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AVID – Creating A College Ready Culture High School Network Conference 2008

AVID – Creating A College Ready Culture High School Network Conference 2008. The Mission of AVID. The mission of AVID is to ensure that ALL students, and most especially the least served students who are in the middle: will succeed in rigorous curriculum;

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AVID – Creating A College Ready Culture High School Network Conference 2008

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  1. AVID – Creating A College Ready Culture High School Network Conference 2008

  2. The Mission of AVID • The mission of AVID is to ensure that ALL students, and most especially the least served students who are in the middle: • will succeed in rigorous curriculum; • will complete a rigorous college preparatory path; • will enter mainstream activities of the school; • will increase their enrollment in four-year colleges; and • will become educated and responsible participants and leaders in a democratic society. • AVID’s systemic approach is designed to support students and educators as they increase schoolwide/districtwide learning and performance.

  3. What is AVID? • A structured, college preparatory system working directly with schools and districts • A direct support structure for first-generation college goers, grades 4-12 • A schoolwide approach to curriculum and rigor adopted by more than 3,500 middle schools and high schools in 45 states and 16 countries • A professional development program providing training throughout the U.S.

  4. AVID Program Implementation Essentials • 1. AVID student selection focuses on students in the middle (2.0 to 3.5 G.P.A. as one indicator) with academic potential, who would benefit from AVID support to improve their academic record and begin college preparation. • 2. AVID program participants, both students and staff, choose to participate. • The school must be committed to full implementation of the AVID program, with the AVID year-long elective class available within the regular academic school day. • AVID students are enrolled in a rigorous course of study that will enable them to meet requirements for university enrollment.

  5. AVID Program Implementation Essentials(continued) 5. A strong, relevant writing and reading curriculum provides the basis for instruction in the AVID elective class. 6. Inquiry is used as a basis for instruction in the AVID classroom. 7. Collaboration is used as a basis for instruction in the AVID classroom. 8. A sufficient number of tutors are available in the AVID class to facilitate student access to rigorous curriculum.

  6. AVID Program Implementation Essentials (continued) 9. AVID program implementation and student progress are monitored through the AVID Data System, and results are analyzed to ensure success. 10. The school or district has identified resources for program costs, has agreed to implement AVID Program Implementation Essentials and to participate in AVID Certification. It has committed to ongoing participation in AVID staff development. 11. An active interdisciplinary site team collaborates on issues of students access to and success in rigorous college preparatory courses.

  7. What is Academic Rigor? 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.

  8. Meeting the Challenge To help all students do rigorous work and meet or exceed high standards in each content area we must help students: • Develop as readers and writers. • Develop deep content knowledge. • Know content specific strategies for reading, writing, thinking and talking. • Develop habits, and behaviors to use knowledge and skills.

  9. AVID: 28 Years of Success • one of the most successful college-preparatory programs ever for low-income, underserved students • serves more than 300,000 students • in more than 3,500 U.S. schools in 45 states, Canada and 15 other countries • (Began in North Carolina in 1996)

  10. Why AVID Works Places AVID students in rigorous curriculum and gives them the support to achieve; Provides the explicit “hidden curriculum” of schools; Provides a team of students for positive peer identification; and Redefines teacher’s role as that of student advocate.

  11. Ethnic Breakdown of AP Test-takersAVID vs. National Opening access to Advanced Placement courses for all students, regardless of ethnicity or economic background, is essential to leveling the academic playing field. AVID students, who take many AP tests every year, show greater ethnic diversity than AP test-takers do overall. The proportion of Latinos taking AP exams is over five times higher among AVID students than among U.S. students overall. AVID Senior Data Collection. Study of 8318 AVID Seniors, [Electronic Database]/ (2005 - 2006). AVID Center, CA. Other = American-Indian/Alaska Native/Asian/Filipino/Pacific Islander/or Other. The College Board AP Exam national Summary Report, [electronic Database]. (2005). N=449595. New York, New York

  12. Completion of Four-Year CollegeEntrance Requirements AVID students complete university entrance requirements at a much higher ratethan their non-AVID peers. AVID Senior Data Collection. Study of 8318 AVID Seniors, [Electronic Database]. (2005 - 2006). AVID Center, CA. Greene, J.P., Forster, G. "Public High School Graduation and College Readiness Rates in the U.S.“ Manhattan Institute, Education Working Paper 3. 2003.

  13. AVID Graduates • 98% plan to enroll in a college or university • 67% plan to enroll in a four-year university • 31% plan to enroll in a two-year college • 84% of parents have less than a four-year collegedegree Source: AVID Center Data Collection System, 2005-2006 Percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole percent

  14. Percent of Students Applying & GettingAccepted to Four-Year Colleges One of the most impressive and consistent indicators of AVID's success is the rate at which it sends students to four-year colleges. 76% of 2005 AVID graduates were accepted to a four-year college. AVID Center: Senior Data Collection [Electronic Database]. (2005 - 2006). n=8318 AVID Seniors

  15. NC Graduation Rates

  16. AVID in NC

  17. Keys to AVID Implementation • Select a site and district coordinator. • Gain site and district support for the program. • Identify and commit resources for program costs • Clarify the goals of the program for school faculty and gain their support. • Select interdisciplinary AVID site team. • Identify and recruit students. • Schedule class and students. • Recruit and hire tutors. • Attend Summer Institute. • Implement.

  18. AVID: Collaborative Support for the Success of Underserved Students Colleges and Universities AVID Support Staff Community AVID Coordinator (AVID Elective Teacher) Parents Student Tutors Administration Subject Area Teachers Counselors

  19. A strong, committed AVID teacher remains the cornerstone of a successful AVID program.

  20. The prospective AVID teacher must share the same desire and individual determination that we expect of prospective AVID students.

  21. Features of Successful AVID Programs • School Site Leadership • Skilled and Committed Teachers • Effective Site Teams • Access to Quality Professional Development • Access to Effective Tutors • Adequate Funding • Support Beyond the School Site Guthrie & David, Strategies for Dissemination, 1994

  22. AVID Student Selection Looking for three things: • Ability • College Potential • Desire and Determination

  23. The AVID Student Profile Students with Academic Potential • Average to High Test Scores • 2.0-3.5 GPA • College Potential with Support • Desire and Determination Meets One or More of the Following Criteria • First to Attend College • Historically Underserved in 4-year Colleges • Low Income • Special Circumstances

  24. Who do I contact for additional information? Gloria L. Cox – AVID North Carolina State Director gcox@avidcenter.org 980.254.7821

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