1. AVID Elective Overview
AVID at a Glance

2. What AVID is…
AVID is an acronym that stands for Advancement Via Individual Determination.
AVID is an in-school academic support program for grades 4-12 that prepares students for college eligibility and success.
AVID places academically average students in advanced classes.
AVID levels the playing field for minority, rural, low-income, and other students without a college-going tradition in their families.
AVID is for ALL students, but it targets those in the academic middle.
AVID is implemented school wide and district wide.

3. What AVID isn’t… AVID isn’t a remedial program.
AVID isn’t a free ride.
AVID isn’t a niche program.
AVID isn’t a college outreach program. 3

4. 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 school wide/district wide leading and performance.

5. The Purpose of AVID
The purpose of the AVID program is to restructure the teaching methods of an entire school and
to open access to the curricula that will ensure four-year college eligibility to almost all students.

6. The AVID Student Profile
Students With Academic Potential
Average to high test scores
GPA
College potential with support
Desire and determination
Meets One or More of the Following Criteria
First to attend college
Historically underserved in four-year colleges
Low income
Special circumstances

7. Sample Week in the AVID Elective
AVID Curriculum includes:
Strategies for Success
College and Careers
Writing Curriculum
Oral language/public speaking
Note-taking practice
Test preparation
Research
WICR activities
AVID Tutorials include:
Collaborative study groups
Problem solving
Note-taking
Higher-level thinking questions
WICR strategies
Reflection and evaluation
Motivational Activities include:
Speakers
Field trips
Philosophical chairs/Socratic Seminar
Team building
Media Center/Career Center
Other motivational activities that
support AVID goals

8. Writing Curriculum Writing to Learn Writing Process Focus Lessons
Timed Writing

9. Inquiry Method Engage in skillful questioning Higher level thinking
Respectful dialogue

10. Collaboration Students ask, explore and answer questions.
Students are listeners, thinkers, speakers, and writers.
Students discover ideas and remember
because they are actively involved.
Teacher becomes a coach, guiding students in their learning.

11. Tutorials:
Purpose
Create deeper understanding of concepts covered in core content classes.
Develop skills necessary to become
self-directed learners.
It's not just homework help!
Process
To push each other's thinking. AVID tutorials utilize an inquiry process.
Tutors do not give answers; they facilitate the group's discovery with critical questions.
Students reflect on their learning.

12. Reading to Learn Connect to prior knowledge Understand text structure
Use text-processing strategies
(during and after reading)

13. AVID: Collaborative Support for Success of Underserved Students
Colleges
and
Universities
AVID
Support
Staff
Community
AVID
Coordinator
(AVID Elective
Teacher)
Parents
Student
Administration
Tutors
Subject
Area
Teachers
Counselors