Commit to Student Success with AVID

Commit to Student Success with AVID

Advancement Via Individual Determination

[L. [L. avidusavidus]: ]: eager eager for for knowledgeknowledge

What is AVID?

A schoolwide college readiness system A structured approach to rigorous pp g

curriculum Direct support structure for Direct support structure for

first-generation college students Professional development for educators Professional development for educators

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Where is AVID?

AVID impacts more than 700,000 students 700,000 students in 45 states and 16 other countries/U S territories45 states and 16 other countries/U.S. territories

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AVID prepares students to…

Develop as readers and writersreaders and writers Develop deep content knowledgecontent knowledge Know content specific strategiesspecific strategies

for reading, writing, thinking, and speaking

Develop habits, skills, and habits, skills, and behaviors behaviors to use knowledge gand skills

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The AVID College Readiness System

AVID AVID for for Higher Higher

EducationEducation

AVID AVID AVIDAVIDElementaryElementary SecondarySecondary

AVID’s mission is to close the achievement gap by preparing all students for college readiness and success in a global society.g g y

Schoolwide AVID

AVID is schoolwide when a strong AVID AVID is schoolwide when a strong AVID system transforms the

• Leadership

• Systems

• Instruction• Culturey

of a school ensuring college readiness for ALL students.

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Expected impact from schoolwide AVID

Schoolwide AVID will…

Increase in completion of college entrance requirements

Increase in school’s offerings of rigorous courses Increase in school s offerings of rigorous courses Increase in student enrollment in rigorous courses Increase in student attendance Increase in student attendance Increase in teaching/instructional efficacy Decrease in negative disciplinary referrals Decrease in negative disciplinary referrals Transform the school culture from college-eligible

to college-ready g y

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Why College Readiness?

Will every student pursue higher education? Will every student pursue higher education?

Not necessarily.

Should every student be prepared for and have the option to attend college or pursue higher education?

Absolutely!

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The Challenge

56% of teachers expect students in their pschools will need remediation.

42% of potential first-generation college Low 42% of potential first generation college students do not plan on college.

O l 23% f t h t th t

LowExpectations Only 23% of teachers expect three-quarters

of students in their schools to graduate f ll g

Expectations.from college.

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MetLife, Inc. (May 2011). The MetLife survey of the American teacher: Preparing students for college and careers. New York, NY: MetLife, Inc.

College readiness defined

College ready: the level of preparation a g y t e e e o p epa at o astudent needs to enroll and succeed—without remediation—in a credit-bearing ggeneral education course at a postsecondary institution that offers a p ybaccalaureate degree or transfer to a baccalaureate program.p g

Dr. David Conley, Defining College Readiness

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What is academic rigor?

AVID d fi igig i g i iAVID defines rigorrigor as using inquiry-

based, collaborative strategies to

challenge and engage students in

content resulting in increasingly content resulting in increasingly

complex levels of understanding.

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Conley on rigor

“ Several studies found college faculty members …Several studies found college faculty members nationwide, regardless of the selectivity of the institution to be in near universal agreement that institution, to be in near-universal agreement that most students arrive unprepared for the intellectual demands and expectations of intellectual demands and expectations of postsecondary faculty.”

- Dr. David Conley, College and Career Ready: Helping All Students Succeed Beyond High School

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How AVID works

Accelerates underAccelerates under--achieving students, achieving students, who have potential into more rigorous courses potential, into more rigorous courses

Teaches academic and social skills Teaches academic and social skills not targeted in th lother classes

Provides Provides intensive support intensive support with in-class tutors and a strong student/teacher relationship

Creates a positive peer group Creates a positive peer group for studentsp p g pp p g p

Develops a sense of hope Develops a sense of hope and personal achievementpersonal achievementgained through hard work hard work and determinationdeterminationgained through hard work hard work and determinationdetermination

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AVID aligns with the Common Core

Common Core State Standards AVID• Are aligned with college and work

expectations• Is focused on preparing students to become

college and career ready

• Are clear, understandable, and consistent • Is based on a clear set of 11 Essentials

• Include rigorous content and application of knowledge through high-order skills

• Provides rigor in the classroom through higher-level thinking activities

• Build upon strengths and lessons of • Supports the implementation of all state current state standards standards in all content areas

• Are informed by other top-performing countries so that all students are

d d i l b l

• Prepares all students for college readiness and success in a global society

prepared to succeed in our global economy and society

• Are evidenced-based • Is based on more than 30 years of data

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WICOR

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WWICOR

WritingWritingWritingWriting Writing process (prewrite to final draft) Respond reviseRespond, revise Edit, final draft Cornell notes Cornell notes Quickwrites Learning logs journals Learning logs, journals

WICOR

InquiryInquiryq yq y Skilled questioning Socratic SeminarsSocratic Seminars Quickwrites/discussions Critical-thinking activitiesCritical thinking activities Writing questions Open-minded activities Open-minded activities

WICOR

CollaborationCollaborationCollaborationCollaboration Group projects Response/edit/revision groupsResponse/edit/revision groups Collaboration activities Tutorials Tutorials Study groups Jigsaw activities Jigsaw activities Read-arounds

WICOR

OrganizationOrganizationggTools Binders Calendars, planners, agendas Graphic organizersMethods Focused note-taking system Tutorials, study groups Project planning, SMART goals

WICOR

ReadingReadinggg SQ5R (Survey, Question,

Read, Record, Recite, R i R fl t)Review, Reflect)

KWL (What I Know; What to Learn; Learned)What to Learn; Learned)

Reciprocal teaching Think-aloudsThink alouds Text structure Critical readingg

Why AVID Works

Raises student achievementRaises student achievement

Ensures college access and success

Closes opportunity and Closes opportunity and expectation gaps

Offers meaningful and lasting professional development

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What is the most powerful influence on academic achievement?achievement?

“When students, the ultimate consumer of When students, the ultimate consumer of

quality teaching, are asked

what this means to them, they are

unequivocal in their answer; a caring q ; g

teacher who accepts ‘no excuses’ and

h f l h f il!” who refuses to let them fail!”

Closing The Achievement Gap: A Vision For Changing Beliefs And Practices 2006Closing The Achievement Gap: A Vision For Changing Beliefs And Practices 2006

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The AVID impact on schools

Increases enrollment in advanced academic Increases enrollment in advanced academic Increases enrollment in advanced academic Increases enrollment in advanced academic courses courses (Pre-AP/Honors) and increases the rigor of all courses

Implements instructional best practices instructional best practices for all students in the school

Creates a collegecollege--going culture going culture throughout the schoolthe school

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AVID closes the achievement gap2013 AVID seniors completing

four-year college entrance requirements

84%95% 94% 94% 92% 93% 93% 93%

90%100%

AVID U.S. U.S. Overall

49%39% 36%

50%60%70%80%90

21% 25% 22%

39% 36%

10%20%30%40%

0%American Indian or

Alaska Native

Asian Black or African

American

Filipino Hispanic or Latino

Other White (not Hispanic)

Overall* *

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AVID Center. AVID Senior Data Collection. (2012- 2013). Study of 34,229 AVID Seniors.Greene, J.P. and Forster, G. (2003). Public high school graduation and college readiness rates in the United States (Report No. 3). New York: Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. *Filipino and Other not classified by Greene and Forster (2003) National data represents the most current comprehensive data available

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2013 AVID Seniors

91% plan to enroll in a college or university» 61% plan to enroll in a four-year university

» 30% plan to enroll in a two-year college

28AVID Center. AVID Senior Data Collection. (2012- 2013). Study of 34,229 AVID seniors.

AVID is transformational

The AVID System transforms individualsindividuals: teachers, administrators, and students.

AVID transforms campusescampuses: AVID transforms campusescampuses: leadership, systems, instruction, and culture.

AVID transforms communitiescommunities: AVID transforms communitiescommunities: One student, impacted by AVID, can create a positive ripple effect throughout their family p pp g yand community, forever changing the course of their lives.

The AVID College Readiness System

AVID ElementaryyEmbedded strategies in multi-subject, non-elective classrooms

AVID SecondaryAVID Elective: year-long elective offered on secondary sites

AVID S h l idAVID Schoolwide: strategies across all departments

AVID Higher EducationAVID Higher EducationAVID Postsecondary works with institutions of higher education to support students with the goal of increasing academic success, persistence and completion ratespersistence, and completion rates.

Contact Information:

A tt M P g M gAnnette Murray – Program Manageramurray@avidcenter.org

B K ll P MBarry Kelly – Program Managerbkelly@avidcenter.org

Karen Lewis – Western Division Directorklewis@avidcenter.org

Granger Ward – Executive Vice Presidentgward@avidcenter.org

www.avid.org