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AVID (Period 7)

Course Description

A.V.I.D.
Advancement Via Individual Determination
 
AVID Mission Statement
 
AVID's mission is...
 
Our mission is student-focused, but our work transforms the behaviors and expectations of the teachers who support the AVID student. Our mission centers on the goals our students set out to achieve.
 
...to close the achievement gap
 
At AVID, we seek to close the achievement gap by improving the performance of all students, especially those who have not traditionally succeeded in completing college entrance requirements: students who are underrepresented in four-year colleges and universities, students in the academic middle, students who are the first in their family to go to college.
 
...by preparing all students
 
A common misconception about AVID is that we focus solely on minority and low-income students. Not at all! AVID is a college readiness system that starts in elementary school. We have a school-wide approach for elementary grades where AVID is available to ALL students. In middle and high school, we target a core population of students who enroll in an AVID elective class. As the system takes root in secondary schools, AVID gradually expands school-wide to serve all students. AVID Postsecondary continues to support students in their efforts to earn a college degree by developing the skills needed to persist in college.
 
...for college readiness
 
Because AVID provides students with a clearly defined and delineated road map, they gain the confidence needed to pursue their dreams of college. AVID prepares students for the rigors of college, and provides them with academic skills, content knowledge, and social adaptability needed for college success.
 
...and success in a global society.
 
The AVID system empowers students by instilling in them the academic and social skills needed to successfully complete college and become responsible participants and leaders in our global society.
 
The PLHS AVID program is a four-year regularly scheduled elective college preparatory class for students with academic potential.
 
Roles and Responsibilities of an AVID Student
    • Take individual responsibility for your own success
    • Want to succeed
    • Exhibit positive attitudes towards yourself and others
    • Be open to new experiences
    • Become an independent learner
    • Come to class prepared
    • Serve as a role model for other students
    • Keep your parents informed of your progress
    • Become involved in campus activities
What are the requirements of the Program?
    • Desire and determination
    • Motivation to seek a four-year college education
    • A commitment to take the most rigorous courses appropriate at each grade level
    • Meet the minimum college a-g requirements
    • Maintain excellent citizenship and attendance in all classes
    • Maintain a minimum four-year college going grade point average
    • A commitment to two hours minimum of homework each night
    • Should meet one or more of the following criteria:
1. First generation in his/her family to attend college
2. Historically “least served” in four-year colleges/universities
3. Low income
4. Special circumstances
 
AVID is a non-profit, proven college readiness system that closes the achievement gap. Today, AVID is implemented in approximately 4,800 schools in 48 states and 16 countries/ territories; AVID serves more than 425,000 students in grades 4-12, as well as students in 24 postsecondary institutions. The AVID College Readiness System transforms a school’s academic culture to increase the number of students who enroll in four-year colleges and succeed in postsecondary education and training.
 
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