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

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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