AVID’s mission

"AVID's"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 is AVID?

A"structured"college&preparatory&system" working"directly"with"schools"and"districts"

A"direct&support&structure"for"firstA generaBon"college"goers,"grades"4A16"

A"schoolwide&appr rigor"

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What is AVID?

A&non5profit,&college&readiness&system"" A"support"structure"for"typically"low5income,& underserved&students&

For"elementary&through&postsecondary& grade"levels"

A&schoolwide&approach&to"rigorous"curriculum"" Professional&development&for"educators"

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Demographics: 2011 AVID seniors

Ethnicity& 1%"

American"Indian"

MulBARacial"or"Other"

Asian"or"Pacific"Islander"

AfricanAAmerican"

Caucasian"

Hispanic"

5%" 7%"

17%"

15%"

55%"

69%"qualify"for"free"and" reducedAprice"lunch"

Parent’s&Highest& Level&of&Educa?on&

Graduate"Degree" 5%"

2AYear"College/ University"Degree"

6%"

Less"Than"8th"Grade" 15%"

Some"High"School" 15%"

High"School"Graduate" 27%"

Some"College/University" 18%"

4AYear" College/ University" Degree" 11%"

8th"Grade"Graduate" 3%"

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The AVID Elective student profile

Has&academic&poten?al& Average"to"high"test"scores" 2.0A3.5"GPA"" College"potenBal"with"support" Desire"and"determinaBon"

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The AVID Elective student profile

Meets&one&or&more&of&the&following&criteria:& First"to"a\end"college" Historically"underserved"in"fourAyear"colleges" Low"income" Special"circumstances"

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More than 30 years of success

In"just"over"30"years,"AVID"has"become"one" of"the"most"successful"collegeApreparatory" programs"for"lowAincome,"underserved" students,"and"today"reaches"more"than" 425,000&students&in"approximately"4,800& schools"in"48&states&and"16&other& countries/territories.&&

Since"1990,"more%than%110,000%AVID%students%have" graduated"from"high"school"and"planned"to"a\end"college.""

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Why does AVID work?

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"posiBve"" peer"idenBficaBon"

Redefines"the"teacher’s"role"as"that"of"" student"advocate&

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AVID Graduates

91.3"percent"plan"to"enroll"in"a"college"or" university" 58.3"percent"plan"to"enroll"in"a"fourAyear" university"

33.0"percent"to"enroll"in"a"twoAyear"college"

Source:"AVID"Center"Senior"Data"CollecBon"System,"2010A2011" Percentages"have"been"rounded"to"the"nearest"whole"percent"

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Ethnic breakdown of AP® test-takers

The"rate"of"LaBnos"taking"AP"exams"is"over"four%5mes%higher" among"AVID"students"than"among"U.S."students"overall."

100% AVID"" NaBonal""

80% 61%"56%"60%

40% 17%"16%" 15%"14%" 13%"20% 8%"

0% Hispanic"/"LaBno" Black/African" White"" All"Others"

American"

AVID"Senior"Data"CollecBon"2010A2011,"AVID"Seniors"Taking"an"AP"Course,"n"="26,407" COMPARATOR:""College"Board"AP"Exams"NaBonal"Summary"Report" h\p://www.collegeboard.com/student/tesBng/ap/exgrd_sum/2010.html"

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Completing college-entrance requirements

AVID"students"complete"fourAyear"college"entrance" requirements"at"a"rate"at"least"two%5mes%higher"than""

the"naBonal"rate."

92%" 95%" 91%"89%" 90%"100% 85%" 80%

60% 36%"40%

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0% AVID"CA"" AVID"TX"" AVID"MD"" AVID"IL"" AVID"FL"" AVID"WA"" NaBonal"

AVID"Senior"Data"CollecBon"2010A2011,"AVID"CA"n"="15522;"AVID"TX"n"="3923;"AVID"NC"n"="709;"AVID"IL"n"="1307;"AVID"FL"n"="1117" COMPARATOR:"U.S."Overall:"The"Manha\an"InsBtute"for"Policy"Research,"Center"for"Civic"InnovaBon,"EducaBon"Working"Paper"No."8"February"2005," Jay"P."Greene"and"Marcus"A."Winters" "

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AVID closes the achievement gap

All#racial#groups#complete#four1year#college#entrance#requirements#at#a#rate#of#84%#or#higher&

Seniors"CompleBng"FourAYear"College"Entrance"Requirements"

AVID"U.S." U.S."Overall" 93%" 93%" 84%" 89%" 89%" 88%" 90%" 90%"

49%" 39%" 36%"

21%" 25%" 22%"

American" Asian" Black"or" Filipino*" Hispanic"or" Other*" White"(not" Total" Indian"or" African" LaBno" Hispanic)"

Alaska"NaBve" American"

AVID"Center."AVID"Senior"Data"CollecBon."Study"of"27,891"AVID"Seniors,"[Electronic"Database]."(2010"A"2011). " Manha\an"InsBtute,"EducaBon"Working"Paper"3."2003."Greene,"J.P.,"Forster,"G.""Public"High"School"GraduaBon"and"College"Readiness"Rates"in"the"U.S.” *(Filipino"and"Other"not"classified"in"Manha\an"InsBtute"study.) National data represents the most current comprehensive data available

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Getting accepted to 4-year colleges

Almost#3#out#of#4#AVID&graduates&& were&accepted&to&a&four5year&college.&

100%" 89%"

80%" 74%"

60%"

40%"

20%"

0%" Applied" Accepted"

AVID"Senior"Data"CollecBon,"All"Seniors"2010A2011,"n"="27,783""

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Eighth graders taking algebra The&number&of&AVID&8th&graders&enrolled&in&Algebra& is&almost#50%#higher#than&the&na?onal&average.&&

100%" 80%" 58%" 60%" 39%" 40%" 20%" 0%"

AVID" NaBonal"

AVID"General"Data"CollecBon"2010A2011,"8th"graders"erolled"in"AVID,"n"="65,835" COMPARATOR:"NaBonal"Center"for"EducaBonal"StaBsBcs"(NCES),"Early"Childhood"Longitudinal"Study,"2007" h\p://nces.ed.gov/pubs2010/2010016.pdf" "

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Contact Information

Becky"Almeter" Albuquerque"Public"Schools" almeter@aps.edu"

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