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Commit to Student Success with AVID

Agenda This Evening: Welcome: Ruth Moen Executive Director of Secondary Ed.

What is AVID?

• Overview, Purpose, Student and Teacher Voices

Break Ou Out S Sessi ssion

• ns: Mr. Belcher & Site Team

Principal Mt. Si

• Mr. D’Ambrosio & Site Team

Principal TFMS

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[L. avidus]: eager for knowledge

Ad Advanc ncement nt Vi Via Indiv ivid idual ual Determ ermin inat atio ion

Wha hat is is AVID? ?

• A schoolwide college readiness system
• A school elective/exploratory class
• A structured approach to rigorous

curriculum “WICOR”

• Direct support structure for

first-generation college students

• Professional development for educators

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Th The AVID E Ele lective s stude dent pro profil ile

Has as ac acad adem emic p potentia ial

 Average to high test scores  2.0-3.5 GPA  College potential with support  Desire and determination

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Where re is is AVID?

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AVID impacts more than 700,000 students in 45 states and 16 other countries/U.S. territories

AVID ID prepar ares s s student nts t s to…

• Develop as read

readers an and writ writer ers

• Know content specif

ific ic s strategie ies for reading, writing, thinking, and speaking

• Develop hab

habits its, skills, an and behavio viors to use knowledge and skills

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Why Colle lege R Readine ness? ss?

Will every student pursue higher education?

Not ne neces essarily. .

Should every student be prepared for and have the option to attend college or pursue higher education?

Absolu lutely ly!

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Ba Barriers to h higher er ed education ion

• Teacher and school perceptions
• Family fears/lack of resources
• The peer group
• Lack of academic preparation
• Increased competition for

college spaces

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How A w AVID w works

• Acceler

erates es s stud udent ents, , who have potential, into more rigorous courses

• Teac

eaches ac acad adem emic and and social ial s skil ills not targeted in

• ther classes
• Provide

des intensive s suppo pport with in-class tutors and a strong student/teacher relationship

• Creat

eates es a a posit itiv ive p e peer eer group up for students

• Develops a

a se sense of

• f hop
• pe and personal

al a achievem ement ent gained through hard w work k and de determination

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People Like Me (AVID Video) - YouTube

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Student Voices…. What AVID Means To Me Teacher and Student Voice: What AVID Means To Me

• Ms. Garcia TFMS STEM Teacher

• Raises s

student nt a achievement nt

• Ensu

sures c res college a ege access ss and nd s suc uccess

• Clos
• ses o
• ppor

portuni unity and exp xpectat ation gap gaps

Why y AVID W Works ks

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AVI VID cl closes t the he achi hievement gap ap

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AVID Center. AVID Senior Data Collection. (2012- 2013). Study of 34,229 AVID Seniors. Greene, J.P. and Forster, G. (2003). Public high school graduation and college readiness rates in the United States (Report No. 3). New York: Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. *Filipino and Other not classified by Greene and Forster (2003) National data represents the most current comprehensive data available

84% 95% 94% 94% 92% 93% 93% 93% 21% 49% 25% 22% 39% 36%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Filipino Hispanic or Latino Other White (not Hispanic) Overall

AVID U.S. U.S. Overall

* *

2013 AVID seniors completing four-year college entrance requirements

2013 A AVID Se Senio niors

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91% plan lan t to en enroll ll in in a a colle llege o e or univ iversity

» 61% 1% pl plan t to

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enrol

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in a fou

• ur-year u

universit ity » 30% 30% plan an t to enroll i in a a two-ye year colle llege

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AVID Center. AVID Senior Data Collection. (2012- 2013). Study of 34,229 AVID seniors.

Break eak O Out ut Ses Sessions

• ns: Meet

Meet Your

• ur T

Team eam

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• Mt. Si Principals and AVID Site

Team - Stay in Auditorium

Middle School Principals And AVID SITE Team In The Wildcat Court

Bre reak O Out Se Sessio ssions:

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• Q & A with Principals and AVID Site Team
• Review Packet of Materials
• Understand the application process
• Be thoughtful of the impact of your

decision – Prepare for your potential—

• You qualify for the determination to

achieve

All ll AVID se secondary s y stude dents

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66% 59% 41% 1% 21% 2% 50% 18% 5% 1% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Federal Free or Reduced Price Lunch Female Male Other White (not Hispanic) Multi-Racial Hispanic or Latino Black or African American Asian American Indian or Alaska Native

AVID Center. AVID General Data Collection. (2012- 2013). Study of 391,810 secondary AVID students.

Demographics of AVID Secondary Students in 2012-2013

Th The AVID E Ele lective s stude dent pro profil ile

Meets one or more of the following criteria:

• First to attend college
• Historically underserved

in four-year colleges

• Low-income
• Special circumstances

WI WICOR

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Writ iting

• Writing process (prewrite to final draft)
• Respond, revise
• Edit, final draft
• Cornell notes
• Quickwrites
• Learning logs, journals

WICOR

Inqu quiry

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

WICOR

Colla labo bora ration

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

WICOR

Organiz anizatio ion

Tools

• Binders
• Calendars, planners, agendas
• Graphic organizers

Methods

• Focused note-taking system
• Tutorials, study groups
• Project planning, SMART goals

WICOR

Reading ading

• SQ5R (Survey, Question,

Read, Record, Recite, Review, Reflect)

• KWL (What I Know;

What to Learn; Learned)

• Reciprocal teaching
• Think-alouds
• Text structure
• Critical reading

WICOR

A samp mple w week i in the he AVI VID E Elect ctive

Dail ily or Block Schedu edule le

Curric iculum:

 Writing  College and Careers  Strategies for Success  Critical Reading

Tutoria ials:

 Collaborative Study Groups  Writing Groups  Socratic Seminars

Monday ay Tuesday Wednesday ay Thursday ay Frid iday

Binder Evaluation Field Trips Media Center Speakers Motivational Activities (within block) AVID Curriculum Tutorials AVID Curriculum Tutorials Combination for Block Schedule Combination for Block Schedule 53

The e AVID C College llege R Readin ines ess S System em

AVID E Eleme mentary

Embedded strategies in multi-subject, non-elective classrooms

AVID Se Secon

• ndary

AVID ID El Elec ecti tive: : year-long elective offered on secondary sites AV AVID Schoolw lwide: strategies across all departments AVID P Postsecond ndar ary

AVID Postsecondary works with institutions of higher education to support students with the goal of increasing academic success, persistence, and completion rates.

A A Typical D Day in in a an A AVID Ele Elementary C Cla lassroom

• Students use agenda/planner throughout the day
• Organizational tools are expected to be used throughout the

day

• Note-taking strategies are utilized by all students
• Lessons with an emphasis on WICOR are represented in a

variety of subjects