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The Road to College:

Rigor, Readiness, and Retention

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College TriviaHow many colleges are there in Minnesota?

105What was the first college in MN? Hamline University was founded in 1854Where did AVID start?

San Diego, CaliforniaWhat year did AVID start? 1980

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

The Mission of AVID

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A structured, college preparatory system working directly with schools and districts

A direct support structure for first-generation college goers, grades

3-12 and in some colleges

A schoolwide approach to curriculum and rigor adopted by more than 4,500 schools in 47 states and 16 countries

What is AVID?

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Students With Academic Potential

Average to high test scores

2.0-3.5 GPA College potential with support

Desire and determinationMeets One or More of the Following Criteria

First to attend college

Historically underserved in four-year colleges

Low income

Special circumstances

The AVID Elective Student Profile

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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!

Source: Teaching What Matters Most; Standards and Strategies for Raising Student Achievement by Strong, Silver and Perini, ASCD, 2001.

What is Academic Rigor?

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To help all students do rigorous work and meet or exceed high standards in each content area, we must help students:

Writing

InquiryCollaborationOrganization

Reading

Meeting the Challenge

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Over 30 years, AVID has become one of the most successful college-preparatory

programs for low-income, underserved

students, and today reaches more than 400,000 students in approximately 4,500 schools in 47 states and 16 other countries/territories.

AVID: 30 Years of Success

Since 1990, more than 85,500 AVID students have graduated from high school and planned to attend college.

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Places AVID students in rigorous curriculum and gives them the support to achieve

Provides the explicit “hidden curriculum” of schools

Provides a team of students for positive

peer identification, and

Redefines the teacher’s role as that of

student advocate

Why AVID Works

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91.3 percent plan to enroll in a college or university

58.3 percent plan to enroll in a four-year university

33.0% percent to enroll in a two-year college

Source:

AVID Center Senior Data Collection System, 2009-2010

Percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole percent

AVID

Graduates Across the USA

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One of the most impressive and consistent indicators of AVID's success is the rate at which it sends students to four-year colleges. Seventy-four percent of 2009 AVID graduates were accepted to a four-year college.

Percent of

U.S. Students Applying and Getting Accepted to Four-Year Colleges

AVID Center. AVID Senior Data Collection 2009-2010. n = 22,210

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22 AVID seniors

100% accepted to 4-year colleges8 with Academic Awards

$47,000 in Local ScholarshipsNearly $250,000 in College-Based ScholarshipsPresented Senior Portfolios to local Kiwanis and

Rotary Clubs, as well as the School Board and freshmen classes

2012-2013

Columbia Heights

Year of AVID

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124 AVID students in 5 sections

20% of AVID students took an AP test

(compared to 11% of school)100% of AVID students were on track to graduate, having passed state standards tests and passed required classesThis year 145 AVID students in 6 sections

2012-13 AVID Statistics

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Binders

Cornell NotesTutorialsAVID-tude

AVID Student Expectations

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Binders

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WE Day!

October 8th

, 2013 (Day 2)Seniors and Juniors are eligiblePermissions slips due as soon as possible. If you are a senior and unable to go, please let Ms. Cushman knowVideo:

http://www.weday.com/we-day-events/we-day-cities/minnesota/

Upcoming Events

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College Wednesdays!Wear your favorite college sweatshirt or t-shirt on Wednesdays

Take the opportunity to promote your favorite college Upcoming Events:

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Timberwolves GameGuest Speakers

College Visits

Upcoming Events:

Service Learning Projects

Junior Trip???

Fundraiser???