1. ESMS AVID Presentation Gianna Summers, gsummers@esusd.k12.ca.us

2. What is AVID? Advancement via Individual Determination ●Helps you master skills essential to high school and college success such as time management, organization, speaking and writing skills. ●Guides you through planning and implementing a four-year plan that will help you meet your college and career goals. ●Assists you in completing the college entrance requirements (A-G). ●Creates a family that will support your academic and social needs. ●Provides extra in class tutorial support for students in college prep, honors and advanced placement classes. ●Directs you through the PSAT/SAT/ACT, college application and college scholarship processes.

3. Who is a good candidate for AVID? A student who... ●…has average to high test scores ●…has 2.0-3.5 GPA ●…has potential to succeed in college prep, honors and advanced placement classes with support ●…has the desire and determination to be successful in high school and beyond ●…will be the first in his or her family to attend college ●…belongs to a group that is historically underserved in 4-year colleges ●…has special circumstances

4. How do you get into AVID? Application process: ●February 18, 2016 AVID Team presentation in history classes at ESMS (during school) ●March 9, 2016 ESMS AVID Parent and student night at ESHS Little Theater/PAC 6pm ●March 15, 2016 Applications are due online or in box in the ESMS office ●March 22-23, 2016 Interviews for AVID held at ESMS Conference room during school (you will get a slip to call you out of class for 10 minutes during the school day at ESMS) ●April 4, 2016 Letters are sent home to all students who interviewed for acceptance or waitlisted (students will sign when they pick up their letter from ESMS office) ●April 15, 2016 Contracts are due if students accept AVID position to box in ESMS office

5. What is the application? Lets check it out! Application

6. What is next? Decide what you want out of ESHS Set yourself up for success! Email me questions, interview tips, comments, concerns Ask questions???? Can you be in a sport and AVID? YES Can you be in choir, drama or band and be in AVID? YES Can you be in AVID, Choir/band/drama, and a sport? YES

7. ASK QUESTIONS Mrs. Gianna Summers, AVID Coordinator and AVID 12 Teacher gsummers@esusd.k12.ca.us Mrs. Sarah Davlantis, AVID 10 Teacher sdavlantis@esusd.k12.ca.us