What is AVID?

AVID, Advancement Via Individual Determination, is an elementary through post-secondary college readiness system that is designed to increase schoolwide learning and performance. The AVID system accelerates student learning, uses research based methods of effective instruction, provides meaningful and motivational professional development, and acts as a catalyst for systemic reform and change.

The three main components of the program are:

* academic instruction

* tutorial support

* motivational activities

For more information about AVID, visit www.avid.org

The Mission of AVID

The mission of AVID is to ensure that all students and most especially students in the middle, with academic potential:

• * will succeed in the most rigorous curriculum
• * will enter mainstream activities of the school
• * will increase their enrollment in four-year colleges
• * will become educated and responsible participants and leaders in a democratic society

AVID Statistics

One of the keys to AVID's success is in the percentage of AVID seniors who are accepted to four-year colleges.  Stats on AVID students:

• * 95% are accepted to a four-year university
• * 71% are attending a four-year university
• * 24% are attending a two-year college
• * More than 80% of AVID graduates have been enrolled  continuously in college since leaving high school
• *100% applied for FAFSA vs. 34% non-AVID seniors

WIC-R (Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Reading) 

There will be activities surrounding WIC-R, a methodology enforced in AVID.   WIC-R helps prepare you for college-level, AP classes, and develops communication skills.