AVID Program

AVID
What does AVID do?
  • AVID Mission Statement:

    AVID is designed to increase schoolwide 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 path:

    • Will succeed in rigorous curriculum,
    • Will enter mainstream activities of the school
    • Will increase their enrollment in four-year colleges, and
    • Will become educated and responsible part pants and leaders in a democratic society.
  • AVID Activities:

    • Learning with tutors
    • Read critically
    • Note-taking across the
      curriculum
    • Writing for all classes
    • Developing interpersonal relationship and self-
      reliance
    • Visiting college
      campuses
    • Interacting with guest
      speakers
    • Participating in
      extracurricular and
      community activities
    • Preparing for a
      professional career

AMS AVID