AVID 9 and 10
Parents/Students
Welcome!!
AVID 9 Elective Teacher – Scott May
AVID 10 Elective Teacher –Tony Teets
AVID 9/10 Counselor(s) –
Rick Lockwood (9)
Melanie Kayrell (10)
Agenda
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Fundraisers
Cornell Notes/ Forgetting Curve
Supporting Your Advanced/AVID
Student
Course Selection & AVID Junior/Senior
Seminar
College Visits
PSAT Information
Eligibility Index
Helpful Websites
The Importance of Fundraisers
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A necessary “evil” given our current
financial situation.
Entertainment Books..others?
Helps to compensate for field trip(s),
transportation, tutors, future expenses
Your help is greatly appreciated!
Cornell Note-Taking
Why Cornell Notes?
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Dr. Walter Pauk of Cornell University
developed this systematic approach to
note-taking for his students. The
benefits are:
– Learner can locate ideas for review and
study at exam time
– Create a built-in study guide
– Students will begin to “think like the
teacher”
The Forgetting Curve
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Based on a one-hour lecture
Reviewing regularly helps you retain material
Used correctly, the Cornell notes system will
help students accomplish this
Supporting Your Advanced/
AP Student
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There will be stress
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Level of material changes – a new type of study is
required
Help ensure student has a daily study/review routine
Evaluate if extra-curricular or employment
commitments are too demanding
Initiate regular communication with teachers
Trust the program!!!
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Supporting Your Advanced/
AP Student
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With higher end/rigorous courses
comes more responsibility and more
doors opened
– Looks better on transcripts
– Colleges want to see students challenged
– Better to have a B or C in honors, than A or
B in regular courses
– Good grades 9th grade year sets student
up on right track of courses for rest of HS
Supporting Your Advanced/
AVID Student
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Check his or her notebook for
organization. Can you shake it?
Check his or her planner for homework
assignments, tests, and projects
Check his or her NOTES. Are they
being refined?
Course Selection - Plan Ahead!
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Course catalog on school website
Select Advanced/ AP courses based on
academic strengths (not peers)
Map out a typical week – Does it all fit?
GPA and test scores are primary
admission factors
Avoid signing up, just to drop
College Fairs/Guest Speakers
COMING SOON….
•Regular visits from former AVID students who are now
enrolled in 4 year colleges.
•College Representative Visits to MVHS – See Ms.
Anderson in Counseling Office to sign up
• Others?? : We will let your students know!!
•Guest Speakers/Professionals would be greatly
appreciated! Any suggestions/volunteers?
PSAT
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All AVID 10 students must participate
Sign up 9/10-10/12, $25.00
Will take place on Saturday, October 20th at
MVHS PAC: 7:30-11:00
See your counselor in the counseling center
for more information.
The PSAT/NMSQT measures:
– Critical reading skills
– Math problem-solving skills
– Writing skills
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Very useful score report and “My College
Quickstart” after taking PSAT
High School Graduation Requirements
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English – 40 credits
History – 30 credits
Math – 30 credits (must include Algebra)
Science – 30 credits
PE – 20 credits
Visual/Performing Arts – 10 credits
Foreign Language – 10 credits
Career/ICT and Health – 5 credits each
Electives – 50 credits
Total Credits Required = 230!
– Passing the California HS Exit Exam
– 40 Hours of Community Service
A-G Requirement
(Grade of C or better)
English – 4 years
 History – 2 years
 Math – 3-4 years (Alg. I, Geometry, Alg. II)
 Lab Science – 2-3 years (Bio, Chemistry,
Physics)
 VP Art – 1 year (multimedia does not count)
 Foreign Language – 2-3 years of the same lang.
 Elective – 1 year
 **NCAA Requirements
not the same as A-G
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Eligibility Index
Formula for the CSU
Eligibility Index
CSU System
*below 2.0 doesn’t qualify
SAT I Scores:
(GPA x 800) + SAT I total
= _______
GPA
2.0
SAT I
1300
ACT
30
2.5
900
ACT Scores:
(GPA x 200) + (10 x ACT
Composite) = ______
3.0
any score
20
*SAT I or ACT
* Writing not required
Helpful Websites
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http://www.csumentor.edu/
www.collegeboard.com
http://www.csuenglishsuccess.org
http://www.csumathsuccess.org
http://www.murrieta.k12.ca.us