AVID @ EDGE High School

AVID—Advancement Via Individual Determination—fosters a safe and open culture, high expectations for teachers and students, and collaboration in all classrooms.

The mission of AVID is to ensure that students who are capable of completing a college preparatory path will be able to do the following:

• succeed in the most rigorous curriculum,
• enter mainstream activities in school,
• increase their enrollment in four-year colleges,
• become educated, responsible participants and leaders in a democratic society.

AVID is about learning to learn efficiently and powerfully. The goal is to help every student become an organized, successful, thinking student who is on a determined path to college.

AVID is schoolwide when a strong AVID system transforms the Instruction, Systems, Leadership, and Culture of a school, ensuring college readiness for all AVID Elective students and improved academic performance for all students based on increased opportunities.

Instruction

Entire instructional staff utilizes AVID strategies, other best instructional practices, and 21st century tools to ensure college readiness for AVID Elective students and improved academic performance for all students. 

Systems

Systems are in place that support governance, curriculum and instruction, data collection and analysis, professional learning, and student and parent outreach to ensure college readiness for AVID Elective students and improved academic performance for all students. 

Leadership

School leadership sets the vision and tone to promote college readiness and high expectations for all students in the school. 

Culture

School’s beliefs and behaviors which reflect and demonstrate an increase in the number of students meeting college readiness requirements.

College and what it takes to get there

Students learn about college and what it takes to get there, and everything in the AVID elective class supports this objective.  

The major components of the elective class include the following:

• focused notes
• test-taking strategies
• college and career research
• study skills
• organizational skills
• writing skills
• research skills
• guest speakers
• study tips
• tutorials
• successful student behaviors