This year, Foothill is attempting to become an AVID National become an AVID National Demonstration SchoolDemonstration School

This visit will be similar to WASCThis visit will be similar to WASC– You may be asked about your You may be asked about your

knowledge of AVIDknowledge of AVID– You may be asked to discuss how AVID You may be asked to discuss how AVID

strategies are utilized in your strategies are utilized in your classroomsclassrooms

Things to rememberThings to remember

At Foothill, AVID is an elective class At Foothill, AVID is an elective class and and a a program which is designed to encourage a program which is designed to encourage a college preparatory culture.college preparatory culture.

This means you may already be using This means you may already be using AVID strategies without knowing it.AVID strategies without knowing it.

Examples of AVID strategies in your Examples of AVID strategies in your classroom include:classroom include:– Writing (prewriting, KWL charts, Cornell Notes)Writing (prewriting, KWL charts, Cornell Notes)– Inquiry (levels of questions, Venn Diagrams)Inquiry (levels of questions, Venn Diagrams)– Collaboration (Socratic Seminars)Collaboration (Socratic Seminars)

Things to rememberThings to remember

At Foothill, the AVID program is At Foothill, the AVID program is designed to help students keep their designed to help students keep their “options open” towards going to “options open” towards going to college. Our program maintains that college. Our program maintains that all studentsall students can use effective AVID can use effective AVID strategies to become successful in strategies to become successful in their classes and remain eligible for a their classes and remain eligible for a four-year college. four-year college.

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