A dvancement V ia I ndividual D etermination

1. Advancement Via Individual Determination QECHS & AVID

2. AVID’s mission/QECHS mission AVID's mission is to close the achievement gap by preparing all students for college readiness and success in a global society. Quest Early College High School is committed to providing a whole-child learning experience in a working partnership with the community to create college-educated lifelong learners and successful members of a global society.

3. What is AVID? • A structured college preparatory system working directly with schools and districts • A direct support structure for first-generation college goers, grades K-16 • A schoolwide approach to curriculum and rigor

4. What is AVID? • A non-profit, college readiness system • A support structure for typically low-income, underserved students • For elementary through postsecondary grade levels • A schoolwide approach to rigorous curriculum • Professional development for educators

5. Where in the world is AVID? *Numbers as of 10/1/11

6. The AVID College Readiness System ACRS Higher Education AVID’s Mission AVID’s mission is to close the achievement gap by preparing all students for college readiness and success in a global society.

7. Demographics: 2011 AVID seniors Parent’s Highest Level of Education 69% qualify for free and reduced-price lunch

8. The AVID/QECHS Elective student profile Has academic potential • Average to high test scores • 2.0-3.5 GPA • College potential with support • Desire and determination 10. (On QECHS Application) Please check the appropriate box for the following (your answers will not determine acceptance): a. Do you use a planner to keep yourself organized? b. Are you willing to stay at Quest ECHS for at least one full school year? c. Are you capable of challenging school work? d. Are you willing to do two to three hours of homework each evening? e. Do you feel you have an adequate place to study? f. Do you have access to the appropriate school supplies?

9. AVID/QECHS Student Profile QECHS Student Profile 1) First generation to attend college 2) Disadvantaged youth 3) English language learners 4) Underserved • The AVID Elective student profile Meets one or more of the following criteria: • First to attend college • Historically underserved in four-year colleges • Low income • Special circumstances

10. The 11 Essentials • AVID student selection • Voluntary participation • AVID elective class offered during the school day • Rigorous course of study • Strong, relevant writing and reading curriculum

11. The 11 Essentials • Inquiry to promote critical thinking • Collaboration as a basis of instruction • Trained tutors • Data collection and analysis • District and school commitment • Active, interdisciplinary site team

12. WICOR Writing • Writing process (prewrite to final draft) • Respond, revise • Edit, final draft • Cornell Notes • Quickwrites • Learning logs, journals

13. WICOR Inquiry • Skilled questioning • Socratic Seminars • Quickwrites/discussions • Critical-thinking activities • Writing questions • Open-minded activities

14. WICOR Collaboration • Group projects • Response/edit/revision groups • Collaboration activities • Tutorials • Study groups • Jigsaw activities • Read-arounds

15. Organization • WICOR Tools • Binders • Calendars, planners, agendas • Graphic organizers Methods • Focused note-taking system • Tutorials, study groups • Project planning, SMART goals

16. WICOR Reading • SQ5R (Survey, Question, Read, Record, Recite, Review, Reflect) • KWL (What I Know; What to Learn; Learned) • Reciprocal teaching • “Think-alouds” • Text structure • Critical reading

17. A sample week in the AVID Elective DailyorBlock Schedule • Curriculum: • Writing • College and Careers • Strategies for Success • Critical Reading • Tutorials: • Collaborative Study Groups • Writing Groups • Socratic Seminars

18. What is academic rigor? Rigor is the goal of helping students develop the capacity to understand content that is complex, ambiguous, provocative, and personally or emotionally challenging. Source: Teaching What Matters Most; Standards and Strategies for Raising Student Achievement, by Strong, Silver and Perini, ASCD, 2001

19. Why Rigor? Rigorous curriculum is a greater factor in determining college graduation rates than class standing, standardized test scores, or grade point average. From: Answers in the Tool Box: Academic Intensity, Attendance Patterns, and Bachelor's Degree Attainment (1999) by Clifford Adelman, Senior Research Analyst, U.S. Dept. of Ed.

20. Meeting the challenge • Develop as readers and writers • Develop deep content knowledge • Know content specific strategies for reading, writing, thinking, and talking • Develop habits, skills, and behaviors to use knowledge and skills

21. More than 30 years of success In just over 30 years, AVID has become one of the most successful college-preparatory programs for low-income, underserved students, and today reaches more than 425,000 students in approximately 4,800 schools in 48 states and 16 other countries/territories. Since 1990, more than 110,000 AVID students have graduated from high school and planned to attend college.

22. AVID Graduates • 91.3 percent plan to enroll in a college or university • 58.3 percent plan to enroll in a four-year university • 33.0 percent to enroll in a two-year college Source: AVID Center Senior Data Collection System, 2010-2011 Percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole percent

23. ECHS Graduates • Achievements of the Early College High School Initiative: • Over 93% of the ECHS students graduate • 88% earn college credits • 40% earn at least one year of college credit • 25% earn both a high school diploma and an Associate's degree • 81% enroll in a two or four year college • More than 25% earn merit-based college scholarships From QECHS website: http://www.humbleisd.net/site/Default.aspx?PageID=24758

24. Completing college-entrance requirements AVID students complete four-year college entrance requirements at a rate at least two times higher than the national rate. AVID Senior Data Collection 2010-2011, AVID CA n = 15522; AVID TX n = 3923; AVID NC n = 709; AVID IL n = 1307; AVID FL n = 1117 COMPARATOR: U.S. Overall: The Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, Center for Civic Innovation, Education Working Paper No. 8 February 2005, Jay P. Greene and Marcus A. Winters

25. AVID closes the achievement gap All racial groups complete four-year college entrance requirements at a rate of 84% or higher AVID Center. AVID Senior Data Collection. Study of 27,891 AVID Seniors, [Electronic Database]. (2010 - 2011). Manhattan Institute, Education Working Paper 3. 2003. Greene, J.P., Forster, G. "Public High School Graduation and College Readiness Rates in the U.S.” *(Filipino and Other not classified in Manhattan Institute study.) National data represents the most current comprehensive data available

26. Getting accepted to 4-year colleges Almost 3 out of 4 AVID graduates were accepted to a four-year college. AVID Senior Data Collection, All Seniors 2010-2011, n = 27,783

27. Eighth graders taking algebra The number of AVID 8th graders enrolled in Algebra is almost 50% higher than the national average. AVID General Data Collection 2010-2011, 8th graders erolled in AVID, n = 65,835 COMPARATOR: National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES), Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, 2007 http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2010/2010016.pdf

28. AVID Elective Teachers:AVID Coordinator: Kim Mouser Kathy Moss Holly Schoettlin Jai Suire Kelly Carruthers AVID Site Team Members: Ginger Noyes Janette Horton Ann Dorsey Sharon Limegrover Patty Sonntag