AVID Messages

Lincoln AVID 2008

Mrs. Toro — Tue, 13 May 2008 03:23:52 GMT

My first year of teaching the AVID elective is now coming to an end. I truly appreciated the students, parents, fellow elective teachers, site team members, and the support we've received from our region 8 leaders. Reflecting on the year, I know there is so much I didn't get to, but there was much we did accomplish. Next year we will have two AVID elective classes in each grade level. I am proud to know that we will have so many students willing to work and learn. I'm equally impressed with our administration for supporting the program. I expect great things from Lincoln AVID next year.

California Colleges .edu

Brook — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:14:48 GMT

Hi Everyone,

Actis is participating in the pilot program for CaliforniaColleges.edu. It is an excellent resource for career information- including education requirements, interviews with different people in the fields, and interest surveys that match students with careers. I am looking forward to using the website with the AVID students!

Re: AVID

Brad Ruff — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 20:57:19 GMT

Site Team Members,

You can log in to the Chat Room from any page. Just scroll down to the bottom of the page to the dialogue box, and supply the pertinent information. Then you can send a message responding to information on the page you are currently viewing or send a general response or message.

Give it a try!

Brad Ruff

Re: Share Your AVID Ideas!

Brook — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:16:05 GMT

We are so excited...we finally got the ages of the kids. We will be buying gifts for three brothers in grades k, 2, and 4. Our shopping day is this Saturday! The boys all want Pokemon stuff and we will also be buying clothing.

Re: Send Your Site's AVID NEWS Items to be Posted!

Brad Ruff — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:59:05 GMT

Site Team Members!

We are always looking for news items from all AVID sites in Kern County. Please send AVID news from your school to the address below, and look for it to be posted on this website.

brruff@kern.org

Thank you! We will be looking for you in the news!

Brad Ruff

Congratulations to the Actis AVID Students for their Holiday Spirit!

Brad Ruff — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 02:37:54 GMT

Brook,

Holiday projects such as the one your AVID students are undertaking are worth their weight in gold! Not only do your AVID students get to take part in a community service project, but they get to experience firsthand just how much better it feels to give than to receive. I hope the AVID Chat Room lights up with ideas such as yours.

Please congratulate your students and wish them Happy Holidays from our entire AVID team here in Kern County!

Brad Ruff

Re: Share Your AVID Ideas!

Brook — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:17:17 GMT

Hi Everyone....hopefully I am posting this in the correct place. At Actis, our students are collecting money to buy gifts for two elementary students for the holidays. The students are so excited, and it is great to see how giving they are. This is one of the most rewarding projects we have done.

AVID

Brad Ruff — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 01:45:54 GMT

AVID

me@... — Mon, 19 Nov 2001 16:28:19 GMT

Region 8 KERN COUNTY

About the AVID Program

The AVID program works within the regular school day and includes an elective class, trained tutors, an AVID teacher, and a site team of teachers, focusing on college preparation, writing, inquiry, and collaboration.

AVID serves over 270,000 middle school and high school students at 3,000 schools in 45 states and 15 foreign countries via the Department of Defense Dependents School. U.S. states implementing AVID include Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin.

AVID RESULTS

What differentiates AVID from other school reform programs is AVID's success rate. Independent research statewide in California, and national yearly data collection by the AVID Center have shown the AVID Program to be effective in preparing average-achieving students for college. For example, since 1990, 30,000 AVID students have graduated from high school and gone on to four-year universities or colleges. According to research on AVID by the University of California, San Diego, high school students enrolled in the AVID program for at least three years graduate and enter college at a 93% rate, 75% higher than the national average. Other program measures include:

Over 80% of AVID graduates are enrolled continuously in college since leaving high school (CREATE, 1999; Mehan, et al, 1996).
African-American AVID students who participate in AVID for three years are enrollong in college at rates which are considerably higher than national averages. Fifty-five percent of the AVID African-American graduates enrolled in four-year colleges, while the national average was 33% (Mehan, et al, 1996).
Of the Latino students who participated in AVID, 43% enrolled in four-year colleges. This exceeds the national average of 29% (Mehan, et al, 1996).
AVID graduates complete the sequence of courses necessary for four-year college acceptance at an 84% rate; the California state average is 34% (CREATE, 1999).