Growing AVID in Lebanon Community School District

Lebanon School Board: 02/12/15

Lebanons AVID Path:

Grass Roots
Steady and Surely

AVID
Leadership
Vision
Mission
Passion
Example

Expansion: 2014 2015

Feeder middle schools
MS / HS articulation
Establish community partnerships
Establish as part of district
improvement plans

District / Site Level Commitment

District

School Sites

Site Fees

School-wide vision

Ongoing PD support

District Direction

FTE for AVID

Elective Classes

AVID library & misc.

Additional PD

Tutor recruitment
and training

Supporting New Sites

Assistance with student recruitment

Help with arrangements for SI

On-site support for AVID Elective Teachers

On-site staff training: C-Notes, etc.

Monthly site coordinator meetings

Ongoing Support

Site Coordinator meetings and resources

DD on-site visits

AVID Elective Teacher meeting days

Special programs and services

- Coordinated college field trips

Succeed it is what we do!

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AVID Lebanon Community School District

Missions Toward a Common Goal

AVID's mission is to close the achievement
gap by preparing all students for college
readiness and success in a global society.
Our Mission:
In partnership with the community,
we provide exceptional opportunities
to continuously and rigorously
challenge all students to excel as
learners, thinkers and leaders.
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Starting with WHY AVID?

In Lebanon, we have a persistent Achievement
and Opportunity Gap.
In Lebanon, our mission includes preparing all
students to be successful in college and career.
AVID is a proven, research-based college
readiness system that works.

AVID is a systemic approach

Highlights from AVID Graduate Research:

AVID sends over 33% more students to 4-year colleges than local and
national averages.
More than twice the percentage of students with two years of middle
school AVID took three or more AP classes than those with only one
year or no AVID experience in middle school.
AVID students are staying in college once they enroll; 89% of those
who started are in college two years later.

AVID is a highly research-based approach

Why Join AVID?

89% of the students who join

AVID in middle school
and stay in AVID
throughout high school
Graduate from a 4 year college

AVID Closes the Achievement Gap

for ALL Students

AVID Center. AVID Senior Data Collection. Study of 22,210 AVID Seniors, [Electronic Database]. (2009 - 2010).
Manhattan Institute, Education Working Paper 3. 2003. Greene, J.P., Forster, G. "Public High School Graduation and College Readiness
Rates in the U.S. (The most recent national data available.) *Filipino and Other not classified in Manhattan Institute study.

What is AVID?
A structured college preparatory system
working directly with schools and districts
A direct support structure, especially for
first-generation college goers.
A schoolwide approach to curriculum and
rigor

What is AVID?
A college readiness system that benefits all
students.
A system of instruction and support for
students who are typically underserved at
the college level.
For elementary through postsecondary
grade levels
A schoolwide approach to rigorous
curriculum
Professional development for educators

The Mission of AVID

AVID's mission is to close the

achievement gap by preparing ALL
students for college readiness and
success in a global society.

Why AVID Works

Places AVID students in rigorous curriculum and

gives them the support to achieve
Develops the academic behaviors and cognitive
skills for success in high school and college
Encourages underserved students to be
academically focused leaders who positively
impact school culture
Redefines the teachers role as that of
student advocate and teacher leader.

The 11 Essentials
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AVID student selection

Voluntary participation
AVID elective class offered during
the school day
Rigorous course of study
Strong, relevant writing and
reading curriculum

The 11 Essentials
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Inquiry to promote critical thinking

Collaboration as a basis of
instruction
Trained tutors
Data collection and analysis
District and school commitment
Active, interdisciplinary site team

The AVID Elective Student Profile

Students With Academic Potential

State test scores of nearly meets or higher)

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 four-year colleges

Low income

Special circumstances

Lebanon AVID Demographic

Data: 2013-14
School

# of Students
% AVID
% All School:
in AVID
Students:
Free/Reduced
Elective
Free/Reduced

% AVID
minority
students

% All School:
minority
students

Lebanon HS

76

55%

43%

16%

17%

Seven Oak MS

50

56%

50%

28%

19%

Totals
for
2 Sites

126

55%

46%

23%

17%

AVID: 33 Years of Success

Over 33 years, AVID has become one of the
most successful college-preparatory programs
for low-income, underserved students, and
today reaches more than 700,000 students daily
in approximately 4,800 schools in 48 states and
16 other countries/territories.
Since 1990, more than 100,000 AVID students have graduated
from high school and planned to attend college.

AVID in Lebanon Schools

Lebanon High School - 28

Seven Oak Middle School 18

District office/School Board 4

Total professionals trained in Lebanon School

District - 50

AVID at 7 Oak
AVID students have:
Improvement in attendance
Improvement in GPA
Decrease in behavior referrals
We are a family!
Seven Oak Staff Supports AVID
62% of the staff is AVID trained
100% are CORNELL Note trained
Students use C-Notes in all core classes
AVID students and 7 OAK staff
conference regularly regarding academic
progress
7 Oak has increased its college going
atmosphere

AVID is not just a class we go to

everyday. We dedicate ourselves to
AVID. We choose to work extra hard.
AVID is not the dream, the dream is
college, and AVID is the way.
-T. W. 8th Grade

School Wide Planners at Seven Oakto promote academic self management skills

76% of all Seven Oak Students fill out their

planner daily (Goal is 85%)
95% AVID students fill out their planner daily
School wide planner checks
Teachers provide in time class to fill out planners
Planners are the students Hall pass
High School- Middle School alignment