The AVID Elective course is intended to accelerate student skills in multiple areas (writing, inquiry, collaboration, organization and reading) and not appropriate for students in need of intense remediation. AVID prepares students for the rigors of college prep classes by providing a curriculum in writing, inquiry, collaboration, and reading, personal exploration of strengths, college/career knowledge and research, study and organizational skills as well as a student-led Socratic Tutorial process with adult/college/high school mentors 1-2 days a week.
General profile of an AVID student:
Student consistently performs near or above grade level proficiency, 2.0-3.5 GPA or an average of summary judgments on standards based report card (academically in the middle).
Other qualifications considered: first in the family to attend college, identifies from a group traditionally underserved in four-year colleges, qualifies as economically underserved, and/or has a special circumstance or situations.
Exhibits the desire and determination to attend college and needs support to reach potential.
What AVID is Not:
AVID is not an “at-risk” program. It is a program designed to support students who would otherwise not attend and graduate from a four-year university
AVID is not for students who do not do any of their work in and outside of school
AVID is not for students who consistently receive grades of “D” or “N”
AVID is not a program for unmotivated students. They must have the individual determination or at least the potential and desire to improve
AVID is not a college preparation program or ACT/SAT prep course for those who already have access to a support system to be college ready
