AVID's mission is to close the achievement gap by preparing all students for college readiness and success in a global society.

• Campus and classroom

• Seating arranged to optimize learning
• Student work in the hallways that display AVID strategies
• College representation throughout the halls
• AVID Door signs outside each classroom/office

• Classrooms decorated with:

• AVID strategy posters/charts  
• Chant of the Month
• AVID student work 
• Strategy of the Month
• WICOR trackers 
• Binders
• Universal color-coding binders 
• Agendas

• Role of the Teacher

• The role of the teacher in our AVID classrooms is to guide and support the students throughout implementation of AVID strategies (facilitator)
• The teachers provide the students with the necessary tools and leadership skills while they are engaged in application of learning
• High expectations/rigorous instruction
• WICOR (writing, inquiry, collaboration, organization, reading)

• Students Embedded soft skills

• Self-Awareness though public speaking and goal setting
• Self-Management through organization, time management, and goal setting
• Responsible decision making through inquiry
• Awareness of the connection between AVID and the preparation for college and career
• Independent identification of AVID strategies and the branch of WICOR they meet
• Deeper levels of inquiry and rigorous discourse