AVID 1

     Welcome to AVID 1!  I look forward to teaching your children.  We have a busy, exciting, and challenging curriculum planned for our students.  My goal is to ensure the right of all students to a positive and productive learning environment.  I am very clear with our students about my expectations regarding assignments, work habits, & citizenship.

     AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) is offered as an elective course that prepares students for entrance into four-year colleges. There is an emphasis on analytical writing, preparation for college entrance and placement exams, study skills and test taking, note taking, and research. AVID meets five hours per week. Students receive two hours of instruction per week in college entry skills, two hours per week in tutor-led study groups, and one hour per week in motivational activities and academic sur­vival skills. In AVID, students participate in activities that incorporate strategies focused on writing, inquiry, collab­oration, and reading to support their growth academically. The AVID curriculum lays the groundwork for the lessons taught in the AVID elective. In AVID, students also participate in motivational activities including college and career research, college and career outreach speakers, field trips to colleges and businesses and other educational opportunities in their commu­nities, and service learning experiences. These activities provide students with the resources they need to learn about many positive opportunities available to them in the community that will impact their future.