Student Programs
About the AVID Program
AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) is an educational program that began in one high school in San Diego, CA, in 1980 and has grown to over 8,000 schools worldwide serving more than 2,000,000 students.
The fundamental mission of AVID is to provide students who are traditionally underserved at colleges and universities with the knowledge base and skills required for success in post-secondary education. School districts with effective K-12 AVID programs send more students to college and have more students complete college than other demographically similar school districts.
AVID Secondary
At the middle school level, AVID is an elective class. Students recruited for the AVID elective meet the AVID student profile (proven academic potential, low-income, EL, first in the family to attend college, underrepresented ethnicity group, special circumstance). The elective class is designed to provide AVID students with the extra support they need for success in the most rigorous classes taught at the school.
There is also a schoolwide component to AVID Secondary where WICOR strategies are implemented schoolwide. Examples include the AVID Binder and Cornell Note-Taking.
AVID Strategies
AVID-trained teachers implement a variety of research-based, best-practice strategies that teach students how to be independent learners.
The strategies are divided into the following five categories (also known as WICOR strategies). What follows are the WICOR categories and an example of a strategy in each category.
Writing
Focused Note Taking (Two and Three Column Notes for K-5, Cornell Notes for 6-12).
Inquiry
Utilizing Costa's Levels of Thinking, teachers and students learn to ask higher-level questions of themselves and each other.
Collaboration
Collaborative Study Groups (students learn to work productively together without help from a tutor or teacher).
Organization
The AVID Binder (grades 3-12) and the AVID folder (grades K-2) teach students how to stay organized with their notes, assignments, etc.).
Reading
Academic Language Sentence Frames are used for the acquisition of the academic language required for success in each subject area.
Honor Roll, High Honor Roll, & Principal's List
During each marking period, students that have achieved academic excellence are recognized. Students that earn a 3.0-3.49 grade point average are on the Honor Roll; students with a 3.5-3.99 are on the High Honor Roll; students with a 4.0 are on the Principal’s List.
Good & Perfect Attendance
Students with Good Attendance and Perfect Attendance are also recognized each semester. Perfect Attendance is defined as no absences and no tardies during the school year.
Grade Improvement
Students who show improvement with grades, behavior or overall school performance will also receive recognition throughout the year.
Student of the Year
Students of the Year are chosen by staff at the end of each school year.
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