AVID

Prerequisites for AVID

• Completed and approved application and interview • Concurrent enrollment in at least one course of rigor as determined by student ability • 2.0 GPA or higher.

AVID 9

Course Numbers: 1924/1925/1926 Grade: 9 Credits: 3 per academic year (1 per trimester) Type: Full Year, elective AVID 9 is designed to support students as they transition from middle school to the rigorous courses of study offered at the high school level. Development of time management, study, note-taking, and collaborative leadership skills are taught alongside WICOR strategies, as these skills are the backbone of all classwork school-wide. Students will participate in a biweekly collaborative Tutorial process in order to gain a greater understanding of difficult subject matter from their content area coursework. Curricular items include goal-setting, college exploration, and higher-order writing skills. AVID students will work toward Spring Lake Park Career and Life Competencies, including self-direction, collaboration, critical thinking and communication as well as reading for insight.

AVID 10

Course Numbers: 1927/1928/1929 Grade: 10 Credits: 2 per academic year (Fall and Spring) Type: 2 Trimesters, elective In AVID 10, students continue to hone their 9th-grade career- and college-readiness skills while increasing their independence by individualizing organizational styles. In AVID 10, students increase their academic vocabularies through preliminary college and test preparation, critical reading and formal writing strategies, and continue to refine the biweekly tutorial process. Further exploration of post-secondary options are harbored by attending campus visits and hosting career and college guest speakers. AVID students will continue to hone their Spring Lake Park Career and Life Competencies, including self-direction, collaboration, critical thinking and communication as well as reading for insight.

Academic Center for Excellence (A.C.E.)

Course Number: See Counselor Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12| Credit: 1 Type: Trimester; Elective Note: for 9th and 10th graders, A.C.E will be in their support hour Academic Center for Excellence (A.C.E) is a course that focuses on improving various executive skills i.e., creating goals, monitoring progress, task initiation, planning and prioritizing. Students also focus on developing a growth mindset and other metacognitive skills. In this course, students are expected to complete daily course tasks and then they have time to get individual help on other course work.

AVID 11

Course Numbers: 1930/1931/1932 Grade: 11 Credits: 2 per academic year (Winter and Spring) Type: 2 Trimesters, elective AVID 11 focuses on the writing and critical thinking expected of first- and second-year college students. In addition to the WICOR-based academic focus of AVID, there are postsecondary preparation activities, such as college and career research, formal ACT preparation, and college applicationbuilding activities. The biweekly AVID Tutorial process gains independence during the eleventh-grade year, ultimately building to independent subject-based Collaborative Study Groups. AVID students will continue to hone their Spring Lake Park Career and Life Competencies, including self-direction, collaboration, critical thinking and communication as well as reading for insight.

AVID 12

Course Numbers: 1933/1934/1935 Grade: 12 Credits: 2 per academic year (Fall and Winter) Type: 2 Trimesters, elective AVID 12 focuses on building the skills of higher-level writing, speaking, and critical thinking expected of first- and secondyear college students. In addition to the WICOR-based academic focus of AVID, there are college-bound activities, methodologies, and important action items that should be completed during the senior year which support students’ individualized application to post-secondary institutions and academic scholarships. AVID 12 students continue to take ownership of their agency and leadership skills by collaboratively studying for expected rigorous courses, creating post-secondary curricular projects, and partnering in service-learning and leadership opportunities. AVID students will continue to hone their Spring Lake Park Career and Life Competencies, including self-direction, collaboration, critical thinking and communication as well as reading for insight.

9th/10th grade support

Course Number: By Recommendation Grades: 9, 10 Credits: 1 credit per trimester (1, 2, or 3 credits)

Support is focused on getting additional time from the teachers they have for math, language arts, social studies, and science. Support is focused on pre-teaching, re-teaching, and organizational skills to help students be successful in class. Students can access each of their core teachers to get additional time to master the learning outcomes for the course.