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 AVID
C. Cooper Langley

AVID Program Coordinator

AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) was developed by Mary Catherine Swanson at Clairemont High School in 1980 in response to San Diego Unified School District's court-ordered integration of the city’s schools. The program began as an elective class taken during the regular school day. Mary Catherine held her students accountable to the highest standards and provided them with academic and social support. She believed they would rise to the challenge. And have they ever!

In 1992 AVID Center was established as a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization and the program has evolved into a fourth through twelfth-grade system that successfully prepares students in the academic middle for four-year college eligibility. Beginning with one high school and 32 students the AVID system is now on the march toward in 2010.

Visit this wonderfully creative site for additional information about the AVID program. Sciencesource4Kids

AVID General Fact Sheet


THE CHALLENGE:
Closing the achievement gap and increasing the college-going rate for students from low-income and minority families is a significant policy dilemma.

THE SOLUTION:
AVID is designed to increase the number of students who enroll in four-year colleges. Although AVID serves all students, it focuses on the least served students in the academic middle. The formula is simple — raise expectations of students and, with the AVID support system in place, they will rise to the challenge.

HOW IT WORKS:
AVID students enroll in high-rigor courses and receive support in an academic elective class—called AVID—taught within the school day by a trained AVID teacher.

RESULTS:
AVID is currently adopted by over 3,500 schools in 45 States, 15 Countries. Of the 10,900 students participating in the senior 2007 data collection,  98% plan to attend the post-secondary institution to which they were accepted.

 

 


Testimonials

"Today (AVID) is widely regarded as one of the most effective educational reforms ever created by a classroom teacher. The results have been extraordinary."

--Andrew Goldstein,
Time Magazine

"...what AVID shows is that high achievement can be more ordinary when schools not only insist on academic rigor but also offer personal support. AVID offers a blueprint for this scaffolding."

--Richard Rothstein,
New York Times

"The first and most critical goal is to raise expectations for all students and provide support for students to reach them. High schools should be encouraged and assisted to expand successful programs like Advanced Placement, AVID..."

--Jack O'Connell
State Ssuperintendent of Public Instruction

"AVID sends 77 percent of its graduating seniors on to four-year colleges, roughly three times the statewide rate. As hard as it may be to believe, this state-funded program only survived this year's budget gauntlet by a fingernail. This latest evidence suggests it ought not to be fighting for survival, but for expansion."

--Sacramento Bee
Editorial, Oct. 16, 2003