2. 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.

3. What AVID Is
AVID is an education program that focuses on preparing students to be college and career ready by:
Teaching skills and behaviors for academic success
Holding students accountable to the highest standards while providing academic and social support
Creating positive peer groups
Motivating students to reach higher with goal setting and celebrating achievements.

4. What AVID Is NOT A remediation class.
An easy elective or a study hall.
A guarantee that students will pass every class.
A place for students who do not want to be college/career ready.
A class that students are just put into to fill their schedule.
A solution to poor student behavior choices.

5. The AVID Elective and AVID Strategies

6. What does AVID do? Develops students as readers and writers
Develops readers and writers
Develops deep content knowledge
Teaches content-specific strategies for reading, writing, thinking, and speaking
Develops habits, skills, and behaviors to use knowledge and abilities
What does AVID do?
To help all students do rigorous work and meet or exceed high standards in each content area, AVID:
Develops students as readers and writers
Develops deep content knowledge
Teaches content-specific strategies for reading, writing, thinking, and talking
Develops habits, skills, and behaviors to use knowledge and abilities
TRANSITION TO COMMON CORE: (if appropriate): The Federal government recognizes the role that rigorous coursework plays in preparing students for college and have set Common Core Standards to move all K-12 public schools towards college preparation.

7. A Sample Week in the AVID Elective
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
AVID Curriculum
Tutorials
AVID Curriculum & Tutorials
Binder Evaluation
Field Trips
Media Center
Speakers
Motivational Activities
(within block)
Curriculum:
Writing
College and Careers
Strategies for Success
Critical Reading
Tutorials:
Collaborative Study Groups
Writing Groups
Socratic Seminars

8. WICOR
The AVID Elective Class will focus on specific learning strategies that prepare students for success in postsecondary education:
Writing
Inquiry
Collaboration
Organization
Reading

9. WICOR Writing Writing process (prewrite to final draft)
Respond, revise
Edit, final draft
Cornell notes
Quickwrites
Learning logs, journals
Cornell Notes for class lectures and for textbook

10. WICOR Inquiry Skilled questioning Socratic Seminars
Quickwrites/discussions
Critical-thinking activities
Writing questions
Open-minded activities

11. WICOR Collaboration Group projects Response/edit/revision groups
Collaboration activities
Tutorials
Study groups
Jigsaw activities
Read-arounds

12. WICOR Organization Tools Binders Calendars, planners, agendas
Graphic organizers
Methods
Focused note-taking system
Tutorials, study groups
Project planning, SMART goals
Organization is:
Managing materials and practicing methodical study habits
Planning and prioritizing school, work, and social tasks
Engaging in mental preparation and goal-setting
Strategically and intentionally taking responsibility for one’s own learning
SMART goals are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Timely
Students who organize:
1.    Develop and use processes, procedures and tools to study effectively.
2.    Manage their time through prioritizing and goal-setting
3.    Are prepared for courses, participate during instruction and interact with instructors
4.    Self-direct, self-evaluate, self-monitor, self-advocate

13. WICOR
Reading
SQ5R (Survey, Question, Read, Record, Recite, Review, Reflect)
KWL (What I Know; What to Learn; Learned)
Reciprocal teaching
Think-alouds
Text structure
Critical reading

14. Am I the Next Member of the AVID Family at SHHS?

15. Am I am AVID Student? An AVID Student has academic potential
Average to above average test scores
A grade point average
College potential with support
Desire and individual determination
Appropriate classroom behavior, good attendance, and good work habits
A willingness to study and complete homework each night

16. The AVID Elective Student Profile
Meets one or more of the following criteria:
First in family to attend college
Historically underserved in four-year colleges
Low-income
Special circumstances

17. Have Questions or Need More Information?
BG Aguirre (AVID District Director)
Mrs. Tonya Arnold (AVID Site Coordinator)
Mr. Jared Phillips (AVID Elective Teacher)
or visit the St. Helens High School AVID webpage