AVID?

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• AVID?
• What is that?

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THANK YOU!!!

• Thank you for taking the time out of your busy
  schedule to view this power point. We are in
  need of your help in locating and recruiting
  students for the AVID program. The number of 8th
  graders that we are looking for is unlimited, but
  we only want students who fit the AVID criteria
  that will be discussed later in this
  presentation. We look forward to working with you
  as we create the AVID freshmen class for the
  2009-2010 school year

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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 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.

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In a nutshell?

• Most, not all, AVID
• students are underrepresented minorities --
  Latinos and African-Americans -- who may lack a
  college-going tradition in their family and whose
  success is critical to closing the achievement
  gap. Students who sit in your class and need a
  push!

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The AVID Student Profile

• Students with Academic Potential
• Average to High Test Scores
• 2.0-3.5 GPA
• College Potential with Support
• Desire and Determination
• Meets One or More of the Following Criteria
• First to Attend College
• Historically Underserved in 4-year Colleges
• Low Income
• Special Circumstances

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Continuing Education

• AVID graduates are
• continuing to perform
• well in college with a
• mean GPA of 2.94

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This is what students need to know

• AVID is a group, a family away from home, that
  encourages thinking outside of the box and wants
  to help you learn to be a life-long learner.
  AVID helps you learn what it takes to be a
  successful college student and push for more.
  AVID is all about a more rigorous schedule, but
  giving you the materials you need not to fail,
  but to reach the highest star possible and still
  be successful.

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Let AVID show you their statistics.
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What is AVID not?

• AVID isn't a remedial program.
• AVID isn't a free ride.
• AVID isn't a placement program.
• AVID isnt for those students who do not want to
  attend college
• AVID is not a behavior correction program

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Okay, so what does that mean to me?

• We are looking for students to join AVID next
  year.
• We have approximately 100 openings and need your
  help to find them.

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Your mission is to help us find students who may
qualify.

• Randy Cotton, District Director
  Rcotton_at_sheldon.k12.tx.us
• Amanda Bethel, Site Coordinator and AVID Elective
  Teacher Abethel_at_sheldon.k12.tx.us
• Olga Pena, AVID Elective Teacher
  opena_at_sheldon.k12.tx.us
• Amanda Roberson, AVID Elective Teacher
  ahahn_at_sheldon.k12.tx.us
• Doris Wilkerson, AVID Elective Teacher
  dwilkerson_at_sheldon.k12.tx.us

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Helping students ACHIEVE THEIR DREAMS one day at
a time!