Welcome to AVID
Family Night!
AVID Program
Advancement
via
Individual Determination
[L. avidus]: eager for knowledge
The Mission of AVID
The mission of AVID is to ensure that ALL students, and
most especially the least served students who are in the
middle:
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will succeed in rigorous curriculum;
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will complete a rigorous college preparatory path;
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will enter mainstream activities of the school;
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will increase their enrollment in four-year colleges;
and
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will become educated and responsible participants and
leaders in a democratic society.
How AVID Helps Students
AVID is an academic, regularly scheduled elective class
that helps students by:
• Teaching study, note-taking and
organizational skills
• Strengthening their reading and writing
skills
• Giving tutorial help with college tutors
• Teaching them to work collaboratively
How AVID Helps Students
AVID guides students to be competitive for college and
scholarships, confident in their abilities for success by:
• Taking them to visit colleges and universities
• Assisting them with the application process for fouryear colleges and universities
• Assisting students to prepare for college entrance
exams (ACT, SAT, EAP, etc.)
• Requiring community service and active
involvement in extracurricular activities each
semester of high school.
A Sample Week in the AVID Elective
Monday
AVID
Curriculum
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Binder Check
AVID
Curriculum
Tutorial
Tutorial
Signed IRC
Due (every 2
weeks)
Team-Building
& Motivational
Activities
AVID
Curriculum
AVID Curriculum includes:
Reading and Writing Curriculum
College and Career Preparation and Information
Collaborative, inquiry-based work (ex: Socratic Seminar)
How is this class graded?
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25%:
25%:
25%:
25%:
Binders
Assignments & IRC
Tutorials
Projects, Essays & Portfolio
Binder Expectations
• Students will have a divider for each class.
• This divider will be organized so that handouts,
notes, and other assignments can be found
easily.
• 1st Quarter = 5 pages of Cornell Notes/week
2nd-4th Quarter =10 pages of Cornell Notes/week
Cornell Notes
• Cornell notes are a system of notetaking that force students to look at
their notes at least TWO more
times.
• The purpose is to help students
retain the knowledge they receive
in class and to study more
effectively.
Tutorials
• Tutorials are like study groups:
students ask each other questions in
order to help each other understand
concepts.
Tutorials
• TRFs are Tutorial Request Forms
– These are due at the beginning of each class
on Tutorial days.
– They are available online as well as provided
in class a couple days before Tutorials (to
allow students plenty of completion time).
– Students must work their problem to their
point of confusion (POC).
– Students create a question based on POC.
Preparing for College:
Grades and GPA
•Colleges look closely at the grades that students earn in
college-prep courses.
•The grades are converted into points (A=4, B=3, C=2,
D=1, F=0). There is a handy GPA calculator handout on
the website to help calculate your Academic GPA.
•The minimum GPA required for admission to a 4-year
college or university varies widely, but students should
strive for at least a “B” average or 3.0 GPA.
•A higher GPA in rigorous courses (AP and honors
courses) will increase students' chances of admission to
more selective colleges and universities.
IRCs
• An IRC is an Interim Report Card.
• Students have already had 2 IRC
checks. Must be completed with
Parents/Significant Adult and signed.
• Students with a D or F in a class
MUST get mandatory tutoring within
two weeks of the IRC. (They will be
getting their forms tomorrow.)
• If students don’t get tutoring, they
lose points in AVID.
Portfolio
• AVID students are required to create
and maintain a Portfolio.
• This is created and worked on in the
Elective class.
• Portfolios will stay with students
and be developed through the end of
senior year.
Preparing for College
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Colleges and universities look for “well-rounded”
students that participate in extracurricular activities
such as sports, student government, music, drama,
visual arts, community/volunteer service, and/or parttime jobs.
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Not the amount of activities you do, but the depth
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Leadership positions stand out in the admissions
process
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Engage in academic activities as well
Concurrent enrollment at local Community Colleges
Summer academic based programs
Volunteer/Community Service
• AVID students are required to
participate in at least 15-hours of
Community Service per semester.
• Students must complete and return
their “Volunteer Log” for credit.
Extracurricular Activities
• AVID students are required to
participate in at least one
club/sport/other extracurricular
program per semester.
• Students must complete and return
their “Extracurricular Log” for
credit.
Preparing for College:
A – G Courses
The University of California (UC) and California State University
(CSU) require entering freshmen to complete certain courses in high
school. Here is the list of "a-g", with the number of years required in
each subject. UC recommends additional years in some areas as
indicated.
a. History/Social Science (2 years)
b. English (4 years)
c. Mathematics (3 years, UC recommends 4)
d. Laboratory Science (2 years, UC recommends 3)
e. Language Other than English (2 years, UC recommends 3)
f. Visual/Performing Arts (1 year)
g. College Preparatory Elective (1 year)
Preparing for College:
College Entrance Tests
Most 4-year colleges and universities require:
• SAT-I or the ACT (American College Test)
• Some colleges also require or recommend the SAT
subject tests
Students should take practice tests to become familiar
with test formats:
• In AVID classes, students take the ACT-Explore (9th
grade) and the ACT-Plan (10th grade)
• Students should register to take the PSAT at the
beginning of their 10th or 11th grade years
Preparing for College:
MINIMUM Eligibility Requirements
University of California California State University
• 2.0+ GPA
• 3.0+ GPA
• A-G Completion
• A-G Completion
• SAT Reasoning Test or • SAT Reasoning or ACT
Test
ACT Test w/Writing
• Personal Statement
• Extracurricular Activities
*Note, schools become more competitive each year, and
most will not accept students without a much higher
GPA and strong test scores.
Preparing for College:
Private/Independent Colleges & Universities
• 70+ across CA
• Liberal institutions, religious
colleges, women’s colleges,
specialty colleges
• Incorporate more then just GPAs
and College Entrance Exams
• Some require the common
application
www.commonapp.org
• Most require Personal
Statements/Essays
• Letters of Recommendation may
be required
• California Independent Colleges
& Universities:
http://www.aiccu.edu
Preparing for College:
Out-of-State Colleges & Universities
Oftentimes, Out-of-State Colleges and Universities will be
LESS EXPENSIVE for California students to attend.
This is because:
• “Out-of-State” Tuition for some states is actually less
expensive than some rising “In-State” Tuition costs in
California.
• California is an ethnically DIVERSE state. Many
other states are not, and therefore offer
grants/scholarships (sometimes even “full-ride” to
really excellent students) to create a more diverse
campus and college experience.
• Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) allows
California students to receive a reduced tuition – up to
150%- in other WUE states (ex. Colorado, Arizona,
Hawaii, Nevada, etc.) http://wiche.edu/wue
Cool Stuff Going on in Our
Classroom
• Students in both classes are planning
events for College & Career Week
October 9th-16th.
• Tutorials are starting up in two weeks!
• Students have started a Biology study
group that meets in 356 on Wednesdays.
SLHS College & Career Night 2014
College Fair & Information Night
for 9th – 12th Grade Parents & Students
Monday, October 13th
5:30 – 8:oopm
San Leandro High School
Main Campus Gym
Presentations:
•The Road to College
•The Scholarship Hunt
•Understanding the Community College, CSU & UC
Systems
•Online Application Assistance
•And much more!
Thank you for attending AVID Parent Night!
9th Grade AVID Elective Teacher:
Ms. Teryn Kravitz
(x. 2356) tkravtiz@slusd.us