An Introduction to AVID:

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An Introduction to AVID
John F. Kennedy High School Fremont, CA

• The Road to College

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The Mission of AVID

• AVIDs mission is to close the achievement gap
  by preparing all students for college readiness
  and success in a global society.

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What AVID Is

• AVID Advancement Via Individual Determination
• A direct support structure for students academic
  and career success.
• A structured, college preparatory system working
  directly with schools and districts.
• A schoolwide approach to curriculum and rigor
  adopted by nearly 4,500 schools in 45 states and
  15 countries.
• A professional development program providing
  training throughout the world.
• AVID strategies support the Common Core State
  Standards.

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What AVID Isnt

• AVID isnt a remedial program
• AVID isnt a free ride
• AVID isnt a niche program
• AVID isnt a college outreach program

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AVID at JFKHS

• AVID began at JFKHS in 2007.
• JFKHS is a certified (the only one in FUSD) AVID
  school.
• The AVID Elective classes are offered at grade
  levels 9-12.
• 2014-2015 will be the first year when there will
  be two class sections of AVID at each grade level
  (55-60 per grade level) and over 200 students
  enrolled.
• 100 of our AVID Senior Seminar students have
  been accepted into four-year colleges since the
  class of 2011.
• The class of 2013 had over 100 college
  acceptances for 20 students.
• Many JFKHS teachers and counselors have
  participated in AVID training and are on the AVID
  Site Team.

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The AVID Student Profile

• Students With Academic Potential
• Average to high test scores
• 2.0-3.5 GPA (the academic middle)
• 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

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AVID Program Essentials

• AVID student selection
• Voluntary participation
• AVID elective class offered during the school day
• Rigorous course and study
• Writing and reading curriculum
• Inquiry to promote critical reading
• Collaboration
• Trained tutors
• Data collection and analysis
• District and school commitment
• Active and interdisciplinary site team

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A Sample Week in the AVID Elective
Daily or Block Schedule
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

AVID Curriculum Tutorials AVID Curriculum Tutorials Binder Evaluation Field Trips Media Center Speakers Motivational Activities (within block)
Binder Evaluation Field Trips Media Center Speakers Motivational Activities (within block)
Combination for Block Schedule Combination for Block Schedule Combination for block schedule Combination for block schedule Binder Evaluation Field Trips Media Center Speakers Motivational Activities (within block)
Binder Evaluation Field Trips Media Center Speakers Motivational Activities (within block)

• AVID Tutorials Include
• Collaborative Study Groups
• Writing Groups
• Socratic Seminars

• AVID Curriculum Includes
• Writing Curriculum
• College and Careers
• Strategies for Success
• Critical Reading

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AVID 9-12 WICOR
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AVID 11-12 WICOR Essential Skills for College
Readiness (ASFI) Research and Writing
Assignments Focused on Leadership
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Meeting the Challenge

• To help all students do rigorous work and meet or
  exceed high standards in each content area we
  must help students
• Develop as readers and writers.
• Develop deep content knowledge.
• Know content specific strategies for reading,
  writing, thinking and talking.
• Develop habits, skills, and behaviors to use
  knowledge and skills.

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What is Academic Rigor?
Rigor is the goal of helping students develop the
capacity to understand content that is complex,
ambiguous, provocative, and personally or
emotionally challenging. Taking rigorous courses
opens doors! Source Teaching What Matters Most
Standards and Strategies for Raising Student
Achievement by Strong, Silver and Perini, ASCD,
2001.
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Why AVID Works

• Places AVID students in rigorous curriculum and
  gives them the support to achieve
• Provides the explicit hidden curriculum of
  schools
• Provides a team of students for positive peer
  identification and
• Redefines teachers role as that of student
  advocate.

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Ethnic Breakdown of AP Test-takersAVID vs.
National
2012-2013. Study of 33,219 AVID seniors.
Opening access to Advanced Placement courses for
all students, regardless of ethnicity or economic
background, is essential to leveling the academic
playing field. AVID students, who take many AP
tests every year, show greater ethnic diversity
than AP test-takers do overall. The proportion of
Latinos taking AP exams is almost five times
higher among AVID students than among U.S.
students overall.
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Completion of Four-Year CollegeEntrance
Requirements
AVID students complete university entrance
requirements at a much higher ratethan their
non-AVID peers.
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Percentage of Students Accepted into Four-Year
Colleges
AVID Senior Data Collection 2012-2013. n 33,229
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Next Steps

• Questions
• Moving Forward