DCC Middle School

AVIDADVANCEMENT VIA INDIVIDUAL DETERMINATION

AVID Site Team

Mr. Geraci – AVID Administrator

Mrs. DeBise – AVID Coordinator

Mrs. Washington – AVID Elective Teacher

AVID Academic Team – Mrs. Griffin (ELA), Mrs. Lee (I & S), Mr. Moreno (Math), and Mr. Gary (Science)

AVID Counselor – Mrs. Qualters

IB/MYP Coordinator – Alisa Schleder

A new AVID Academic Team will be identified each year. These academic teachers will attend training at the AVID Summer Institute

Interactive Notes

Focused note-taking process

Processing/Academic Questions

What it looks like

What is AVID?

AVID, which stands for Advancement via Individual Determination is a non profit company that helps train teachers to support students by preparing them to be college-ready.

AVID utilizes research-based instructional strategies and curriculum to help students prepare for the rigors of high school and college.

What is AVID?

AVID’s approach is to help students prepare for the rigors of college with strategies in Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, and Reading.

WICOR Strategies

AVID takes a two pronged approach to helping students succeed.

The AVID Elective (Secondary Only)

AVID School Wide

Implementation Plan

Thirty (30) 7th Grade Students selected for the 2019-20 school year

These students will remain in the AVID Program for the 2020-2021 school

year when they are in 8th grade

Thirty new students are selected to be in the AVID program for the 2020-

2021 school year. These are 7th grade students

During the 2021-2022 school year there will be 30 AVID students in each

grade.

AVID Site Team members attend training during the summer months.

AVID results

Impacts 1.2 Million students annually in 44 states and 16 other countries.

92% of AVID graduates completed four-year college entrance

requirements.

In Colorado:

82% took at least one course of rigor (IB/AP).

98% Graduated from high school with avg. GPA of 3.1

87% of students applied to four-year college, 78% accepted.

83% persisted into their second year of college

Colorado AVID

25 Districts have AVID programs at 122 sites.

8,689 Secondary students enrolled in 2015-16, with enrollment increasing

every year.

Academy School District 20 secondary schools:

Air Academy

Pine Creek

Rampart

Timberview

AVID within our schedule

All Students in the AVID Program are required to be in the AVID Elective

Class

The AVID Elective will be every other day – (This is the same as all other

electives)

The AVID Elective class is year long

AVID Students will be scheduled with Mrs. Lee 1st Semester and Mr. Gary

2nd Semester for Thunder Time

Mrs. Lee and Mr. Gary will work with the students on the AVID WICOR

Strategies during this time

The AVID Elective

Writing

Reading

Organization

Inquiry

Collaboration

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5

AVID Curriculum Sequencing

The AVID Tutorial

The AVID Tutorial? ?

AVID in the L&L Classroom

Focused Note-taking Check-in

Sentence Frames

Socratic Seminars/Discussion Starters

AVID in the I&S Classroom

Interactive Vocabulary Word Wall

Academic Language

Reading strategies- especially when analyzing

primary and secondary sources

AVID in the Science Classroom

AVID in a science classroom;

Lots of student engagement with interactive labs and virtual labs.

Focused note taking.

Literacy for interdisciplinary learning.

AVID in the Math Classroom

The math class will be using the WICOR concepts to support instruction of

the CDE math standards.

The following are some of the WICOR concepts that will be used in class:

Interactive Notebook

Socractic seminar

Study Groups

Peer Mentoring

Allow for process time for concepts

Group activities

What is the purpose of the AVID binder?

Organization is an important skill in school, career and other aspects of daily life. The AVID binder is an organizational tool to help students maintain notes and school work in one place. Students are expected to maintain a binder, which has been provided to them along with all of the necessary items needed. They are expected to keep it organized using the AVID methods they have been taught.

Students will be evaluated on organization and whether they have all of their

materials for every class in their binder. The binder will be evaluated weekly and taken as an assessment grade.

Students should spend no more than 30 minutes each day organizing and completing their notes. It should be a red flag to parents if their student spends two or more hours the night before a binder check trying to put it together.

IB/AVID compatibility

IB Mission Statement AVID Mission Statement

AVID’s mission is to close the

achievement gap by preparing all

students for college readiness and

success in a global society.

The International Baccalaureate aims

to develop inquiring, the organization

works with schools…to develop

challenging programmes…to

encourage students across the world

to become active, compassionate, life

long learners…”

Approaches to

Learning

Selection and Registration Examples

Discovery Canyon Middle School

AVID: Advancement Via Individual Determination Application for 20__-20__

Student’s Name (Please print) _____________________________________

Parent/Guardian Name (Please print) ______________________________________

Address ______________________________________________________________

Phone Number_________________________________________________________

School Currently Attending ___________________________________

Homeroom Teacher_____________________________________________________

Parent’s Highest Level of Education (Circle one for each parent.)

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

University/College/Technical School 1 2 3 4

Masters Doctorate As a parent or guardian you must support your child in his or her attempt to pursue the dream of going to college and be an advocate for his or her success. Are you willing to attend at least one information meeting about AVID and help ensure that your child is studying 1 to 2 hours after school and keeping an organized binder and planner?

Yes No

Parent/Guardian Signature: _________________________________ As an AVID student you will be required to maintain passing grades, to always put forth your best effort, and to be a role model in the school. This means discipline should not be a problem. Are you willing to follow these guidelines?

Yes No

Student Signature: _________________________________________

Please return this form, with 2 completed teacher recommendation forms, to your counselor by November 19, 20__.

DDC MS AVID TEACHER RECOMMENDATION FORM

Date _______________

Dear _________________________________,

(Teacher’s Name)

_________________________________________, a student in one of your classes, has been

recommended for placement in the AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination)

program. This is a course designed primarily for students who may have college potential. I

would very much appreciate it if you u would take a few minutes to answer the following

questions so that I may determine an appropriate placement of the student.

Please return this form to _________________________________ at your earliest convenience.

Thank you,

_______________________________________

Signature)

Never Sometimes Always

Do you believe this student needs the

support of the AVID class? ______ ______ ______

Does this student seem to have college

potential? ______ ______ ______

Does this student display good

classroom work habits? ______ ______ ______

Does this student practice good

citizenship?

______ ______ ______

Does this student have an acceptable

attendance record? ______ ______ ______

Other Comments

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

Student agreement example:

Discovery Canyon Middle School

AVID Contract

Advancement Via Individual Determination

Name of Student:______________________________Enrollment Date:____________

Student Number:______________________________

AVID is a program that prepares students for four-year college eligibility.

Student goals:

1. Academic success in high school/college preparatory classes.

2. Successful completion of high school/college eligibility requirements.

3. Enrollment in four-year college or university after high school graduation.

Student Responsibilities:

1. Maintain satisfactory citizenship and attendance in all classes.

2. Maintain the AVID binder contents including, but not limited to, assignment

sheets and Cornell notes.

3. Complete all homework assignments and commit to a minimum of two hours of

homework each night.

4. Maintain a grade of 81 (or 2.5) or higher in all classes.

Student Agreement:

I agree to accept enrollment into the AVID elective class, which will offer academic

support to me. I want to succeed and I understand I must take individual

responsibility for my own success. I understand that in order to give fair

consideration to my involvement with the program, I must commit to remaining

enrolled in the AVID elective for at least one year and that I will be allowed to

remain in the program only if I meet the student responsibilities outlined above. I

also understand that studies show I will be most likely to demonstrate academic

improvement if I remain in the program for at least three years. I will be most likely

to achieve my goal of enrollment in a four-year college if I remain in AVID through

my senior year in high school.

Student Signature:_______________________________

Support Statement: We agree to support the efforts of this student in meeting the

goals outlined above.

_______________________________ ___________________________

AVID Coordinator Signature Parent Signature:

_______________________________ ___________________________ AVID Counselor Signature: Site Administrator Signature:

Dates to Remember

Application Due Date

January 15 to January 30

Student Interviews

February 5 to February 22

Avid Celebration Night

March 14, 2019

Q&A