AVID Elementary

History of AVID Elementary

In its first 30 years, AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) has proven time and time again that, when given academic rigor and support, students can be academically successful. AVID Center's vision for the future is to provide entire feeder patterns-elementary, secondary, postsecondary-a comprehensive model to focus on success for all students.

AVID Elementary is based on the same learning foundation that underlies the AVID Elective. However, whereas the AVID Secondary site is a combined effort of a dedicated elective class and core content area classes to create a schoolwide impact in middle and high school. AVID Elementary is designed to be embedded into the daily instruction of all elementary classrooms across entire grade levels to impact schoolwide structures. AVID Elementary is not intended to be taught in isolation or within an elective setting.

AVID Elementary takes a systemic approach through Beginnings, Foundations and Bridges implementation resources for different levels and settings in order to support all students on their journey to college readiness.

AVID Elementary is a foundational component of the AVID College Readiness System and supports AVID Center's mission to close the achievement gap by preparing all students for college readiness and success in a global society.

• AVID Elementary at a Glance
• Feeder Pattern Requirements
• Key Components
• Implementation Steps
• Data Collection (Pre/Post Assessment)
• Membership Features

AVID Elementary at a Glance

• Foundational component of the AVID College Readiness System
• Sequential, foundational, organizational resources intended for the elementary teacher that teaches all ability levels on elementary sites that feed into AVID Secondary classes or sites
• AVID Strategies and philosophy of educational opportunities for all is threaded throughout the entire school day and across the entire grade level and ultimately the entire site
• Implementation begins with Summer Institute and is accompanied by in-district coaching and site visitation cycles during the first two years of implementation

Feeder Pattern Requirements

• Elementary Sites feed into AVID Secondary classrooms and sites
• Elementary District Liaison is required to attend Summer Institute and 2 year training cycle of AVID District Leadership (ADL) Training
• Elementary Visitation Package
• Site Administrator is required to attend Summer Institute with Lead Site Team
• Site Libraries are required for all new sites

Key Components

• Student Success Skills: communication skills, educational self-advocacy, study skills
• Organization: mental and physical organization within agenda/planner, organizational tools, time management, goal setting, note-taking strategies (3 formats)
• WICOR Lessons: emphasis on writing to learn, inquiry, collaboration, organization, reading to learn in all content areas
• Partnerships: classroom, grade levels, sites, feeder patterns, families, communities

Implementation Steps

• Year 1: Forming infrastructures
  (Lead Site Team attends Summer Institute)
• Year 2: Implementation across grade levels
  (Expanded Site Team attends Summer Institute)
• Year 3: Essentials across sites
  (Pillars of Excellence are established across all implementing sites)
• Year 4: Sustaining across feeder patterns
  (Pillars of Excellence are grounded across feeder patterns)

Data Collection (Pre/Post Assessment)

Online submission to AVID Center

• Site Level (Demographics)

In-district submission to Elementary District Liaison (EDL)

• Agenda/Planner Progression
• Organizational Tool Progression
• Note-taking Strategies Progression
• Levels of Thinking Progression

Membership Features

Access, Access, Access!

• Access to Summer Institute Elementary Strands
• Access to AVID Elementary Weekly 
• Access to AVID District Leadership Training (ADL) for Elementary
• Access to Professional Learning (E-learning and Face to Face)
• Access to Elementary Implementation Resources and Materials
• Access to MyAVID (membership only resource site)
• Access to AVID's Copyrighted Materials and Trademark Logo