1. Orientation-Northside Middle School August 16, 2012

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

3. AVID Core Beliefs AVID Students will…  succeed in rigorous curriculum  enter mainstream activities of the school  increase enrollment in four-year colleges  become educated and responsible  participate and lead in a democratic society

4. Three Main Components  Rigorous Academic Instruction  Tutorial Support  Motivational Activities

5. Rigor is the goal of helping students develop the capacity to understand content that is complex, ambiguous, provocative, and personally or emotionally challenging. Taking rigorous courses opens doors! Source: Teaching What Matters Most; Standards and Strategies for Raising Student Achievement by Strong, Silver and Perini, ASCD, 2001. What is Academic Rigor?

6. To help all students do rigorous work and meet or exceed high standards in each content area, we must help students: Develop as readers and writers Develop deep content knowledge Know content specific strategies for reading, writing, thinking and talking Develop habits, skills, and behaviors to use knowledge and skills Meeting the Challenge

7. Student schedules will vary according to grade level but all AVID students begin their instructional day at 7:50 a.m. Dismissal for AVID students is at 3:05 p.m. Daily Schedule

8. AVID Curriculum Includes: Writing Curriculum College and Careers Strategies for Success Critical Reading Organization and Planning AVID Tutorials Include: Collaborative Study Groups Writing Groups Socratic Seminars A Sample Week in the AVID Elective MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday AVID CurriculumTutorialsAVID CurriculumTutorialsBinder Evaluation Field Trips Media Center Speakers Motivational Activities (within block)

9. Cyndi Storer, Principal Felicia Cartledge, Assistant Principal Lori Ann Hagood, Instructional Specialist Anthony Evans, Guidance Laura Bentley, AVID Elective Teacher Susan Billen, AVID Teacher, ELA and Social Studies Keith Cozart, AVID Teacher, Algebra I Neal Hudson, AVID Teacher, Social Studies Andrea Taylor, AVID Teacher, Mathematics and Science Jeneen Webb, AVID Teacher, Science and AVID Elective Caryn Welborn, AVID Teacher, English I Cathy Chalmers, AVID District Coordinator Support System