Name Staff Developer, Director, Facilitator New Site Teams Name Staff Developer, Director, Facilitator Day 1

Welcome and Introductions (Include District/Regional Director, Staff Developer assistant and Coordinator names and titles who are facilitating Site Teams here.) Day 1 Slide 2 Day 1

Site Team Spiral Contents “Redefining College Readiness” David T. Conley ISS-CSS document Critical Questions Day 1 Slide 3 Day 1

Site Team Agenda for Day 1 Introductions Review Site Team Outcomes Acknowledge Your Region’s or District’s Expectations Review AVID’s Mission Statement to clarify AVID’s schoolwide effect Day 1 Slide 4 Day 1

Goal of AVID Site Team The Goal of the AVID Site Team is to be collaborative and reflective about: Opening access to rigorous curriculum Improving student achievement Developing an AVID Site Plan Day 1 Slide 5 Day 1

Site Team Meeting Outcomes Participants will: Understand the structures and processes needed to implement the AVID Elective course. Understand AVID as a schoolwide and districtwide program facilitating access and equity to rigorous curriculum for students. Explore, through discussions, what it means to be an AVID site team member. Day 1 Slide 6 Day 1

Site Team Meeting Outcomes Participants will: Identify roles as site team members who share a common mission, vision, values and goals. Work to facilitate vertical teaming between grade levels and AVID sites. Use Essential questions to form the basis for developing site plan. Use the site plan as “a living document” to guide the work surrounding student success in rigorous curriculum. Day 1 Slide 7 Day 1

Norms for Site Team Meetings For true collaboration to occur and to allow for reflection as a part of the conversation this week, consider: Allowing everyone to have an equal voice Committing to focused conversation Suspending any hierarchy Beginning with the end in mind: A tightly bonded, unified site team with a clear plan for the coming school year. Day 1 Slide 8 Day 1

Looking at the A.V.I.D. A dvancement V ia I ndividual D etermination Look again at the acrostic: A dvancement V ia I ndividual D etermination Which of the words strikes you as most crucial? Why? 10 minute conversation at tables Day 1 Slide 9 Day 1

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. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ AVID’s systemic approach is designed to support students and educators as they increase schoolwide/ districtwide learning and performance. Day 1 Slide 10 Day 1

Mining the Mission Underline the key words/phrases in the AVID Mission statement What is the alignment between your school’s mission and the AVID mission? In words In intent 20 minute table conversation and then report out. Day 1 Slide 11 Day 1

The Purposes of the AVID Site Team To develop and work toward schoolwide goals which ensure that all students have equal access to knowledge and mainstream activities of the school To be aware of and act on assumptions and practices at the school that enhance or inhibit equal access To promote the use of instructional methodologies which enhance student access to rigorous curriculum To involve students in discussions about effective learning situations To focus on changes in school organization which need to result as a consequence of new conceptions regarding teaching and learning To ensure the institutionalization of AVID as a schoolwide program Day 1 Slide 12 Day 1

Implementation Essentials AVID Program Implementation Essentials 1. AVID student selection focuses on students in the middle (2.0 to 3.5 G.P.A. as one indicator) with academic potential, who would benefit from AVID support to improve their academic record and begin college preparation. 2. AVID program participants, both students and staff, choose to participate. The school must be committed to full implementation of the AVID program, with the AVID year-long elective class available within the regular academic school day. AVID students are enrolled in a rigorous course of study that will enable them to meet requirements for university enrollment. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Day 1 Slide 13 Day 1

Implementation Essentials (continued) AVID Program Implementation Essentials (continued) 5. A strong, relevant writing and reading curriculum provides the basis for instruction in the AVID elective class. 6. Inquiry is used as a basis for instruction in the AVID classroom. 7. Collaboration is used as a basis for instruction in the AVID classroom. 8. A sufficient number of tutors are available in the AVID class to facilitate student access to rigorous curriculum. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Day 1 Slide 14 Day 1

Implementation Essentials (continued) AVID Program Implementation Essentials (continued) AVID program implementation and student progress are monitored through the AVID Data System, and results are analyzed to ensure success. The school or district has identified resources for program costs, has agreed to implement AVID Program Implementation Essentials and to participate in AVID Certification. It has committed to ongoing participation in AVID staff development. 11. An active interdisciplinary site team collaborates on issues of students access to and success in rigorous college preparatory courses. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Day 1 Slide 15 Day 1

Essential 11 Site Teams “An active interdisciplinary site team collaborates on issues of student access to and success in rigorous college preparatory courses.” Locate the narrative descriptions of AVID Program Implementation Essentials: High School SI Tab 3: 11 Essentials Page: 6 Middle School SI Tab 3: 11 Essentials Page: 12 Day 1 Slide 16

Quickwrite (2 minutes) As a member of the Site Team, how can you realize the Mission of AVID in your school? Day 1 Slide 17

The Power of the Site Team SI Tab 5: Research and Resources Pages: 1-2 Read “The Power of the Site Team” and reflect on the reading as a table group. Reflect on how it applies to your school Pairs choose one purpose statement to analyze Discuss in table groups Day 1 Slide 18

Roles and Responsibilities of the AVID Site Team SI Tab 3: Site Teams Pages: 1-5 Read individual role on Site Team Review the roles of site team members including those not present not present at the table (example: tutor, parent, student, etc.). How can they contribute to work of the site team? Discuss how your individual role can work as part of a team to create a schoolwide learning community and to collaborate to achieve the mission of AVID (from Essential 11 narrative). Day 1 Slide 19

Site Team Activities and Responsibilities SI Tab 3: Site Teams Page: 6 Review Site Team Activities and Responsibilities Based on Table discussion and reading refine your Quickwrite “As a site team member I will…” Individuals share their responsibilities orally. Day 1 Slide 20

SI Tab 4: 11 Essentials Pages: 16-17 AVID Certification SI Tab 4: 11 Essentials Pages: 16-17 Popcorn Read: How to Use this Instrument Determining the Level of Implementation for each Indicator Determining the Level of Implementation Determining the Certification Level of the School Day 1 Slide 21

Format of the Essentials in the CSS Essential (top left corner) Possible Evidence Rating Levels of use Indicators Particular strengths Room for growth ****New sites would start at level 0 SI Tab 4: 11 Essentials Pages: 39-40 Day 1 Slide 22 Day 1

Essential 11 Site Teams Review Indicator 1 in Essential 11 How does the language change as you read across from level 1 to level 3 Where does your team currently place itself (Level 0, Level 1, ..) Read Indicators 2 - 7 Note to Group: Most new Schools fall at Level 1 Day 1 Slide 23 Day 1

In Table Groups Discuss: “What actions will help move the Site Team from your current level to a 2 or 3?” Day 1 Slide 24

Essential 11 – Critical Questions SI Tab 4: 11 Essentials Page: 57 What role does the _________ play on the Site Team? (math teacher, counselor, administrator) What new contribution could I make to the achievement of AVID and other students as part of the team? Day 1 Slide 25

SI Tab 3: Site Teams Page: 9 AVID Site Plan State School Year Region/County District Site Principal _____________________________________________ Date SI Tab 3: Site Teams Page: 9 Essential #: __________Indicator #: ______________ (For experienced sites, is this recommended for your CSS? ____) AVID Level of use: Not AVID (Level 0) Meets Certification (Level 1) Routine Use (Level 2) Institutionalization (Level 3) Critical Question: _____________________________________________________________________ Objective: ___________________________________________________________________________ Outcome Action Timeline Evaluation What do we want to achieve? How will we make it happen? What expenditures are necessary? Who needs to be involved (individuals/committees)? Who will take responsibility to see that this is accomplished? What is the relationship to district plan(s)? What is the relationship to vertical alignment of ML and HS curricula in our district? When will we complete this task? What will be the benchmark? What evidence will we have to demonstrate our success? Day 1 Slide 26 Day 1

Site Team Plan Use information from quick-writes, responses to the Critical Questions, and the CSS continuum to Practice writing an objective for Essential 11: Site Teams. Share your Objectives with the table next to you. Enter your Objective on the Site Team Plan (page 163) Day 1 Slide 27 Day 1

Strand Check Day 1 Site Team Slide 18 Day 1 Slide 28 Day 1

Homework Read the narrative of all the 11 Essentials pg. 2-7 for HS or pg. 8-13 for MS. Be prepared to discuss Essentials 1-4 Return with questions about the reading. Day 1 Slide 29 Day 1

Site Team Agenda Day 2 Making Connections to Strands Research: Redefining College Readiness Intro to Site Team Plan and ISS/CSS document Essentials 1-3 Setting up the AVID Elective class Developing Objectives for the Plan Day 2 Slide 30

Give One, Get One Write your first name and last initial in the bottom right hand corner of three sticky notes Write three things (one per sticky note) about what you learned in your strand that you could go back and use in your classrooms immediately. Give one and get one from three different people. Day 2 Slide 31

Research Write – Pair – Share: Write: “From your experience as a student, how is college different from high school?” (2 minutes) Pair – Share with your neighbor Day 2 Slide 32

Research Redefining College Readiness SI Tab 5: Research and Resources Page: 12 Read the first three paragraphs to Components in a Comprehensive Definition of College Readiness page 12 Write your own definition of “college readiness” (10 minutes) 7 minutes to read 3 minutes to write their definition Day 2 Slide 33 Day 1

SI Tab 5: Research and Resources Page: 17 Jigsaw Read: SI Tab 5: Research and Resources Page: 17 Key Cognitive Strategies (pages 12-14) Academic Knowledge and Skills (pages 14-16) Academic Behaviors (pages 16-17) Contextual Skills and Awareness ([page 17) Using the following Critical Reading Strategies Underline main ideas Circle or highlight key terms Day 2 Slide 34

AVID Essentials in a Nutshell SI Tab 4: 11 Essentials Page: 1 Day 2 Slide 35 Day 1

AVID Program Implementation Essentials 1. AVID student selection focuses on students in the middle (2.0 to 3.5 G.P.A. as one indicator) with academic potential, who would benefit from AVID support to improve their academic record and begin college preparation. 2. AVID program participants, both students and staff, choose to participate. The school must be committed to full implementation of the AVID program, with the AVID year-long elective class available within the regular academic school day. AVID students must be enrolled in a rigorous course of study that will enable them to meet requirements for university enrollment. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Day 2 Slide 36 Day 1

A Guided Tour Through AVID Certification Self Study SI Tab 4: 11 Essentials Pages: 18-26 Read all the indicators for the Essential. Talk about the “intent” of the Essential. List the documentation you feel is needed. Summarize each indicator. Present your findings! What is the difference between levels 1-2-3? Day 2 Slide 37 Day 1

SI Tab 3: Site Teams Pages: 8-9 The Site Plan SI Tab 3: Site Teams Pages: 8-9 Begin by assessing where you are with the first four AVID Essentials. Identify the single Essential in this group of four that you want to implement or improve next year. Examine the Critical Questions for these Essentials Make sure that each objective of the Site Team Plan has a significant role for members of the site team and that there is a balance of responsibility. Day 2 Slide 38 Day 1

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AVID Site Plan SI Tab 3: Site Teams Page: 9 Day 2 Slide 43 State School Year Region/County District Site Principal _____________________________________________ Date AVID Site Plan SI Tab 3: Site Teams Page: 9 Essential #: __________Indicator #: ______________ (For experienced sites, is this recommended for your CSS? ____) AVID Level of use: Not AVID (Level 0) Meets Certification (Level 1) Routine Use (Level 2) Institutionalization (Level 3) Critical Question: _____________________________________________________________________ Objective: ___________________________________________________________________________ Outcome Action Timeline Evaluation What do we want to achieve? How will we make it happen? What expenditures are necessary? Who needs to be involved (individuals/committees)? Who will take responsibility to see that this is accomplished? What is the relationship to district plan(s)? What is the relationship to vertical alignment of ML and HS curricula in our district? When will we complete this task? What will be the benchmark? What evidence will we have to demonstrate our success? Day 2 Slide 43 Day 1

Individual Learning Log How can our current school system increase the number of college-ready students? How can establishing the AVID Elective classes assist in creating more college ready students? How can I assist in the establishment of the AVID Elective? Day 2 Slide 44 Day 1