Transcript Document

AVID is ….
Changing
attitudes
about
Success
Advancement Via Individual Determination
The Mission of AVID
The mission of AVID is to ensure that ALL students,
and most especially the least served students who are in the
academic middle:
will succeed in rigorous curriculum;
will complete a rigorous college preparatory path;
will enter mainstream activities of the school;
will increase their enrollment in four-year colleges; and
will become educated and responsible participants and
leaders in a democratic society.
AVID’s systemic approach is designed to support students and
educators as they increase schoolwide/districtwide learning and
performance.
The AVID Student Profile
Students With Academic Potential
Average to high test scores
2.0-3.5 GPA (MHS 2.5 –4.0)
College potential with support
Desire and determination
Meets One or More of the Following Criteria
First to attend college
Historically underserved in four-year colleges
Low income
Special circumstances
Attends classes
AVID Components
• A regularly scheduled academic elective
class for AVID Students
• Rigorous curriculum required for
all students
• Trained tutors, preferably college students,
for the AVID academic elective
• District, regional, and state support
AVID Components
• An interdisciplinary AVID site team
• Parent workshops focusing on academic
support and college awareness
• Professional development focusing on AVID
methodologies of writing, inquiry,
collaboration,
and critical reading – WICR
AVID Academic Preparation
What happens in an AVID classroom?
Student accountability - self-awareness
note-taking refinement (Cornell Notes)
Tutorials
personal management- binders & time
how to advocate with teachers
Covey Maxims – Habits of Highly Effective People
Socratic Seminar in practice
College Awareness
Speakers and field trips
Mainstream participation – Bridge Scholars, Imani, Kaplan
partnership. Student Clubs, Athletics
AVID Academic Pay-Off
“I appreciated my experience in AVID
more in college than I did in high school.”
Courtney Taylor ‘06
“AVID helped me
reach my goals. AVID … helped me believe,
really believe and know I can be successful in college.
Nina Edwards ‘07
AVID at Montclair High School
Class Profile
AVID Electives:
AVID 10, AVID 11, AVID 12
Participation in AP classes:
2005 – 2 students/3 classes
2006 - 4 students/4 classes
2007 - 6 students/ 12 classes
HSPA Passing Rates:
2005 – LA – 100% Math 90%
2006 - LA - 100% Math 90 %
2007 - LA - 93% Math 83%
Academic Preparation
Transcript Study:
“The academic intensity of a
student’s high school curriculum
still counts more than anything
else towards completing
a bachelor’s degree.”
Cliff Adelman, The Tool Box Revisited, U.S. Department of
Education, 2006
AVID Institute at Montclair High School
The tacit message is,
“ I believe in you, I’m
investing in you, I expect your
best efforts.”
Daniel Goleman