honors/avid parent night
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Honors/AVID Parent Night. Benefits of the Honors Program:. Competitive classroom environment Challenging curriculum Gateway to high school honors Higher-level thinking Fosters academic & personal growth. Honors Expectations/Responsibilities. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Honors/AVID Parent Night
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Benefits of the Honors Program:
• Competitive classroom environment
• Challenging curriculum• Gateway to high school honors• Higher-level thinking• Fosters academic & personal
growth
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Honors Expectations/Responsib
ilities • 7th and 8th grade honors is a performance based program
• English Honors students will read a required summer reading list
• Approximately 60-90 minutes of homework per night
• 7th grade honors covers both 7th grade & 8th grade standards!
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Summer Reading Program
• Students will be required to read 2 books– 1 fiction– 1 non-fiction– Students are responsible for obtaining
the books– More information will be in the
acceptance letter
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Entrance to honors is determined by a
matrix composed of multiple measures:
• CST Score of Proficient or Advanced
• Report Card• Work Habits• Honors Assessment
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About the VMS Honors Program
• The Honors program is a “linked” program.– If a student is in Math Honors they are
also in Science Honors– If a student is in English Honors they
are also in Social Studies Honors• Students can be in Math/Science and/or English/Social Studies.
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Honors Assessments
• Saturday, March 29th @ 9 a.m. at VMS in library
• Tuesday, April 1st @ 6:00 p.m. at VMS in library
• This assessment will be required for:– All 6th grade students interested in being in
Honors. This includes current GATE students.– Any student that wants to transfer from regular 7th
grade to Honors 8th grade
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Notification• Notification of acceptance/denial in
the form of a letter will be sent home mid-May.
• Please note: April/May 2012 CST scores could affect placement.
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What is AVID? AVID is:
AdvancementViaIndividualDetermination
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Key Components and Benefits
• Organization • Study Skills• Reading, Writing,
Inquiry, Collaboration
• Tutorials• Service• College & Career
exploration
• Binder Checks• Planners• Progress checks• Contracts• Cornell Notes• Graphic organizers• Test Preparation• Tutorials
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Expectations• Earn C’s or higher in all academic
course work• Learn and model successful classroom
behaviors• Be accountable for practicing strategies• Utilize the tutorial sessions• Complete a community service project• Complete college & career projects
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Application Process/Requirements• Teacher recommendations
• Student essay• Interview• Student/Parent Agreement• Decent grades • Solid CST scores• Student interest and desire
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Notification• Teacher recommendations are
made by mid March• Applications and interviews are
due by mid April (when possible)• Notification letters will go out early
May
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More Information• AVID is a national program with a
wonderful website www.AVID.org • You can also contact Becky
Sausker at [email protected]
• Please stop by the table in the MPR as well