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Class of 2017 AVID Orientation

Class of 2017 AVID Orientation. Parent Presentation. Goal of AVID. To give students the skills required to be college ready A consequence of AVID is that students will meet college eligibility requirements

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Class of 2017 AVID Orientation

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  1. Class of 2017AVID Orientation Parent Presentation

  2. Goal of AVID • To give students the skills required to be college ready • A consequence of AVID is that students will meet college eligibility requirements • In 11th and 12th grades, AVID course time will spend time doing college searches, personal statement writing, college applications, financial aid applications, and scholarship applications.

  3. What is AVID • AVID is a college readiness program • AVID will work on academic skills with your student: • Note taking – Cornell Notes • WICOR • W – Writing • I – Inquiry • C – Collaboration • O - Organization • R – Reading • Socratic Seminars • Tutorials

  4. What AVID isn’t • Study Hall • An automatic way to get good grades • A place to work one-on-one with a teacher • Extra help for current classes

  5. Kennedy High • Structure: • Block Schedule • Students take 8 classes per year vs. 6 classes within a traditional schedule • In 9th grade – English 9 is paired with Academic Literacy, so students have English content all year long • Algebra 1 is paired with Algebra Support so that students have Algebra all year long • AVID will take 2 elective spaces each year

  6. Block Schedule • September – January • English • PE • Science • AVID • February – June • English • Computers/Health • Geometry • AVID This is a sample schedule – students will get schedules tonight and will have an opportunity to make adjustments before getting the final schedule on Thursday at Maze Day.

  7. Grading Schedule Term 1 Term 2 February – NOF March – End of 1st Quarter April – NOF April – End of 1st Semester April – NOF May – End of 2nd Quarter June – NOF June – End of 2nd Semester • September – NOF • October – End of 1st Quarter • October - NOF • November – End of 1st Semester • December – NOF • December – End of 2nd Quarter • January – NOF • January – End of 2nd Semester

  8. Sample 4-Year Plan

  9. High School is Expensive! Commonly Thought of Expenses • School gear • Spirit Week • Extra Curricular Activities: • Sports • Clubs • Prom • Senior Portraits • Graduation

  10. High School is Expensive! Less Thought of, but IMPORTANT Expenses • PSAT/PLAN/EXPLORE - Tests – 9th-11th($35, $15) • SAT/ACT Tests - Spring 11th grade, Fall 12th grade($45-$48) • College Applications 12th Grade Costs Vary ($55 & up) • AP Tests – Whenever taken ($90 per test)

  11. Stay in Contact with the School • School Loop • Kennedy High web site – www.jfkhs.org • Stacey Bamford – Counselor • sbamford@fremont.k12.ca.us • 510-657-4070 ext. 27018 • Cindy Anderson– AVID Teacher • canderson@fremont.k12.ca.us • 510-657-4070 ext. 27334 • Kevin Lydon – AVID Teacher • klydon@fremont.k12.ca.us • 510-657-4070 ext. 27404

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