What is AVID All About? Lori Boyd, Director of AP/AVID

Office of Instruction Oklahoma State Department of Education

Lori.boyd@sde.ok.gov (405) 521-4288

What We’ll Cover Today

• Brief overview of AVID • Details about AVID grant opportunities and

how to apply • Panel discussion with AVID District Directors

and others in the field currently implementing AVID

• Q & A

What is AVID?

Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) is a college readiness program that seeks to close the achievement gap by preparing all students for college and other postsecondary opportunities.

AVID focuses on taking traditionally underrepresented students who are

middle performing and likely first-generation college goers and provides them sufficient structure and support that help them succeed in the most rigorous courses.

AVID was established more than 30 years ago and impacts more than

800,000 students in 44 states and 16 countries today. AVID operates with one guiding principle: Hold students accountable to

the highest standards, provide academic and social support, and they will rise to the challenge.

Where is AVID?

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AVID impacts more than 800,000 students in 44 states and 16 other countries/U.S. territories

AVID in Oklahoma

• Ardmore, Caney Valley, Harding Charter, Jenks, and Tulsa

• Ada, Choctaw-Nicoma Park, Dove Science Academy, Grove, McAlester, Millwood, Norman, Putnam City, Stidham, and Thackerville

• Anadarko, Oklahoma City, and Muskogee, with additions in above districts

• Jay, Chickasha, Wilburton, and Sallisaw

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AVID Closes the Achievement Gap

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AVID. (2014). AVID senior data collection: Study of 36,450 AVID seniors [Electronic Database]. Greene, J.P. and Forster, G. (2003). Public high school graduation and college readiness rates in the United States (Report No. 3). New York: Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. *Filipino and Other not classified by Greene and Forster (2003) National data represents the most current comprehensive data available

2014 AVID seniors completing four-year college entrance requirements

89% 95% 92% 95% 92% 91% 93% 92%

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American Indianor Alaska Native

AVID n = 159U.S. n = 36,808

AsianAVID n = 1,913

U.S. n = 159,683

Black or AfricanAmerican

AVID n = 5,384U.S. n = 569,835

Filipino*AVID n = 448

Hispanic orLatino

AVID n = 20,789U.S. n = 656,297

Other*AVID n = 2,108

White (notHispanic)

AVID n = 5,393U.S. n =

2,537,481

OverallAVID N = 36,450

U.S. N =4,051,598

AVID U.S. U.S. Overall

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2014 AVID Seniors

91% plan to enroll in a college or university • 61% plan to enroll in a four-year university • 30% plan to enroll in a two-year college

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AVID. (2014). AVID senior data collection: Study of 36,448 AVID seniors [Electronic Database].

AVID Graduates 2014 AVID graduates who applied and were accepted to a four-year college or university

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AVID. (2014). AVID senior data collection: Study of 36,220 AVID graduates [Electronic Database].

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Completing College Entrance Requirements

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AVID. (2014). AVID senior data collection: Study of 27,771 AVID seniors [Electronic Database]. Greene, J.P. and Forster, G. (2003). Public high school graduation and college readiness rates in the United States (Report No. 3). New York: Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. National data represents the most current comprehensive data available.

AVID students complete four-year college entrance requirements at a rate at least two times higher than the national rate

93% 93% 89% 92% 89%

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AVID CAn = 16,762

AVID TXn = 6,637

AVID FLn = 2,328

AVID MDn = 1,066

AVID WAn = 978

NationN = 4,051,598

Why Rigor is Important

Students who take AP courses and exams are much more likely than their peers to complete a bachelor’s degree in four years or fewer.

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No AP One AP Two+ APSource: Camara, Wayne. College Persistence, Graduation, and Remediation. College Board Research Notes (RN-19). New York, NY: College Board.

Percentage of students graduating from college in four years

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AVID Students Participate in AP

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AVID. (2014). AVID senior data collection: Study of 94,211 AVID seniors [Electronic Database]. College Board. The 10th annual AP report to the nation. (2014). Retrieved from http://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/pdf/ap/rtn/10th-annual/10th-annual-ap-report-to-the-nation-single-page.pdf College Board. The 9th annual AP report to the nation. (2013). Retrieved from http://apreport.collegeboard.org/download-press-center College Board. The 8th annual AP report to the nation. (2012). Retrieved from http://research.collegeboard.org/programs/ap/data/nation/2012

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2011AVID N = 27,608

U.S. N = 2,993,120

2012AVID N = 32,799

U.S. N = 2,946,541

2013AVID N = 33,804

U.S. N = 3,022,879

High school graduates who took at least one AP exam AVID U.S.

Impact of AP on Five-year College Graduation Rates

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Student Group AP Exam Grade of 3, 4, 5

AP Exam Grade of 1, 2

Took AP course but not Exam

African American 28% higher 22% higher 16% higher

Hispanic 28% higher 12% higher 10% higher

White 33% higher 22% higher 20% higher

Low-Income 26% higher 17% higher 12% higher

Not Low-Income 34% higher 23% higher 19% higher

Dougherty, C., Mellor, L., & Jian, S. (2006). The relationship between Advanced Placement and college graduation. National Center for Educational Accountability, 2005 AP Study Series (Report 1).

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