ELECTIVE CREDIT ONLY
Open to: 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grade students, by recommendation of school staff
Length: 4 years - Year-long Class
Prerequisite: Middle School AVID and/or interview and application process
AVID Coordinator: Katie Allebach katherine.allebach@mpls.k12.mn.us
AVID is a nationally recognized program that supports students who have shown academic promise but need preparation for college. Students gain academic skills and are supported in their other courses by the teacher and special tutors. There is an expectation that students
AVID is an in-school academic 4 year support program that prepares students in the academic middle for college eligibility and success. AVID‘s target population are students who are capable of completing rigorous curriculum but are falling
in the AVID elective class. For one period a day, they learn organizational and study skills, work on critical thinking and asking probing questions, get academic help from peers and college tutors, and participate in enrichment and motivational activities that make college seem attainable.
AVID student profile:
Average to high test scores
2.0 to 3.5 grade point average (GPA)
Good attendance
College potential with support
Capable of completing a rigorous curriculum
Has the motivation and desire to prepare for entrance into a 4 year college
Meets one or more of the following criteria:
• First in family to attend college
• Belongs to an ethnic group traditionally underrepresented in college
• Low income
• Faces special circumstances that may be obstacles to achievement
AVID 9 Angelica Olague
AVID 10&12 Katie Allebach
AVID 11 Abby Gaul
Fun Friday is an opportunity for students to strengthen leadership and critical thinking skills. This is also a time to have fun as an AVID family and community.
AVID students spent the day at Corcoran Park completing a series of challenges and team building activities set up by Project Success.
AVID Seniors and Juniors mentor AVID Freshmen in scribing their dreams and inspirational quotes on the sidewalk outside of door 15.
Tutorials are an opportunity for AVID students to bring questions from other classes and collaborate to discover answers. Tutorials are every Tuesday and Thursday.
South High AVID Application
Click for a link to the following AVID WICOR strategies:
AVID Family Night
Thursday, September 19th, 2019 from 5:30-7:00 in the AVID Room 131
AVID End of the Year CELEBRATION!
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
6:00-7:30 p.m. in the Media Center
AVID Project Success Retreat Thursday, September 26th, 2019
National College Fair at Minneapolis Convention Center Wednesday, October 2nd(11th&12th) and Thursday, October 3rd(9th&10th)
University of Minnesota- Twin Cities Scavenger Hunt(11th &12th only) Friday, October 11th, 2019
eMentors at TBA Minneapolis (11th only) December 2019
Mankato State Spring 2020
St.Catherine's University Spring 2020
University of Minnesota Twin Cities Spring 2020
Augsburg College Spring 2020
CollegeCrewMpls.org provides a safe space for new Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) graduates to share their college journeys with current MPS students and offer advice, resources and encouragement.
EdSurge’s Charley Locke examines the edtech tools that help students and families navigate the quagmire of scholarships, financial aid forms, and loan options."How You Can Plan to Pay for College"
Google Presentation: Critical Reading PD-Costa's Levels of Questioning
Critical Reading Email: Summarizing--an annotating strategy
Google Presentation: Critical Reading PD -Marking the Text & Annotating
Cornell Note Taking Presentation
Forms:
Cornell Note Form Generator
Name Tent/ Feedback Form
The AVID National Website