Students are recommended to the program by a teacher, counselor, parent or themselves
Interested students complete the application process and are interviewed
The AVID site team (composed of an administrator, counselor, AVID site coordinator, and teachers) selects students to enroll on their campus

AVID Student Expectations

Students must enroll in the AVID elective course which is taught during the school day.
A contract is signed by the middle or high school student, parent, AVID Coordinator, AVID Administrator
Students in AVID must commit to taking college-prep courses, including honors and Advanced Placement.
Students must pursue participation in extracurricular activities and community service.
Students must maintain an AVID binder with an agenda.
Students must have a daily dedicated time for homework, studying and working on projects.

A Week in AVID

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
AVID Curriculum	Tutorials	AVID Curriculum	Tutorials	Guest Speakers Team Building Socratic Seminars Field Trips

* Days are combined for block scheduling.

AVID Curriculum

Writing - Students receive instruction in writing to learn strategies, the writing process and timed writing
College & Careers - Investigation of colleges, college majors and career choices
Strategies for Success - Time management, organizational and study skills.

AVID Tutorials

Collaborative Study Groups- Facilitated by college students
10-step Tutorial Process based on Socratic Method - Use of inquiry to guide student learning

MISD AVID Student Testimonials

AVID has...	“helped me become a more organized and responsible person. Before joining, I always had all of my papers thrown everywhere. But now everything is in one place where I can find it. AVID has also helped me become more social. I was never a talkative person (and I’m still not) but AVID is a place where I can freely express my thoughts, like a safe haven.” - 10th grade student

	“opened my eyes to another option after high school that can make my life a million times better.”- 9th grade student

	“impacted my life by making me more organized in school. I haven’t even thought about college before AVID, but now I have thought about my whole life through college graduation and a few years after that.”- 8th grade student

	“improved my organization a lot. I have an organized binder, so when my teacher tells me to pull out something, I can easily find it. It has also helped improve my grades with tutorials. It gets a lot of my homework questions answered and I understand my homework better.”- 7th grade student