AVID

Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) is a national organization with a mission to close the achievement gap by preparing students for college readiness using a cohort-based model and a 4-year elective class.

The AVID Elective is a class that helps students prepare for the rigors of college. Students apply for and interview to be a part of the AVID Elective. The AVID Elective class is designed for students who have the desire to continue their post secondary education who need extra support through the AVID course. 

Through AVID, students develop: 

SKILLS FOR FUTURE SUCCESS: Organization, time management, collaboration, study techniques, note-taking, summarization, responsibility, self-advocacy, public speaking, goal-setting, perseverance, and grit

SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL EDUCATION: Students are explicitly taught about social and emotional health and well-being, and ways to manage mental stressors including anxiety, depression, work/school pressure, and more. 

RELATIONSHIPS: AVID is all about relationships-this is the foundation of our program and the key to our success. It is truly a family, and the relationships students form here allow them to be confident in the relationships elsewhere in their lives. 

COLLEGE and CAREER READINESS: AVID is perhaps most well-known for the preparation it gives students to be successful in college or trade school or military; not just helping students get into a program or college, but preparing them to excel and finish. 

DIGNITY and HONOR: Students exit AVID with a feeling of accomplishment and 
self-worth, knowing they matter, their thoughts and ideas are important, and confident that they can make a difference in their community and the world.