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Class of 2017AVID Orientation
Parent Presentation
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.
Goal of 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
What is AVID
Study Hall An automatic way to get good grades A place to work one-on-one with a teacher Extra help for current classes
What AVID isn’t
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
Kennedy High
Block Schedule
September – January1. English2. PE3. Science4. AVID
February – June1. English2. Computers/Health3. Geometry4. 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.
Grading Schedule
Term 1
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
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
Sample 4-Year Plan
School gear Spirit Week Extra Curricular Activities:
Sports Clubs
Prom Senior Portraits Graduation
High School is Expensive!
Commonly Thought of 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)
High School is Expensive!
Less Thought of, but IMPORTANT Expenses
School Loop Kennedy High web site – www.jfkhs.org Stacey Bamford – Counselor
[email protected] 510-657-4070 ext. 27018
Cindy Anderson– AVID Teacher [email protected] 510-657-4070 ext. 27334
Kevin Lydon – AVID Teacher [email protected] 510-657-4070 ext. 27404
Stay in Contact with the School