AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination)

AVID elementary focuses on K–6 grades and is designed to be embedded into the daily instruction of all elementary classrooms across entire grade levels to maintain school-wide structures. The implementation resources, training opportunities, and philosophy are all grounded in the idea that a mindset for learning can be taught to students, and it is through this mindset that AVID students succeed in following their dreams and fulfilling their aspirations. AE takes a systemic approach through the use of writing, inquiry, collaboration, organization, and reading (WICOR) strategies and an explicit focus on rigorous academic preparedness and building opportunity knowledge focused on a wide variety of college and career options to prepare students for college and career readiness in a global society.

The AVID elective is the core of AVID secondary. It targets students in the academic middle with the desire to be successful in college and career and the willingness to work hard. These are students who are capable of completing rigorous curriculum but are falling short of their potential. AVID prepares these students for the rigor of college and careers, requiring them to enroll in academically rigorous courses. To support them in the rigorous coursework, AVID students learn organizational and study skills, develop critical thinking, learn to ask probing questions, receive academic help from peers and college tutors, and participate in enrichment and motivational activities to make their college dreams reality.