The AVID Mission

The mission of AVID is to ensure that ALL students, and most especially the least-served students who are in the middle:

• Will succeed in rigorous curriculum
• Will complete a college-preparatory path
• Will enter mainstream activities for the school
• Will increase their enrollment in four-year colleges, and
• Will become educated, responsible participants and leaders in a democratic society

What AVID is...

• AVID is an acronym that stands for Advancement Via Individual Determination.
• AVID is an in-school academic support program for grades 4-12 that prepares students for college eligibility and success.
• AVID places academically average students in advanced classes.
• AVID levels the playing field for minority, rural, low-income and other students without a college-going tradition in their families.
• AVID is for all students, but it targets those in the academic middle.
• AVID is implemented school-wide and district-wide.

Typical AVID Practices:

• AVID Binders & Academic Updates
• Cornell Notes
• Tutorials
• Higher Level Questioning Skills (Costa’s and Bloom’s)
• College Readiness and SAT/ACT Testing Preparation

AVID Coordinator:      Barb Beyke

AVID Counselor:          Kristy Beck

AVID Administrator:   James Lockhart

AVID Teachers:           Laurette Brown – AVID II

                                    Anita Burdell – AVID I

                                    Alpha Dwyer – AVID II

                                    Suzanne Keel – AVID III & IV

                                    Andrea Norred – AVID III & IV

                                    Marni Riley – AVID I

To learn more about the AVID Program, visit the AVID national web site, http://www.avidonline.org/