AVID
Alta Loma High School
The AVID Student
•AVID targets students in the
academic middle, who have the
desire to go to college and the
willingness to work hard.
•These are students who are
capable of completing rigorous
curriculum but are falling short of
their potential.
• The eligibility to become an AVID
student is a 2.0-3.5 GPA, scores
between the 50th and 80th percentiles
on CST, TerraNova, Teacher and
administrator recommendation,
and/or expressed commitment to
achievement.
• AVID pulls these students out of their
unchallenging courses and puts them
on the college track: acceleration
instead of remediation.
Results
The formula is simple - raise expectations of
students, and, with the AVID support system in
place, they will rise to the challenge.
What differentiates AVID from other
educational reform programs is its astounding
success rate. Independent research, together
with AVID's own data, validate that the AVID
college-readiness system works.
AVID students are more likely to take AP
classes, complete their college eligibility
requirements, and get into four-year colleges
than students who do not take AVID.
 AVID also helps ensure students, once
accepted to college, possess the higherlevel skills they need for college success.
 Almost all AVID students who participate
for at least three years are accepted to
college, with roughly three quarters
getting into four-year universities.
The AVID Elective
In the AVID elective class, students learn
organizational and study skills, work on critical
thinking and asking probing questions, get
academic help from peers and college tutors, and
participate in enrichment and motivational
activities that make college seem attainable.
Students in AVID are expected to enroll in rigorous
classes, such as honors and Advanced
Placement®. As students progress in AVID, their selfimages improve, and they become academically
successful leaders and role models for other
students.
The AVID Curriculum
The AVID curriculum, based on rigorous standards,
was developed by middle and senior high school
teachers in collaboration with college professors.
AVID curriculum is used in AVID elective classes and
in content-area classes in AVID schools. This
curriculum assists students in achieving their goals of
succeeding in high school and in preparing them for
the challenges of college.
The AVID Tutor
 Tutors are essential to the success of the
AVID elective class, where they facilitate
student access to rigorous curriculum. AVID
tutors are college students who are trained
in leading AVID tutorials and are available
to AVID students Tuesday, Thursday, and
Friday of every week. AVID tutors are an
integral part of the AVID elective and are
role models to AVID students
AVID
Class of 2017 - Alta Loma High School
All AVID students will have the following:
 The AVID elective class
 Preferred scheduling
 Select AVID trained teachers
 An AVID Counselor & administrator
 Access to rigorous curriculum
 Constant support through the AVID class
and ALHS administration
 Current information regarding: PSAT, SAT,
ACT testing, current college
requirements, ALHS class offerings,
assistance with fee waivers (as
necessary), and FAFSA
 Parent/Student Workshops
The week in AVID
An AVID week
Wednesday: AVID
Curriculum
Monday: AVID
Curriculum
Tuesday: Tutorial
Thursday: Tutorial
Friday: Guest
Speaker/Field
Trip/Motivational
Activity/Binder
Check
WICOR
Writing
Reading
Organization
Inquiry
Collaboration
Writing
 Cornell Notes/Learning Log
 Quickwrites and Reflections
 Process Writing
 Peer Evaluations
 Authentic Writing
Inquiry
 Skilled Questioning Techniques
 Levels of Thinking
 Socratic Seminars
 Tutorials
 Investigations
 Questions that Guide Research
 Philosophical Chairs
Collaboration
 Socratic Seminar
 Tutorials
 Philosophical Chairs
 Group Activities
 Peer Editing Groups
 Community Service Learning
Organization
 Binders and Organizational Tools
 Calendars, Planners, and Agendas
 Graphic Organizers
 A Focused Note-Taking System
 Tutorials and Study Groups
Reading
 Close Reading Strategies
 Note-Taking
 Graphic Organizers
 Vocabulary Building
 Testing Strategies
A Freshmen AVID Student’s
Schedule:
 English
 Math
 Science
 Foreign Language
 AVID
 PE/Athletics
 Brave Academy
AVID: CLOSING THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP
FOR ALL STUDENTS
Completion of Four-Year College
Entrance Requirement
AVID CA
94%
92%
Overall CA
National
93%
91%
87%
88%
90%
89%
58%
46%
46%
40%
35%
24%
27%
21%
American Indian
or Alaska Native
Asian
25%
25%
Black or African
American
Filipino
22%
Hispanic or
Latino
36% 36%
22%
Other
White (not
Hispanic)
Total
Proportion of AVID Seniors Completing College
Entrance Requirements
Average Proportion of AVID Seniors Over Five Years
Completing College Entrance Requirements Compared to
National Findings
2005-06 through 2009-10
100%
90%
93%
87%
AVID
92%
U.S.
89%
90%
90%
80%
70%
60%
49%
50%
39%
40%
30%
25%
21%
36%
22%
20%
10%
0%
American
Indian or
Alaska Native
Asian
Black or
African
American
Hispanic or
Latino
White (not
Hispanic)
Total
AVID Center. Senior Data Collection System, 2006 – 2010. n=75,081.
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.)
Percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole percent.
Completion of Four-Year College
Entrance Requirements
AVID students complete university entrance requirements at
a much higher rate than their non-AVID peers.
Completion of Four-Year
College Entrance Requirements
100%
91%
92%
95%
91%
90%
80%
60%
36%
40%
20%
0%
AVID CA AVID TX AVID NC
AVID IL
AVID FL
n = 13985 n = 2451
n = 845
n = 692
n = 541
National
AVID Center. AVID Senior Data Collection 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.)
AVID’S Low Income/Diverse Students Meet
UC/CSU ‘a-g’ Requirements
100%
90%
89.3%
93.9%
80%
70%
60%
50%
33.9%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
AVID California
RIMS AVID
California Overall
AVID 2017
Jim Cronin - Principal
james_cronin@cjuhsd.net
Angela Windt
AVID Coordinator
angela_windt@cjuhsd.net
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