Introduction to 7th grade AVID

1. 7th Grade
AVID
ADVANCEMENT VIA INDIVIDUAL
DETERMINATION

2. NAME TENTS
1. Fold the blank paper in half
2. On BOTH sides, write your name in large letters (so everyone
can read it)
3. Follow the guide below to complete your name tent:
NAME
Name of your elementary
school
Your favorite school
subject
Favorite thing to do
outside of school
Superpower you would
choose if you could

3. ESSENTIAL QUESTION
What does it
mean to be an
AVID student?

5. Advancement
Via
Individual
Determination
[L. avidus]: eager for knowledge

6. THE AVID ELECTIVE CURRICULUM

7. Colleges
and
Universities
Community
Parents
Administration
Counselors
Subject
Area
Teachers
Tutors
AVID
Coordinator
(AVID Elective
Teacher)
AVID
Support
Staff
Student
Student
Collaborative Support for the Success of

8. Rigor is the goal of helping students develop
the capacity to understand content that is
complex, ambiguous, provocative, and
personally or emotionally challenging.
Taking rigorous courses opens doors!
What is Academic Rigor?

9. AVID Closes the Achievement Gap
for ALL Students
88%
93% 94% 93%
90% 91% 92% 91%
21%
49%
25%
22%
39%
36%
American Indian
or Alaska Native
Asian Black or African
American
Filipino* Hispanic or
Latino
Other* White (not
Hispanic)
Total
Completion of Four-Year College
Entrance Requirements
AVID U.S. U.S. Overall
AVID Center. AVID Senior Data Collection. Study of 22,210 AVID Seniors, [Electronic Database]. (2009 - 2010).
Manhattan Institute, Education Working Paper 3. 2003. Greene, J.P., Forster, G. "Public High School Graduation and College Readiness
Rates in the U.S.“ (The most recent national data available.) *Filipino and Other not classified in Manhattan Institute study.

10. AVID AGREEMENT
AVID is like a family within school. Support comes from everywhere –
teachers, principals, counselors, and fellow students. We all work
together to help you reach for success.
As an AVID student, though, you have to do your part.
There are certain requirements and responsibilities you must agree to
meet as an AVID student.
Read the AVID agreement.
You must return the AVID agreement, SIGNED, by next Wednesday!
Tip: write it in your agenda ; )