1. Advancement Via Individual Determination
AVID was created by one exceptional teacher who recognized that students from low-income families without a college-going tradition could succeed in high school and be college ready.
In 1980, Mary Catherine Swanson was teaching English at Clairemont High School when San Diego schools were being desegregated. Students from urban schools were being bused to the suburbs. Many teachers thought that these students wouldn’t be able to succeed, but Mary Catherine believed that they just needed the opportunity and the right support.
She recruited 32 low-income, diverse students with average grades (C students) and enrolled them in college preparatory classes and an elective class she designed to develop study skills, provide tutoring in collaborative study groups, and focus on writing for learning. The simple formula remains the same: raise expectations of students and, with the AVID support system in place, they will rise to the challenge.
[L. avidus]: eager for knowledge

2. Presenters Rob Gira Timothy Bugno AVID Center Executive Vice President
25 Years – AVID exp.
Timothy Bugno
AVID Center
Project Manager Curriculum
15 Years – AVID exp.

3. Our Mission
AVID’s mission is to close the achievement gap by preparing all students for college readiness and success in a global society
(Tim) AVID is a schoolwide college-readiness system that works to influence the belief system, culture and instructional strategies of the entire campus.
AVID addresses college readiness for ALL students, particularly those who would be first-generation college-goers.
Essential Question: When we say all do we mean all? How do we actualize.

4. Participants’ AVID Experience
I know almost nothing about AVID
I have had some professional learning exposure to AVID and AVID strategies
I have used AVID strategies with my students or with other staff members
Our site has implemented AVID I am active on the AVID team
Move over, I can do this presentation
Rob will talk through
(Tim Stickies)

5. Session Outcomes Participants will:
Understand AVID’s support for low-income students and Title I schools
Understand AVID’s current transformative efforts
Explore key issues on the horizon for schools, districts, and organizations engaged in college readiness efforts
Rob

6. Commit to Student Success with AVID
Rob
What is used most often to predict trajectory? Zip code

7. What is AVID? A schoolwide college readiness system
A structured approach to rigorous curriculum
Direct support structure for first-generation college-goers
Professional development for educators
Tim

8. The AVID College Readiness System
AVID for Higher Education
AVID Elementary
AVID Secondary
(Tim) OUR MISSION: To close the achievement gap by preparing all students for college readiness and success in a global society.
Challenge is to make this a system (working on it)
Today, I/we will show you how AVID closes the gaps, both the opportunity and the achievement, and prepares students to be successful in college.
First, an introduction to the AVID College Readiness System.
The AVID College Readiness System, available for elementary, secondary and higher education (K-16), is a schoolwide transformational effort focused on leadership, systems, instruction and culture, and is  designed to increase the number of students who enroll and succeed in higher education and in their lives beyond high school.  AVID-trained educators teach students academic and social skills to help them develop the habits and behaviors needed to succeed in rigorous curriculum.  The AVID College Readiness System is a catalyst for developing a school culture that closes the expectation and opportunity gaps many students face, and prepares all students for success in a global society.
AVID Elementary is a foundational component for elementary sites (grades K-8), designed as an embedded, sequential academic skills resource. It is intended for non-elective, multi-subject, multi-ability level classrooms.
- Stages of AVID Elementary (Beginnings, Foundations, Bridges) (grades K-8)
- All students
- Strategies embedded throughout entire instructional day
The core of AVID at the high school and middle level is the AVID elective class where students are enrolled in a school’s most rigorous classes, such as Advanced Placement® (AP) and receive support in the AVID elective class - taught within the school day by a trained AVID teacher.
Schoolwide AVID impacts an entire school by creating a college-going culture across the campus as the majority of staff is trained in AVID strategies, and students in ALL classes are expected to use AVID methodologies, such as Cornell note-taking and group collaboration.
Secondary
Schoolwide impact for all students through teacher training
Core: AVID elective class (ML & HS grades)
- Selected students
- Weekly structure of curriculum & activities
AVID for Higher Education collaborates with institutions of higher education to systemically address the goals of increased learning, persistence, completion and success in and beyond college. AVID supports students in their efforts to earn a college degree and/or certificate by developing and strengthening academic skills and personal abilities.
Each component has continuity to the next through the basic tenets of AVID that include Essentials, WICOR, and a Site Team.
TRANSITION to SCHOOLWIDE: The AVID System works schoolwide to transform entire campuses. [NEXT]

9. The AVID College Readiness System
AVID Elementary
Embedded strategies in multi-subject, non-elective classrooms
AVID Secondary
AVID Elective: year-long elective offered on secondary sites
AVID Schoolwide: strategies across all departments
AVID for Higher Education
AVID for Higher Education works with institutions of higher education to support students with the goal of increasing academic success, persistence, and completion rates.
Rob

10. College Readiness: What Have We Done and Learned in 30+ Years?
Systems matter
The AVID secondary elective develops college ready students
Fidelity to implementation matters
WICOR works
Ongoing professional learning is critical
Leadership by principals and school teams creates success for poor students
Rob

11. AVID Influencers
Mary Catherine Swanson – educator extraordinaire Dr. Uri Treisman – math innovator Dr. Carol Dweck – effort-based thinker Dr. Robert Marzano – instructional innovator Dr. David Conley – college and career readiness expert
Rob

12. Dr. David Conley
A college and career ready student possesses the content knowledge, strategies, skills, and techniques necessary to be successful in a postsecondary setting.
Not every student needs exactly the same knowledge and skills to be college and career ready. A student’s college and career interests help identify the precise knowledge and skills the student needs.
Tim

13. Conley’s Four Keys Model
Tim

14. AVID’s Support for Title I Schools
AVID Elective
The AVID Elective Profile
Intensive 6-12 support for College Readiness
AVID Schoolwide
Researched-based Best Practices
All students supported through systemic transformation
Tim

15. AVID Elementary 50-60% Title I Schools Nearly 700 sites 25 States
Research Based
Rob

16. What is AVID Elementary ?
Foundational component of the AVID College Readiness System (ACRS)
Sequential, foundational, organizational resources intended for the elementary teacher that teaches all ability levels in grades K-8
AVID Strategies and philosophy of educational opportunities for all is threaded throughout the entire school day and across entire grade levels
Implementation is a two-year process that begins with Summer Institute and is accompanied by in-district coaching cycles.
Rob

17. The targeted focus areas…
Provide equal access to all students
Develop organizational skills
Instill student success skills
Inspire belief in academic rigor and success
Smoother transition and increased articulation across the feeder pattern
Identify students for AVID elective
Rob

18. Components of AVID Elementary
Student Success Skills
How “to do” school or the hidden curriculum
Organization
Agenda/Planner, Organizational Tool, Note-taking strategies, time management, goal setting
L-WICOR/WICOR Lessons
Sequential, progressive lessons that incorporate
Writing to Learn, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, Reading to Learn or Learning to WICOR (L-WICOR)
Partnerships
Classroom, grade level, site, district, families, community
Rob

19. What to look for in an AVID Elementary Classroom…
Student EMPOWERMENT Organizational Tools utilized FREQUENTLY, CONSISTENTLY, PRODUCTIVELY All students using NOTE-TAKING STRATEGIES Teachers and students engaged in ALL LEVELS OF THINKING and QUESTIONING RIGOR appropriate for each student
Rob

20. AVID Secondary for Title I Schools
4,000 sites total (60% Title I)
70% students on free and reduced lunch
45 states
Tim

21. How AVID Secondary works
Accelerates under-achieving students who have potential into more rigorous courses
Teaches academic and social skills not targeted in other classes
Provides intensive support with in-class tutors and a strong student/teacher relationship
Creates a positive peer group for students
Develops a sense of hope and personal achievement gained through hard work and determination
Tim
Possible pause for questions

22. Schoolwide AVID Elementary and Secondary
AVID is schoolwide when a strong AVID system transforms the
Leadership
Systems
of a school ensuring college readiness for ALL students.
Instruction
Culture
(Rob) AVID becomes schoolwide through the education and training of staff members and commitment of building leadership to implementing AVID strategies and methodologies across the campus.
AVID Schoolwide Leadership: sets the vision and the tone that promotes college readiness and high expectations for all students in the school
AVID Schoolwide Systems: when systems are in place that support governance, curriculum and instruction, data collection and analysis, professional development, and student and parent outreach to ensure college readiness
AVID Schoolwide Instruction: when the entire instructional staff utilizes AVID strategies, other best instructional practices, and 21st Century tools to ensure college readiness for all students
AVID Schoolwide Culture: is a process where the AVID philosophy progressively shifts the system of beliefs and behaviors thus increasing all students meeting college readiness requirements

23. Expected Impact from Schoolwide AVID
Schoolwide AVID will…
Increase in completion of college entrance requirements
Increase in school’s offerings of rigorous courses
Increase in student enrollment in rigorous courses
Increase in student attendance
Increase in teaching/instructional efficacy
Decrease in negative disciplinary referrals
Transform the school culture from college-eligible to college-ready
Rob

24. AVID Aligns with the Common Core
COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS
AVID
Are aligned with college and work expectations
Is focused on preparing students to become college and career ready
Are clear, understandable, and consistent
Is based on a clear set of 11 Essentials
Include rigorous content and application of knowledge through high-order skills
Provides rigor in the classroom through higher-level thinking activities
Build upon strengths and lessons of current state standards
Supports the implementation of all state standards in all content areas
Are informed by other top-performing countries so that all students are prepared to succeed in our global economy and society
Prepares all students for college readiness and success in a global society
Are evidenced-based
Is based on more than 30 years of data
Tim

25. AVID: Inquiry-based Instruction is Key
Tim

26. AVID, Rigor and the CCSS
“. . . AVID strategies and methodologies prepare students for rigorous curriculum by involving every student in the room, not just those who usually participate in class discussions.”
AP English Teacher
Many of the reading and writing strategies promoted through AVID will receive greater emphasis through CCSS. Common Core is not a big transition to AVID trained teachers.
Mike Warner – Teacher East Bakersfield High School
Tim

27. CCSS (continued)
The Common Core State Standards are at a higher cognitive challenge level than many previous state standards +
Getting to those higher levels requires greater student engagement in and ownership of learning
Tim
Possible pause for questions

28. AVID and the Uncommon Core
Rob

29. Uncommon Core (continued)
Evidence is mounting that “metacognitive learning skills” are as important as content knowledge (see Jan. 28 Commentary in Education Week) +
Recent study from Rice Univ. finds positive correlation between conscientiousness — usually characterized as disciplined and achievement-oriented — and college grade point average
Rob

30. Major Components of a Model of Student Ownership of Learning
Motivation & Engagement
Goal Orientation & Self-Direction
Self-Efficacy & Self-Confidence
Meta-cognition & Self-Monitoring
Persistence/ Resilience/
Grit/Tenacity
Tim

31. Why is Ownership of Learning Important?
“Powerful learning is personal and learners are empowered to shape learning outcomes.”
From: Norton, Famularo, Bennet, and Washington, 2010
Tim

32. Issues on the Horizon for Poor Students
The Gender Gap
Mounting debt/need for financial literacy
Workforce readiness vs. college readiness
District coherence around college readiness
Rob

33. Questions??
Rob

34. Thank You!
Rob Gira Executive Vice President, Quality, Communications & Research
Timothy Bugno Project Manager, Curriculum