About AVID

AVID stands for Advancement Via Individual Determination; it is a four year program that helps students prepare for a four year college. The AVID program teaches students how to study, take notes, and manage time. Students also participate in study groups led by tutors who help them solve and understand academic problems.

 

AVID targets students in the academic middle — B, C, and even D students — 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. Typically, they will be the first in their families to attend college, and many are from low-income or minority families. AVID pulls these students out of their unchallenging courses and puts them on the college track: acceleration instead of remediation.

 

AVID Teacher

One key to a successful AVID program is a site coordinator/teacher who is a respected site instructional leader who works well with secondary school personnel and college students and faculty, who can organize curriculum as well as activities, and who is committed to serving the needs of target students. The coordinator also works with colleagues to implement AVID methodologies schoolwide, to place students in college preparatory curriculum, and to work with counselors to guide students through the college application process.

 

AVID Newsletters

April 2019

October 2018