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AVID Program's Mission Statement

AVID is designed to increase school wide learning and performance. The mission of AVID is to ensure that all students, and most especially the least served students in the middle capable of completing a college preparatory path:

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

                                 

 

AVID SYLLABUS 2008 - 2009                                          

Decades of College Dreams

Coordinator and Teacher:  Kerry Madison

Room : E127

Phone:  469-742-6972

Conference Time:  

Email:  kmadison@mckinneyisd.net

Overview of AVID

AVID, Advancement Via Individual Determination, is a pre-collegiate program designed to increase student performance and college eligibility among traditionally under-served student populations. AVID teaches students strategies for academic success, such as Cornell note-taking, Socratic Seminar, and WICR (Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, and Reading) strategies and helps students realize their full potential.

Additionally, trained tutors work with the AVID students at least twice a week to help students better understand and master concepts being taught in the classroom. It is through tutoring and proven teaching and learning strategies that students discover their individual determination which enables them to pursue and succeed in higher education.

Because of the proven success of the AVID program and numerous dedicated students, educators, and supporters, the AVID program has grown to nearly 2,000 middle schools and high schools—serving over 100,000 students in 30 states and 16 countries.

 

AVID Goals:  The primary goal of the AVID program is to prepare students for admission and completion of a four-year college or university.  Other goals of AVID include promoting and offering support in rigorous classes, school activities, leadership, and citizenship.

Student Goals and Requirements:  All AVID students at Faubion Middle School must have a strong desire to attend college after high school and are required to do the following:

        -Maintain satisfactory citizenship, behavior, and attendance in all classes.

        -Maintain the AVID binder, student planner, take Cornell notes in all core classes, and participate        regularly in

          AVID tutorials.

        -Participate in AVID field trips and motivational activities.

        -Complete all homework assignments and turn in all work for all classes.

        -Commit to at least one hour or more of studying or school work every night.

        -Maintain enrollment and passing grades in at least one Pre-Ap class

        -Strive to be a successful leader and a role model in the school.

        -Take the PSAT (8th graders) 

 

At Faubion Middle School we will focus on the following areas:

        -Organization:  Maintaining an organized binder, using learning logs, planners.

        -Communication:  Oral communication, computer skills, and making presentations.

        -Writing:  Cornell Note taking and reflective writing.

        -Inquiry:  Critical thinking and problem solving, questioning techniques, and test taking skills.

        -Collaboration:  Learning what it means to be a team player, working with a diverse group of students, and learning how to solve problems in a study group.

        -Reading:  Learning methods that will promote comprehension and retention of reading materials.

Basic AVID Class Procedures and Expectations

Materials - One of the most important jobs of the AVID student is to keep his/her binder organized and up-to date.  ALL AVID students are responsible for carrying their AVID Binders to every class, every day.  AVID students are required to take their binders home each night to review what they did in school that day.  It is STRONGLY recommended that parents review their child's binder weekly.

Attendance - It is essential that students are present in their classes to learn.  If you are going to be absent from school for any reason you should call Mr. Madison  (469-742-6972) .  When students are absent from class for any reason they are responsible for making up all missed work.

Tardies - ALL AVID students are expected to be on time to school and to all classes without exception.

Discipline - ALL AVID students are expected to exhibit role model behavior and follow the student code of conduct of rules and regulations.  If an AVID student is a discipline problem (in AVID or any of her / her classes) the student will be placed on AVID probation.  In addition to any consequences from the vice principal's office, the AVID student will have appropriate additional consequences in the AVID classroom.  Violations (moral or academic) may result int eh student being exited from AVID.

Classroom Procedures - Most of the work in the AVID classroom is collaborative (groups).  ALL AVID students are expected to be focused on academics and work bell-to-bell in the AVID class as well as all his/her classes.

Evaluation - AVID students will be evaluated on the following:

           -Weekly or bi-weekly binder reviews (including Cornell Notes and Learning Logs from other classes)

        -Tutorials - questions, notes, summaries, and participation

        -Teacher Reviews each progress report period

        -Participation in group work, presentations

        -Quickwrites

        -Writing and reading asssignmnets

        -Socratic Seminar / Philosophical Chairs

        -Motivational Activities - paper work, attendance, behavior, learning logs

 

Resources:  AVID General Curriculum (Middle Level), The Write Path

  Success By Choice:  Not By Chance - Succeeding in Middle School

  The Essential 55

 The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, Sean Covey

 The 6 Most Important Decisions You'll Ever Make,  Sean Covey

 

 

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