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AVID Presentation to FSD School Board and Leadership

Introduction

• Essential Question: How does AVID

benefit FSD 145 students?

• Objective: School Board and

Leadership will be updated about how AVID WICOR StratEgies Support student interaction with the curriculum and peers and the development of executive functioning skills

AVID + WICOR = Student Success

A: Advancement W: Writing V: Via I: Inquiry I: Individual C: Collaboration D: Determination O: Organization R: Reading

The AVID System in FSD #145

• ALL 4th graders at Blackhawk, Center, Empire, Lincoln-Douglas, and

Taylor Park are introduced to WICOR skills, with an emphasis on Inquiry and Organization

• ALL 5th and 6th grades at CSMS and FMS build upon their WICOR skills

and use them to support their content learning. Increasing emphasis is placed upon reflective writing, inquiry, and collaboration skills.

• 7th-12th grade students have the opportunity to interview to be in

the AVID Elective Class. ALL students benefit from having Trained AVID Site Members modeling WICOR strategies as their content teachers, school counselors, and administrators. The AVID elective class uses the national AVID Weeks at a Glance curriculum to assure college

• readiness. Currently 125 high school students and 102 middle level

students are enrolled in the AVID elective.

Evolving and Increasing Rigor

• Our 7th -12th grade AVID Sites (FMS, CSMS, and FHS) have converted to

using the new and more rigorous Certification and Coaching Instrument (CCI) tool to measure our implementation

• 5 AVID Elementary Sites piloted the new Elementary Certification

and Coaching Instrument which increases rigor and expectations for implementation at the elementary grade levels

• ALL FSD AVID elective teachers are using the national Weeks at a

Glance AVID curriculum which is continuously reviewed to assure that it meets the college readiness needs of students nationwide

• ALL AVID 7th graders are now being included in practice collegiate

testing, as opposed to only 8th graders previously

AE Teacher Perspective: mrs. Namio

My AE Classroom Experiences:

AVID has given my students an opportunity to take ownership of Their

• learning. By incorporating wicor strategies into our existing

curriculum, schoolwide and bridges, students are able to navigate through the rigorous curriculum and use higher level critical thinking skills that will prepare them for middle and high school.

Supporting Elementary Students

• We are currently supporting 46 teachers and students 7 AVID

Elementary (AE) sites.

• Two and Three column notes support note taking for concepts

within the Schoolwide and Bridges Curricula

• Costa’s Levels are used to assure that students are interacting

with the curricula at the highest levels

• Organizational structures are expressly taught and

systematically used in grades 4-6 support development of executive functioning skills

• Many AVID ELementary strategies support 21st Century skills and

Social Emotional Goals (Ie. Socratic Seminar, Philosophical chairs)

Fourth Grade Exemplars: Planner

Fourth Grade Exemplars: Two & Three Column Notes

Fourth Grade Exemplars: Levels of Thinking

Fourth Grade Exemplars: Organizational Tool

AVID Elementary Sample Data:

• AE Key Component Assessment Data: Given Pre-Mid-Post
• 5 Key Areas: Organizational Tool, Agenda Planner, 2

Column Notes, 3 Column Notes, Levels of Thinking

• Goal: Growth in All Areas
• Data reviewed by AE Leadership

And site team 3X per year

• DD support for Areas of NeeD

*center, Fall to Winter Year 1

Professional Development

• Inquiry w/ Costa’s Levels of Thinking has been an area

identified for emphasis this year and next Based on AE datA

• WICOR Weds strategy sharing
• modeling at District and building of Strategies for focus

Areas

• Both District AVID Coordinators are trained AVID staff

developers and able to offer some national quality Pd in district for only the cost of stipends (if outside contract hours) and materials

• WE will be able to offer “the ART of Inquiry” training in

district next year (Collaborative Study groups, Costa’s, Socratic Seminar)

Data Access & Use

• Meetings with Technology are ongoing to increase efficiency
• f access to AVid related data
• Weekly analysis of AVID elective student grades/discipline to

to identify needs and developing trends and address them sooner (previously analyzed Mt and Quarter)

• Analyzing how to best apply AVID system’s emphasis on goal

setting and growth mindset to help families and students understand MAP data as one tool to gauge college readiness

Elective Teacher Perspective: mrs. Evans

My Experiences:

Avid has opened my eyes to a new way of teaching. My background, as a PE teacher, was not classroom oriented. AVID has not only given me classroom strategies to help the students achieve and grow, but it has also given me a platform to help build relationships with the students that I work with on a daily basis. I am forever changed as a teacher because of AVID.

Favorite WICOR Strategy:

My favorite wicor strategies are socratic seminars and philosophical chairs. I love getting kids involved in discussions about articles and current topics. I love empowering kids to voice their opinions and providing a safe place for them to have discussions.

Supporting 7th & 8th Grade Students

• Students elect to join the AVID class to continue developing their skills in 5

key areas: Writing Inquiry Collaboration Organization and Reading

• Students commit to their AVID contract and to taking the most rigorous

classes appropriate to the student (honors)

• The tutorial process (like college study groups) is taught and utilized twice

each week.

• Cornell Note taking and overall organization are assessed weekly
• All students participate in practice collegiate testing and high school

planning

7th and 8th Grade Elective Data

• Currently 30 CSMS students and 72 FMS students are in the AVID

Elective (18% of All 7th/8th graders)

• 83% of Middle Level AVID Elective Students are taking one or more

honors classes

• 62% of Middle Level AVID Elective Students have all C’s or higher Final

Grades as of Jan. 30th

• AVID Students Had a higher Attendance rate in 2016-2017

FMS AVID: 93.8% vs. 93.65% school CSMS AVID 94.81% vs. 93.52% school

• AVID students had a lower number of behavioral occurrences

FMS AVID: 14% vs. 18% school CSMS AVID 10% vs. 17% school

MAP DATA Middle Level

• AVID 8 student Group had higher % that met

Projected growth than ALL 8th grade student Group for Math

• AVID 7 & 8 Groups had higher % that met projected

growth than ALL 7th/8th grade level Group for Reading

• AVID 7 Students had higher % that met projected

growth that all 7th grade students for Science

Middle Level Exemplars: Cornell Notes

Middle Level Exemplars: AVID Binder w/planner

Middle Level Exemplars: Tutorial Process

HS Elective Data

There are currently 125 AVID HS Elective students (9.8%

• f all HS)

77% of High School AVID Elective Students are taking one

• r more honors, AP, or dual credit classes

48% of High School AVID Elective Students with all C’s or higher AVID Students had a Higher Attendance rate in 2016-2017 FHS AVID: 94.56% VS FHS ALL 92.4%

From a Student Perspective

Nylasha Elijah Mario

Student Perspective: Elijah

If I had AVID in Fourth Grade:

• Could have been more organized, and kept up with

more things

• Had less missing assignments
• Would have understood algebra better
• Not get into as much trouble as I did
• Enjoyed my classes more (maybe)

Student Perspective: Mario

How AVID is helping me: AVID is helping me to try and better my college experience and visualize how college will be. AVID also helps me with support from my teacher, who is constantly having conversations with me about applying to college and my grades. How AVID would have helped me if I had it in fourth grade: I think AVID would have possibly helped with my learning experience in note taking, learning logs, and binder checks.

“I believe if I didn’t have AVID or sports And the people that surround me, I wouldn’t be as focused as I am now.”

Student Perspective: Nylasha

How AVID is helping me: AVID is helping me with my organization and my communication skills. Through AVID I have learned to ask questions effectively and to organize my papers, scholarships, and worksheets accordingly. How AVID would have helped me if I had it in fourth grade: If I were to have had access to AVID in the fourth grade it would have helped me a lot with my organization and with better time

• management. I think I would have thought about my path long

term instead of waiting until eighth grade.

“If it wasn’t for my family And the relationships that I have created with the ones around me, I wouldn’t be the young lady I am today.”

From a Student Perspective

Areich

“I want to use my education to help me to be the best filmmaker.”

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Dawn

“I want to use my education to become an educator and impact the Future by teaching young children moral skills and standard math and reading skills.”

From a Student Perspective

Robert

“Being in AVID for six years, I feel like This is the perfect advantage to Succeeding in college.”

Sydney

“The place where you grow up and the things you have to face shape you to be able To deal with anything that is Thrown your way.”

Of the 13 AVID seniors...

85% have taken a course of rigor (Honors, AP, Dual Credit) 100% completed four-year college entrance requirements 100% took college entrance exams ( SAT, ACT)

Of the 13 AVID seniors...

100% applied to four-year colleges 92% have college acceptances so far...

Areas for Possible Growth

3rd Grade AVID Elementary: Some buildings are requesting permission to expand aE to 3rd

• grade. The only additional cost would be to train teachers needing

training, which could be done in house. The Site license fee would not increase. Organizational and Goal Setting Alignment 4-12:

• Quarterly district AE site team meetings (in addition to

individual building Meetings)

• Color code subjects within system
• Align planner and SMART Goal setting tool use

20th Anniversary Celebration

April 27th at the Masonic Temple 5 pm Meet & Greet, 6 PM Dinner With AVID students and Site Team members of today and years Past

• Mr. Buss, our first AVID District Coordinator, will be our keynote

AVID Seniors will be recognized with Graduation Stoles and the Hayner Memorial scholarship winner will be announced

In Summary

Thinking back to the essential question we asked you earlier...

• From this presentation, do you have a clearer

picture how AVID is supporting our FSD students?

• Questions?
• Comments?