Barrington Elementary implements AVID strategies in our campus as follows:
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AVID Quickwrites 3 times per week. One of them have to be a response to a math, science or social studies lesson.
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AVID binders in 3rd to 5th grade to help students with organization. The AVID binders are divided by subjects : Science, Math, ELA, SLA, and Data.
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Data trackers. Students in 2nd to 5th grade are using data trackers to set goals and measure their progress.
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Teachers have to WICORized lesson plans, this means that in the lesson plan we are expected to highlight with a different color the WICOR strategy that is being implemented, for example if students are reading a story we high light in teal, if they are writing we highlight blue.
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Collaboration among students is encouraged in every lesson, this is happening with the structured conversations.
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We also have an AVID communication folder, that includes the calendar with events for the month. This helps as a way to communicate with families and keep them informed of the events happening at school in advance.
4th Grade Dual Language Teacher
About the Program: AVID–Advancement Via Individual Determination
AVID stands for Advancement Via Individual Determination, and our mission is to close the opportunity gap by preparing all students for college readiness and success in a global society.
AVID Elementary
Based on the same learning foundation that underlies AVID secondary, AVID elementary focuses on grades three through six and is designed to be embedded into the daily instruction of elementary classrooms across entire grade levels to maintain schoolwide structures.
Key Components of AVID Elementary
Student Success Skills: Habits, behaviors, strategies that students learn, strengthen, and maintain throughout their academic careers.
- Learning to: Write, Inquire, Collaborate, Organize, Read
- Partnerships for life-long success: Building community in the classroom and grade level
Empowering students in an AVID elementary classroom:
- Student confidence and self-pride
- Student awareness of strengths and areas for growth
- Culture of high expectations
- Set, monitor, and celebrate individual, group, and classroom goals
Who is an AVID student?
Students who have the desire and determination to attend a four-year college and:
- Willingness to undertake demanding preparation for college
- Have appropriate classroom behavior
- Have between a 2.0 and 3.5 grade point average
- Have a good attendance record
- In addition to the above also meets the selection criteria of the Campus AVID Site Team
All AVID Campus Contacts