College Readiness Testing and AVID program update presentation from the April 26, 2011 Regular Board Meeting

2. October Testing
 8th Grade ReadiStep (College Board)
 9th Grade ACT Plan
 10th Grade PSAT
 11th Grade PSAT*
*NMSQT – 11th graders compete for the
National Merit Scholarship with the PSAT
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3. National Merit Potentials
 67 Students
 Intensive Program March November
Intensive Program – March‐November
 Average gain 12 points
 Greatest student gain was 33 points
 Predicting 4 National Merit Scholars
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4. MISD Practice Exams
Practice Exam Results Seminar for
Saturday students and parents Prepares you for…
8am‐12pm 6:30‐7:30
October 11 SAT
SAT October 15 PSAT
September 26
September 17 November 11 SAT
December 12 SAT
ACT December 10 ACT
November 7
October 29 February 11 ACT
SAT January 28 SAT
January 17
January 7 March 10 SAT
ACT April 14 ACT
March 19
March 3 June 9 ACT
SAT May 5 SAT
April 2
March 24 June 2 SAT

5. PSAT/SAT/ACT Summer Institute
e est e t e ay o Ju e 4
Pre‐Test either May 21 or June 4
11 days instruction and Post‐test
June 13‐30
June 13 30
July 11‐28
Monday – Thursday
9am‐12pm each day
9am 12pm each day
Students who have completed grades 8‐11

6. Angela Martin, AVID/College Readiness Coordinator

7. AVID i
is...
A district wide college readiness system (5th-12th)
AVID’s mission is to close the achievement gap
by preparing all students for college readiness
and success in a global society.

8. Expansion

9. MISD 2010- 2011
AVID Elective Cl
El ti Class
Ethnicity Economically
Disadvantaged
AVID
African-
American District
White
Asian
Hispanic
Male
Female

10. A Sample Week in the AVID Electi e
Elective
Daily or Block Schedule
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
AVID Curriculum Tutorials AVID Curriculum Tutorials Binder Evaluation
Field Trips
Media Center
Speakers
Motivational
Combination for Combination for Activities
Block Schedule block schedule (within block)
AVID Curriculum: AVID Tutorials:
Writing Curriculum Collaborative Study Groups with
College and Careers trained college tutors
Strategies for Success Socratic method

11. AVID Students in Action

12. AVID Students in Action

13. AVID Accomplishments
794 students in AVID
80% of AVID 11th graders are currently enrolled
in an AP/ Dual Enrollment Course
67% of AVID 10th graders are currently enrolled
f d tl ll d
in an AP course

14. AVID Accomplishments (cont’d)
(cont d)
44% of AVID 9th graders are enrolled in an AP
course
97% of all AVID students are enrolled in a Pre-
Pre
AP course
48% of AVID 8th grade students are taking
Algebra
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