Brief Description of AVID
What is AVID? AVID is an acronym that stands for Advancement Via Individual Determination. It is a grades 5 through 12 program that encourages largely lower-income, underrepresented, academically average, motivated students to achieve their potential and attend a four-year college.
AVID requires enrollment in an elective class taught by an AVID-trained teacher, enrollment in a school’s most rigorous courses such as AP, use of AVID methods of writing as a tool of learning, inquiry-based lessons, detailed Cornell note-taking skills, collaborative learning, and extensive reading.
AVID is not a curriculum but rather a school-wide program of collaboration, support, and teaching methodology that requires a site coordinator, tutors, site team, staff development, careful selection of participants, and full parent support through a pledge in order to increase college enrollment.
The AVID Site Team:
- AVID Coordinator: Carlos Diaz Jr.
- AVID Teacher: TBD
- AVID Counselor: Marchie Murdock
- AVID Administrator: Jason Mutterer
Electives
Summit Electives add a sense of commitment, fulfillment and fun to the high school day. Many electives are designed to help students get a head start in college or careers after high school and, for some, make school a more enjoyable and rewarding experience. Our recommended graduation plan requires elective credits.
Here are just some of the electives offered on our campus . . .
- AP, Pre-AP, and regular art classes
- Speech, Debate, and Academic Decathlon
- Band, Theater, Dance, and Choir classes
- Technology classes: BIM I, Concepts of Engineering & Technology
- Yearbook and Journalism classes
- Languages other than English: French, Spanish
- AVID
- JROTC
- Teen Leadership classes
- Business Classes: Dollars and Sense, Principals of Business, Marketing, & Finance
- Intro to Culinary Arts, Interior Design, Fashion Design, & Child Development
- Principles of Education and Training, TAFE
- Office Aide
Attention Dual Credit Students/Families,
MISD is happy to announce that we have created additional ways to connect to dual credit students and families participating in the dual credit programs offered in our district. See below for details.
Social Media
If you have Twitter and Instagram feel free to follow MISD Dual Credit @MISDdualcredit
Email
Contact us via email at dualcredit@misdmail.org
For more information visit your counselor.
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