AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination)

Overview for Parents & Staff RCOE

Fall 2014

AVID's mission is to close the achievement gap

by preparing all students for college readiness

and success in a global society.

The Mission of AVID

What is AVID?

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A structured, college preparatory system working directly with schools and districts

A direct support structure for first-generation college goers, grades 4-16

A schoolwide approach to curriculum and rigor adopted by more than 4,500 schools in 47 states and 16 countries

A professional development program providing training throughout the world

What is AVID?

What is Avid?

AVID:• Teaches skills and behaviors for academic success• Provides intensive support with tutorials and strong

student/teacher relationships• Creates a positive peer group for students• Develops a sense of hope for personal achievement gained

through hard work and determination• As a result, policymakers and educators now consider

AVID's mission to be an essential strategy for closing the achievement gap, making college access and success available to all students.

AVID Culture

• AVID system is helpful for everyone• College Readiness• Focus on Communication Skill• Training for Staff & Volunteers• Student and Parent Involvement• Professional Learning Communities

AVID Selection

• Students who are in the academic “middle”• Those who have a desire to go to college• Willingness to work hard• Often the first in the family to go to college• Many from a socio-economically

disadvantaged family• One or more special factors that have

influenced their life

The 11 Essentials

1. Avid student selection2. Voluntary participation3. AVID elective class offered during the school

day4. Rigorous course of study5. Strong, relevant, writing and reading

curriculum

The 11 Essentials

6. Inquiry to promote critical thinking7. Collaboration as a basis of instruction8. Trained tutors9. Data collection and analysis10. District and school commitment11. Active, interdisciplinary site team

WICOR

Writing• Writing process• Respond, revise• Edit, final draft• Cornell Notes• Quickwrites• Learning logs, journals

WICOR

Inquiry• Skilled questioning• Socratic Seminars• Quickwrites/discussions• Critical-thinking activities• Writing questions• Open-minded activities

WICOR

Collaboration• Group projects• Response/edit/revision groups• Collaboration Activities• Tutorials• Jigsaw activities• Read-arounds

WICOR

Organization• Binders• Planners• Focused note-taking• Project planning

WICOR

Reading• SQ5R (Survey, Question, Read, Record, Recite,

Review, Reflect)• KWL• Reciprocal teaching• “Think-alouds”• Text structure• Critical reading

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?

AVID

• AVID supports English Language Learners• AVID helps encourage the use of STEM (Science,

Technology, Engineering, and Math) Standards• AVID fits with the Common Core• AVID is a free program at your school

AVID Closes the Achievement Gap for ALL Students

American In-dian or Alaska

Native

Asian Black or African Amer-

ican

Filipino* Hispanic or Latino

Other* White (not Hispanic)

Total

88%93% 94% 93%

90% 91% 92% 91%

21%

49%

25%22%

39%36%

Completion of Four-Year CollegeEntrance Requirements

AVID U.S. U.S. Overall

AVID Center. AVID Senior Data Collection. Study of 22,210 AVID Seniors, [Electronic Database]. (2009 - 2010).

Manhattan Institute, Education Working Paper 3. 2003. Greene, J.P., Forster, G. "Public High School Graduation and College Readiness Rates in the U.S.“ (The most recent national data available.) *Filipino and Other not classified in Manhattan Institute study.

AVID Closes the Achievement Gap for ALL Students

American In-dian or Alaska

Native

Asian Black or African Amer-

ican

Filipino* Hispanic or Latino

Other* White (not Hispanic)

Total

88%93% 94% 93%

90% 91% 92% 91%

26%

59%

23%

45%

22%

32%

40%36%

21%

49%

25%22%

39%36%

Completion of Four-Year CollegeEntrance Requirements

AVID U.S. California Overall U.S. Overall

AVID Center. AVID Senior Data Collection. Study of 22,210 AVID Seniors, [Electronic Database]. (2009 - 2010).

California Department of Education. Dataquest. 12th Grade Graduates Completing all Courses Required for U.C. and/or C.S.U. Entrance Requirements, 2008. n = 376,393

Manhattan Institute, Education Working Paper 3. 2003. Greene, J.P., Forster, G. "Public High School Graduation and College Readiness Rates in the U.S.“ (The most recent national data available.) *Filipino and Other not classified in Manhattan Institute study.

Proportion of AVID Seniors Completing College Entrance Requirements

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%87%

93% 92% 89% 90% 90%

21%

49%

25% 22%

39% 36%

Average Proportion of AVID Seniors Over Five Years Completing College Entrance Requirements Compared to Na-

tional Findings 2005-06 through 2009-10

AVID U.S.

AVID Center. Senior Data Collection System, 2006 – 2010. n=75,081.Manhattan Institute, Education Working Paper 3. 2003. Greene, J.P., Forster, G. "Public High School Graduation and College Readiness Rates in the U.S.“ (The most recent national data available.)Percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole percent.

Percent of Students Applying and Getting Accepted to University of California System

AVID California California Overall0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

13.6%

7.4%

University of California College-Going Rates

AVID Center. AVID Senior Data Collection, CA Seniors, 2009-2010. n = 13,985

California Post-Secondary Education System (CPEC). Enrollment of First-Time Freshmen age 19 and under in Public Institutions For 2008. Aggregated by Higher Education System Where High School County is All Known School Type is Any Public School Including Total of Public High School Graduates. n = 375,973

http://www.cpec.ca.gov/OnLineData/SelectFinalOptions.asp

Percent of Students Applying and Getting Accepted to California State University System

AVID California California Overall0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

40.7%

11.9%

CSU College-Going Rate

AVID Center. AVID Senior Data Collection, CA Seniors, 2009-2010. n = 13,985

California Post-Secondary Education System (CPEC). Enrollment of First-Time Freshmen age 19 and under in Public Institutions For 2008. Aggregated by Higher Education System Where High School County is All Known School Type is Any Public School Including Total of Public High School Graduates. n = 375,973

http://www.cpec.ca.gov/OnLineData/SelectFinalOptions.asp

Percent of Students Completing the California “a-g” Requirements

AVID California California Overall0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100% 91%

34%

Percentage of Students That Have Completed "a-g" Requirements

AVID Center. AVID Senior Data Collection, CA Seniors, 2009-2010. n = 13,985

California Post-Secondary Education System (CPEC). Enrollment of First-Time Freshmen age 19 and under in Public Institutions For 2008. Aggregated by Higher Education System Where High School County is All Known School Type is Any Public School Including Total of Public High School Graduates. n = 375,973

http://www.cpec.ca.gov/OnLineData/SelectFinalOptions.asp

More than 30 years of Success

In just over 30 years, AVID has become one of the most successful college-preparatory programs for low-income underserved students, and today reaches more than 425,000 students in approximately 4,800 schools in 48 states and 16 other countries/territoriesSince 1990, more than 85,500 AVID students have graduated

from high school and planned to attend college.

AVID Real Life

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