2017/2018 AVID Application Information:
AVID Parent information meeting at GHS on the 31st of January, for new applicants.
All AVID students must apply again. Applications, GHS as well as GMS are due by 2/24 and available in the office or through Mrs. Lowrie and Mr. Crook
Interviews for Godard AVID will take place on 3/9 or 3/10.
Interviews and GHS interviews will take place at Goddard on 3/10
Application will be available within the next week online as well as at school.
Application link: Click here to access GMS application.
AVID Parent information meeting at GHS on the 31st of January, for new applicants.
All AVID students must apply again. Applications, GHS as well as GMS are due by 2/24 and available in the office or through Mrs. Lowrie and Mr. Crook
Interviews for Godard AVID will take place on 3/9 or 3/10.
Interviews and GHS interviews will take place at Goddard on 3/10
Application will be available within the next week online as well as at school.
Application link: Click here to access GMS application.
What is AVID?
AVID, Advancement Via Individual Determination, is a school-wide transformation effort focused on leadership, systems, instruction, and culture, and is designed to increase the number of students who enroll and succeed in higher education and in their lives beyond high school.
What is the AVID elective?
The AVID Elective is the core of AVID Secondary. It targets students in the academic middle–B, C, and even D students–with the desire to go to college and the willingness to work hard. Typically, they will be the first in their families to attend college, and come from groups traditionally underrepresented in higher education. These are students who are capable of completing rigorous curriculum but are falling short of their potential.AVID places these students on the college track, requiring them to enroll in their school’s toughest courses, such as Honors and Advanced Placement®. To support them in the rigorous coursework, AVID students learn organizational and study skills, develop critical thinking, learn to ask probing questions, receive academic help from peers and college tutors, and participate in enrichment and motivational activities to make their college dreams reality.
How do I get my student enrolled in AVID?
There are specific steps to the AVID process:
1. In early January the school along with the district will nominate students.
2. Applications will be made available to all students approximately the 3rd Week of January.
3. The district will hold an information night at the Little Theater on the first Tuesday in February.
4. Applications are due the last week of February.
5. All applicants must participate in an interview.
6. By the end of March all AVID students are notified.
AVID, Advancement Via Individual Determination, is a school-wide transformation effort focused on leadership, systems, instruction, and culture, and is designed to increase the number of students who enroll and succeed in higher education and in their lives beyond high school.
What is the AVID elective?
The AVID Elective is the core of AVID Secondary. It targets students in the academic middle–B, C, and even D students–with the desire to go to college and the willingness to work hard. Typically, they will be the first in their families to attend college, and come from groups traditionally underrepresented in higher education. These are students who are capable of completing rigorous curriculum but are falling short of their potential.AVID places these students on the college track, requiring them to enroll in their school’s toughest courses, such as Honors and Advanced Placement®. To support them in the rigorous coursework, AVID students learn organizational and study skills, develop critical thinking, learn to ask probing questions, receive academic help from peers and college tutors, and participate in enrichment and motivational activities to make their college dreams reality.
How do I get my student enrolled in AVID?
There are specific steps to the AVID process:
1. In early January the school along with the district will nominate students.
2. Applications will be made available to all students approximately the 3rd Week of January.
3. The district will hold an information night at the Little Theater on the first Tuesday in February.
4. Applications are due the last week of February.
5. All applicants must participate in an interview.
6. By the end of March all AVID students are notified.