AVID Mission Statement

The mission of AVID is to ensure that students “in the middle” who have the potential to be successful in a college preparatory path will:

• succeed in a rigorous curriculum,
• enroll in four-year colleges,
• enter mainstream activities of the school, and
• become educated and responsible participants and leaders in a democratic society.

What is AVID?

The AVID program is designed to meet the educational and social needs of students in the middle--students who, with support, have the potential to succeed in a rigorous course of study and go on to attend and graduate from a four-year college or university. Through AVID, students--often from those groups most underrepresented on postsecondary campuses--are prepared to meet four-year college entrance requirements by mastering college preparatory curricula.

The foundation of the AVID program is a program that provides academic support for students who aspire to college and who would benefit from daily in-school instructional support in order to be successful in a college preparatory course of study. AVID course content includes instruction intended to improve a variety of skills; tutorials designed to increase higher-level thinking and success in rigorous courses; and motivational activities, guest speakers, and college and career exploration.

Most students can succeed in rigorous courses and get into and through college by perseverance, hard work, and, as the AVID program’s name reveals, “individual determination.” However, many students need assistance in reaching the goal of going to college. AVID students are placed with a strong group of peers and adults who share a commitment to academic excellence and who work together for student success. In the AVID classroom students find high expectations, encouragement, day-to-day help, a vision of college as an expected and attainable goal, and guidance in and skills for reaching that goal. Ultimately, AVID provides a social and academic structure to support students as they work to succeed.

• Who is served by AVID? What does AVID accomplish? What does AVID include? What does an AVID clsss look like? What kind of commitment do the students make to the AVID program? Are students ever dismissed from the AVID program? What role do parents and guardians plan in AVID? Who makes up the AVID site team in a school? How are AVID staff members trained? Train programs include: Which WJCC schools have AVID programs?

• Find all the above answers HERE

address:
WJCC School AVID Division Coordinator
3925 Midlands Road,
Williamsburg, VA 23188