Advancement Via Individual Determination Welcome to Vista del Lago High School AVID Parent Night 2015/2016 Brenda Advancement Via Individual Determination

AVID 9: Mrs. Burgo, Mrs. Carter, Mr. Stowe AVID 10: Mrs. Rathbun AVID 11: Mrs. Lawson-Franklin AVID 12: Mrs. Burgo AVID Counselor: Mrs. Arauz-Castillo AVID Administrator: Mr. Kruger Each of us

Thank you for being a part of our AVID family AVID is the ultimate college pathway! It puts students on the right track to be successful in school and at a four year university! Brenda

WHY AVID? We are here to support your students with Tutoring Tutorials to help with hard classes Grade counseling to ensure students are on the A-G track CAHSEE & College test preparation Fieldtrips Motivational activities & speakers A Family at school

Why College? The US Census shows that a bachelor’s degree holder will earn on average $900,000 more salary over a lifetime than a high school graduate. This figure goes up for every additional degree earned. So a good education TODAY can enhance your TOMORROW! Brenda

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Out of 36,660 AVID seniors… Brenda

The Impact of AVID at our school   AVID School wide College Acceptance Rate for Class of 2015 94% 17% *This percent includes AVID students 6% * If you take out the AVID students Brenda

AVID Basics Brenda

Attend 1 hour of Study Hall per week. Student Responsibilities Maintain satisfactory, if not outstanding, citizenship and attendance in all classes. Maintain the AVID binder DAILY with assignments and daily notes in all academic classes. Participate in the AVID elective class willingly, doing all assignments to the best of my ability. Complete all homework assignments and commit to at least two hours of homework every night. Maintain enrollment in college preparatory or advanced placement courses with at least a 2.5 GPA. By the junior year, your GPA should be at least a 3.0. Enroll in at least one honors and/or AP course each year. Prepare tutorial request forms the night before and be ready to turn them in upon entering the AVID classroom on tutorial days. Attend 1 hour of Study Hall per week. Support, Respect, Encourage, and Show Enthusiasm both inside and out of the AVID classroom. Be an AVID leader! Attend AVID events after school hours, such as our AVID Parent Night and the Awards Events. Be an AVID leader and demonstrate outstanding behavior and academics!

A Typical Week in AVID Monday: AVID Curriculum Tuesday: Tutorial Wednesday: AVID Curriculum Thursday: Tutorial Friday: Binder Check, Guest Speakers, Team Building

Important Tutorial Requests Forms are now due Tuesdays and Thursdays. Grade Checks are DUE each month. Grade Checks must have a parent signature! Students must log 1 hours of tutoring/ study time each week. Study logs are due at the end of the month. Binder Checks are on Fridays. Binders are to be 2”-3” Agenda, Pencil Pouch, Dividers for each subject

Important! Approval is needed to exit the AVID program. Parent, teacher and student must be in agreement that it is in the student’s best interest to exit AVID. A student will not be exited from AVID by counselor unless a phone or personal conference has been held with parent, teacher, and student. Parental approval is also needed to drop any student from an Honors or AP class. Mr. Kruger

Why are Honors/AP Classes so Important? “Advanced Placement Program®(AP®) courses give you a head start on college while you’re still in the supportive environment of a high school classroom. Taking the end-of-course AP Exam sends a powerful message to colleges and universities that you’re ready for them, and can enable you to gain admission, college credit, and placement into advanced courses.”- Collegeboard.com

5 Major Reasons to Take Honors and AP Classes: Receive college credit (on AP test scores of 3 and above) Impress College Admission Counselors Develop College-Level Academic Skills Free up your schedule in college to take more elective classes or double major if you want. Save Money! You get a head start on college classes, and you’re more likely to graduate within 4 years.

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2014/2015 AP Enrollment Grade AP Classes Freshmen 50% Sophomores 85% Juniors 86% Seniors 100% *The percentages above include ONLY AP courses in grades 11 or 12.

The AVID Path & A-G Requirements…

A-G Requirements A- History / Social Science (2 years) B- English (4 years) C- Math (3-4 years) D- Lab Science (2-3 years) E- Foreign Language (2-3 years) F- Visual & Performing Art (1 year) G- College Prep Elective (1 year)

11th Grade

11th Grade AVID Pathway Courses English 3, English 3 Honors or AP Language US History or AP US History Algebra 2, Algebra 2 Honors, Pre Calculus or Pre Calculus Honors Chemistry or Honors Chemistry AVID Foreign Language (AP available) AP Psychology Optional *Students must take at least one honors and/or AP class Sharmayne

11th Grade Tests PSAT is required for all AVID juniors October 14th Cost is covered in the AVID donation PARENTS: If your child qualifies for Free or Reduced Lunch, please have them bring in the letter from the District Office. SAT is required for all AVID juniors during semester 2 All AVID juniors can take it for free ACT is required for all AVID juniors during semester 2 Sharmayne

Junior Road Trip In Spring, juniors will have the opportunity visit: Stanford UC Berkeley UC Santa Barbara UC Santa Cruz UC Davis UC Merced CSU Fresno CSU Chico CSU San Francisco CSU Poly San Louis Obispo CSU Northridge Non college tours: Capitol Building in Sacramento, Fishermen’s Wharf in San Francisco & Golden Gate Bridge The trip is 5 days/ 4 nights. Cost depends on fundraising, but estimated @ $400 to include transportation, lodging, & food. Sharmayne

12th Grade

12th Grade AVID Pathway Courses Expository Writing or AP Literature Government/Economics AVID Seminar Pre-Calculus, Pre Calculus Honors, Calculus A/B AP Physics or Anatomy Foreign Language (AP available) Health/ AVID Tutor Dance, Art, Animation or Film Studies (If you haven’t already taken one of these courses for A-G Fine Art) *You must take at least one honors and/or AP class. No short schedule. Brenda

12th Grade Important Info. All seniors must take the SAT and ACT at least once by December 2015. Fee waivers are available. Encourage your student to study and prepare for these tests. School Average SAT Average ACT Stanford 2070-2350 31-34 UCLA 1750-2160 25-32 UCR 1470-1800 20-26 CSUF 1370-1680 19-24 CSUSB 1180-1470 16-20 CBU 1270-1650 18-24 Brenda

12th grade Important Dates CSU applications can be submitted October 1st- November 31st. www.csumentor.org UC applications can be submitted November 1st- November 30th. https://admissions.universityofcalifornia.edu Financial Aid PIN can be requested now @ www.fafsa.gov Fill out FAFSA January 1st 2016

Personal Information For college applications and the FAFSA students will need: Reliable address, email, and phone number SSN (if applicable) Gross income as stated on last year’s taxes including the amount of dependents in the household Credit card or payment info. may be needed

Senior Only Events AVID UCR Ceremony- May 2016 AVID Senior Banquet- June 2016

THE AVID Donation

AVID Parents, we need your financial help so we’re asking for donations from each student. What AVID services would cost you if you paid out of pocket… Brenda

Freshmen Year 60 hours of group tutoring @ $20 per hour After school tutoring @ $30 per hour 5 hours of group counseling with Mrs. A-C @ $20 per hour 1 hour of individual counseling @ $70 per hour College field trips @ $20-40 per student Total: $1440+ Brenda

What it would cost What we need to raise (average per student) 9th grade- $20 10th grade- $30 11th grade- $40 12th grade- $55 9th grade- $1440+ 10th grade- $1620+ 11th grade- $1690+ 12th grade- $2552+ The average AVID student receives many perks including fieldtrips, free tutoring, extra counseling, access to premier scholarships, discounts and fee waivers to tests to name a few!

Participation in fieldtrips Sophomore Road trip Deposit If we reach our fundraising goals, students will receive: AVID T-shirt Grade 11: PSAT (AVID sophomores and juniors are required to take this test) Participation in fieldtrips Sophomore Road trip Deposit Junior Road trip Deposit AVID Awards AVID End of the Year Activity Senior Banquet Ticket Honor Stoles (seniors only) *If we don’t reach our fundraising goals, these items will be limited based on funding and priorities.

Fundraising Option For parents who are unable to donate, sponsor letters are available. All sponsors who donate more than $25 will be eligible to receive an AVID t-shirt.

Deadline We sent home fliers stating that we would like to have all money by Tuesday September 8, 2015. If you have a donation now, please see our AVID Club reps and Ms. Lawson-Franklin after this presentation.

This concludes our presentation Once you leave the theater please exit through the side door into the Commons. Be sure to sign in. Only parents may sign. If you’d like to give money for your child’s donation, please see Ms. Lawson-Franklin. Your child’s teacher will be available if you have any questions.

Thank You AVID Parents and Students!