AVID

AVID's mission is to close the achievement gap by preparing all students for college readiness and success in a global society.

The AVID acronym stands for Advancement Via Individual Determination. This is a nationally-recognized educational approach that ensures all students are successful in rigorous curriculum.

At BHMS, AVID is an academic, regularly scheduled elective class based on writing, inquiry, collaboration, organization and reading. The three main components are:

Academic instruction
Tutorial/Collaborative study groups
Motivational activities and field trips

AVID equips our teachers with what they need to help students in the academic middle succeed on a path to college and career success. The foundation of our AVID work at Falcon Ridge Middle School is built on the STAR. Be a STAR - Use the CORNELL note taking strategy.

S = Set up the format.
T = Take text or lecture notes.
A = After class, revise your notes.
R = Review and study your notes.

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AVID Application Process

About AVID at BHMS

AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) is an educational program designed for mainstream students, the "Forgotten majority" of middle and high schools, who have potential for success. Through AVID, students are enrolled in a rigorous curriculum preparing them for future success in a college or university. The program restructures the teaching methodologies of school to make rigorous curricula accessible to almost all students and provides support services to its participants through trained facilitators.

What is AVID?
AVID is an academic, regularly scheduled every day class based on writing as a tool of learning, the inquiry method, and collaborative grouping and processing. The three main components of the program are 1) instruction in rigorous curricula, 2) collaborative study groups, and 3) motivational activities.

Who Are AVID Students?
AVID works with the mainstream student who is capable of completing a college preparatory curricular path but has not as yet been challenged or supported in this path. Generally, AVID students are from groups under represented in college preparatory courses such as Honors and Advanced Placement (AP). They are often first generation high school diploma recipients and/or college attendees. They are enrolled in rigorous, academic classes and in the AVID class, where the students receive crucial support from the facilitator/tutors and the AVID teacher. They become academically successful, self-confident and role models for other students in the school. They are proud to be in AVID.

Program Requirements

Students must demonstrate academic potential by having a grade point average of 2.5 - 3.5.
Student must have average to high test scores and have passed, or are close to proficient, the math and reading MCA tests.
Students must have a desire to attend post-secondary educational options and the motivation to work hard for it.
AVID class is an every day class. It will take the place of Communications and one other elective.
Other considerations that are taken into account when applying for the AVID program are:
1. first generation in family to attend college
2. member of a group traditionally underrepresented in 4-year colleges
3. from a low-income family
4. special circumstances (i.e. single parent family, etc.)