AVID The Road to College Readiness

The Road to College:

Rigor, Readiness, and Retention Rigor, Readiness, and Retention

Advancement

Via

Individual

Determination

[L. Avidus]: A person who is eager for

knowledge

What is AVID?

The Mission of AVID

The mission of AVID is to ensure that ALL students,

and most especially the least served students:

will complete a rigorous, college preparatory path

will enter mainstream activities of the school,

will increase their enrollment into four-year

colleges

The AVID Student Profile

Students With Academic Potential:

Average to high test scores

2.5-3.5 GPA

Has college potential with support

Has desire and determination to go to College

Meets One or More of the Following Criteria:

First in the family to attend college

Historically underserved in four-year colleges

Low income

Special circumstances

Cornell Note Taking

Quick writes and Journals

Learning Logs and Reflection

The Writing Process

Timed Writing

Cornell Notes

Timed Writing

Skilled Questioning

Socratic Seminars and

Discussion

Critical Thinking Activities

Writing Questions

Open-Minded Activities

Tutorials: student-centered, inquiry-

based collaborative groups.

Purpose:

Create deeper understanding of concepts

covered in core content classes.

Develop skills necessary to become self-directed

learners. It's not just homework help!

Process:

To push each other's thinking. AVID tutorials

utilize an inquiry process.

Tutors do not give answers; they facilitate the

group's discovery with critical questions.

Students reflect on their learning.

Tutorials

Tutorials

Group Projects

Study Groups

Tutorials

Jigsaw Activities

Writing/Revision

Groups

Strategies to Critical Reading

1. Pre-reading

2. Marking the text

3. Summarizing

4. Discussing the text

Highlighting the Text

EHS AVID

Classes

Freshmen Class: Grant Geis

20 students, all of whom were identified in 8th grade.

7 males, 13 females

Sophomore Class: Tara McDonald

20 students, most of whom were identified at the end

of their 8th grade year.

8 males, 12 females

Junior Class: Lana Knuth

22 students, most of whom were identified at the

beginning of their Freshmen year

9 males, 13 females

Senior Class: Deanne Korsak

17 students, most of whom were identified at the

beginning of their 2nd Semester Freshmen year.

5 males, 12 females

MAPS Average Growth

Fall 09 to Spring 11

Reading

Non-AVID Students

Average Growth

7.4

AVID Students Average

Growth

9.6

Number on the Honor Roll

15 out of 23

students were on

the honor roll.

65%

Sophomore year:

12 students out of 23

52%

Junior year 2011:

10 students out of 21

47%

Before AVID: 1st semester of

Freshman Year After AVID

Number of Advanced Classes Taken by AVID Seniors

1 student taking 1 Advanced

Class

13 students taking 18

Advanced Honors or AP

Classes

Freshman Year Junior Year

Senior Year Senior Year

14 Students are taking a total of

23 Honors, AP or college classes

7 of the 14 Students are taking 16

College Classes

1 Student is enrolled at the

Technical College and EHS

2 Early Graduation

1 at Learning Center this semester

17 on track to graduate

$$ as of today

$260,000 worth of scholarships And more to come

53 College applications sent

to 19 Colleges

SENIORS

AVID Seniors 2013