CHS AVID
AVID is an in-school academic support program for middle to upper middle academic students. AVID targets the least served students in the academic middle capable of completing a college preparatory path. Many of these students with potential to succeed in college need extra encouragement and academic assistance, which traditional secondary school programs do not offer. AVID meets the needs of these students in the following ways:
AVID is:
AVID is NOT:
AVID activities include:
- Providing academic instruction and other support to students and to prepare them for eligibility to four-year colleges and universities
- Giving students college level entry skills
- Increasing the coping skills of program participants with the support of an AVID elective class
- Motivating students to seek a college education
- Increasing the participants' levels of career awareness
- Enrolling all students in honors/AP courses
AVID is:
- An acronym that stands for Advancement Via Individual Determination
- An in-school academic support program for grades 9-12 that prepares students for college eligibility and success
- Learning with tutors
- Writing for all classes
- Developing success strategies
- Learning organizational skills
- Applying for scholarships
- Preparing for a professional career
- Attending field trips, such as visiting college campuses, participating in team-building programs, career fairs, and other areas of educational and cultural interest
- Participating in extra curricular and community activities
AVID is NOT:
- Not an "at-risk" or remedial program
- Not for students who don't do their homework
- Not for the consistently "D" or "F" student
- Not a program for unmotivated students
AVID activities include:
- Field trips and Guest Speakers
- Team building activities
- Coping strategies
- AVID Community Service
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