Welcome to

AVID Parent Night!

LIVE your passion.

Who is the AVID Team?
AVID Administrator:
Robin Jongerius
AVID Counselor:
Josie Powell
AVID Coordinator:
Grace You

What is AVID?
Advancement Via Individual Determination
AVID provides students support in an academic
elective class taught within the school day by a trained
ADIV teacher. Here students receive support through a
rigorous curriculum and ongoing, structured tutorials.
The four main components of the program are:
Academic instruction
Tutorial support
Motivational activities
College preparation search

The Mission of AVID
AVID is designed to increase schoolwide learning and
performance.

The mission of AVID is to ensure that all students with
academic potential have the capability of completing a
college preparatory path.

AVID students will:
Succeed in rigorous curriculum
Participate in school activities
Increase their enrollment in four-year colleges

How does the AVID program
contribute to student
success?
Teaches study and organizational skills
Enhances collaborative thinking to ensure
success in rigorous courses
Supports English classes through the use of
writing as a tool for learning (WICOR)
Students visit colleges and universities
Gives tutorial help with college/AP tutors
Helps students with self exploration and
college/career inquiry
Assists students with the application process for
four-year colleges and universities

What AVID Methodologies are
students expected to follow?
Cornell Notes stimulate critical thinking skills and
foster test preparation
Notebook Checks every week monitor
notetaking, organization and time management
Tutorials foster critical thinking and analysis
skills, focus on core subjects, and occur twice a
week
Tutoring from AVID college tutors or peers aids
in grade improvement
Grade Checks monitored regularly!

AVID Tutorials
Twice a week students are divided into groups
based on core subjects in which they need support.
Conceptual Learning
Students engage in collaborative inquiry and
problem-solving
Tutorial Forms MUST be filled out before Tutorial
period
Tutorials are turned in at the end of the tutorial
period and kept in the binder after they are graded
Missed Tutorials (due to absences, etc.) must be
made-up by the assigned date
Tutorials are not the place to just do homework

Binder Checks
Used as a way to check organization and note taking.
Notes are checked/stamped regularly
Binder checks occur every week in the AVID elective
class
Cornell Note requirements for each Binder Check:
Minimum 1 page for each core class
Minimum 4 total pages of notes
Notes must be complete and include:
Heading
Name and Date (in pen!)
Lesson Topic
Questions and Summaries

What is required of an
AVID Student?
AVID students must carry a binder in which they
are required to keep materials from all academic
classes.
Students must keep track of all assignments.
Students are required to take daily notes in all
academic classes.
Students must participate in tutor led tutorial
sessions.
Who are AVID Tutors,
and what do they do?
AVID tutors are college students who receive
training in methodologies used in AVID: writing
process, Socratic questioning, collaborative
learning and reading.
Tutors are in the classroom to serve as models
and help students achieve success in rigorous
classes.
They are trained not to give students answers,
but rather to guide them toward their on answer.
The Parents Role in AVID
Communication between the AVID teacher and the
parents or guardians is essential.
At home, parents should:
Monitor that students are doing their homework in a
quiet place with few interruptions.
Ask students about his/her day to inquire about their
homework and school events in order to bridge any
gaps that may lead to miscommunication between
the students school and home life.
The Parents Role in AVID
cont
Stress the belief that your student can succeed in
school and attend college to motivate him/her to
work harder and achieve more.
When the AVID teacher and parents are connected,
the students success increases!
Why the AVID System
Works
Teaches academic skills not targeted in other
classes
Provides intensive support with in-class tutorials
and a strong student/teacher relationship
Accelerates under-achieving students into more
rigorous courses
Creates a positive peer group for students
Develops a sense of hope for personal
achievement gained through hard work and
determination.
Question?