AVID – Advancement Via Individual Determination
At Pulaski County Special School District, we’re implementing programs that help improve and evolve our educational processes. Chief among these programs is AVID.
What is AVID?
In the 2019-2020 school year, PCSSD will implement AVID at all of our elementary schools as well as sixth grade in the middle schools and ninth grade at the high schools. AVID teams are eagerly preparing to implement this system that will increase student engagement, promote classroom collaboration and activate deeper levels of learning in their classrooms with practical, immediately useful tools and instructional strategies. Teachers who participate in AVID professional learning begin to shift their beliefs about teaching and learning, allowing them to cultivate a growth mindset both for themselves and their students.
The AVID Advantage
- Reduces variation in classroom instruction.
- Leverages grit and determination of students.
- Emphasizes rigorous coursework, relevance of instruction and relationships.
- Raises expectations of educators, students and their families.
- Re-energizes the staff on campus and in the district.
AVID for Elementary Schools
Putting future leaders on an early path to success in school
AVID Elementary engages young learners and provides them with the critical skills to become confident, independent thinkers who have a thirst for learning. Teachers use AVID strategies to provide students with:
- Proven ways to succeed in school
- Writing to learn, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization and Reading to learn
- Note-taking and time management skills
- Best ways to work together inside and outside of the classroom
AVID for Secondary Schools
Moving future leaders toward college success and beyond
AVID’s teaching strategies and curriculum build positive teacher-student relationships to ensure student success schoolwide. AVID Elective students:
- Proven ways to succeed in school
- Enroll in advanced courses (AP®)
- Receive academic instruction and tutorial support
- Strengthen their writing skills
- Improve study and organization skills
- Gain “college knowledge”
- Visit colleges and explore careers