What is AVID?
AVID (Advancement Via Individual
Determination) is a college preparatory
elective class designed to support students
that are academically in the middle with the
rigors of middle and high school who have
the goal of admittance to a 4 year college or
university. The AVID program consists of
three main components: tutorials, AVID
curriculum and binder checks.
Tutorials
Trained college tutors lead tutorial sessions
twice each week in AVID classes. Tutors
are excellent role models of motivated,
organized, and successful college students.
During each tutorial session, students come
prepared with a question that they need
assistance answering. In a small group
setting, the tutor’s role is to guide the
students as they assist one another.
Tutorials help students who are enrolled in
rigorous coursework keep up and succeed in
their college prep classes.
AVID Curriculum
• Research Skills • Study Skills • Public
Speaking (including how-to speeches,
informational speeches, and persuasive
speeches) • Cornell Notes • Philosophical
Chairs • Socratic Seminars • College
Research• Goal Setting • Mission
Statements • Reflection • Tips for Success
• Organizational Skills & Projects • Time
Management • College Readiness Skills •
College Exploration/Field Trips • Career
Exploration • Critical Reading and Writing
Binder Checks
Principal
Cheryl Simmons
AVID Coordinator
Jackie Zigmund
AVID Counselor
Michael Toner
AVID students are expected to maintain an
organized binder complete with Focused
notes for each of their classes. The use of
agendas/planners is required for students to
record when assignments are due. Binders
are checked weekly for organization,
neatness, Cornell notes, and updated
agendas
Who is the Typical AVID
Student?
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Student with at least a 2.0 grade
point average (G.P.A.)
Student who has appropriate
classroom behavior
Student who may be the first in the
family to attend college
Student who has good attendance
Student has the motivation and
desire to prepare for entrance to a
four-year college or university
AVID Teachers
Terri Lowery
Jackie Zigmund
If you are interested, please fill out an
application and plan on attending the
Informational Parent Night on March 25 at
6:00 pm in room 311
or contact the program coordinator at:
Jackie Zigmund Crowder
[email protected]
Frank Augustus Miller MS
17925 Krameria
Riverside, CA 92504
(951) 789-8181 X 57002