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iLead Parent Night August 22, 2012 Ben Egan, Principal Patty Girgis, Assistant Principal Jason Belcher, iLead Teacher

Features and Statistics of AVID at PVHS  9 th year (Class of th graduating class)  100% acceptance rate to 4 year colleges for the students that apply  Cal Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD, UCSB, UCI, UCR, UCSC –SDSU, Cal Poly SLO / Pomona, CSULB, CSU Humbolt, CSU San Francisco –USC, Smith College, Villanova University, University of Michigan, University of Arizona, Pepperdine University, Chapman University, Indiana University, Santa Clara University, University of Colorado, Franklin College in Switzerland, DePaul, TCU

PV AVID Statistics (based on )  AVID CSF membership –57% of AVID student population  Class GPAs average 3.3  89% of the program passed all classes with C’s or better  Honors / AP enrollment –Freshman: 21% took at least 1 honors (up from 14%) –Sophomore: 32% took at least 1 AP or honors –Junior: 24% took at least 1 AP –Senior: 58% took at least 1 AP (up from 42%)

iLead Program Components  Must enroll in iLead Course (Mr. Belcher) Course title – “Opportunity” (Pd. 4) in lieu of Health…must take on-line or summer  Guaranteed Foreign Language Course  Core Subject Clusters (math, science, Eng.)  Lunch and before school tutorial (potential) Tutors and cluster teachers providing support

Highlights  Academic tutorials (potential) –Outside, professionally trained tutors  Community service hours (potential) –Freshmen / Sophomores: 10 hours per semester –Juniors: 20 hours per semester –Seniors: Senior Presentation/Project  Library Tutorial Center & “Cram” Sessions –After school tutorials (M-Th) –Weekend “Cram” Sessions (Fri & Sat before end of semester exams)

Highlights (cont’d)  Two university trips per year One day trips (each semester) LMU, USC, Pepperdine, Occidental College Cal State Fullerton, Cal State Long Beach, UC Irvine, UCLA

Highlights (cont’d)  College test preparation –PSAT, SAT, ACT  iLead t-shirts (student design)  Monthly lunchtime mixers  Fun Fridays  Zero Zeros Pizza (quarterly)  CST Incentives

Parent Involvement Opportunities  3-Way Partnership –Student, Teacher, & Parent  Monitor Progress & Study Plan –ParentConnect, Daily Routine, Dialogue about school  On-line Communication Resources –Naviance, eTUSD Webpages, with teachers & counselor  Car Wash & Other Fundraisers –Pay for outside tutoring –College Visits –Teacher Training & Classroom Resources –Zero Zero Pizza & Food for mixers –T-shirts

Final Thoughts/Questions Thank you!