1. MAYBERRY MIDDLE SCHOOL
Want College? Get AVID!
MAYBERRY MIDDLE SCHOOL

2. BEFORE WE BEGIN, PLEASE REMEMBER THIS NUMBER:
55%

3. What is . . . ADVANCEMENT VIA INDIVIDUAL DETERMINATION
AVID stands for . . .
ADVANCEMENT
VIA
INDIVIDUAL
DETERMINATION

4. CAN YOU BE COLLEGE READY?
WITH AVID, Or WITHOUT AVID?
Of course you can . . .
But WITH or WITHOUT AVID, you must be willing to work at becoming COLLEGE READY.
Now, what does AVID offer ?

5. What is AVID? Elective Class Binder Cornell Notes Tutorials
AVID “Family”
Organization
Rigorous Courses
Community Service
College Awareness / College Readiness

6. Why AVID? AVID = SUPPORT Elective Teacher(s)
AVID “Family” / Peer Support
College-Age Tutors
Community Commitment
College Recruitment

7. Why AVID? AVID = FUN Community Service Projects Celebration Parties
Recognitions and Awards
College Visits
A sense of belonging

8. The Mission of AVID
AVID’s mission is to close the achievement gap by preparing all students for college readiness and success in a global society.

9. WHAT’S THE NUMBER?
YOU WERE ASKED TO REMEMBER A NUMBER CAN YOU SHOUT IT OUT?
NOW, HERE’S ANOTHER NUMBER TO REMEMBER . . .
89%
55%

10. AVID Seniors (Wichita, 2014)
99.5% Graduated on time
92.8 % Completed C.E.R.
99.2 % Accepted to College
95.4 % Planning to attend college
84.6% Took at least one AP Exam

11. At a HIGH SCHOOL near you!
AVID elective classes
Tutorials
College-age tutors
College awareness activities
Field Trips
Honors and AP courses
Community Service

12. College Readiness: High Level Achievement
20 Dell Scholars
5 Gates Millennium Scholars
50,000 yearly hours of community service, district-wide
AND DID YOU KNOW?
Wichita has AVID for Higher Education
at Butler Community College

13. Nationally Recognized
The data and the stories tell us that the Wichita district is one of the best representations of the AVID College Readiness System in the United States
Rob Gira,
AVID Center Executive Vice President

14. 55% 89% NOW, BACK to our NUMBERS
The average of students who begin college and return for a second year of college.
89%
The average of AVID students who begin college and return for a second year of college!

15. Application Deadline:
APPLY NOW
Please see your elective teacher, counselor, administrator, or AVID site team for an application.
Join AVID and see college become a reality
Application Deadline:
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