AVID stands for Advancement Via Individual Determination, and our mission is to close the opportunity gap by preparing all students for college readiness and success in a global society.

Based on the same learning foundation that underlies AVID secondary, AVID elementary focuses on grades three through six and is designed to be embedded into the daily instruction of elementary classrooms across entire grade levels to maintain schoolwide structures.

Key Components of AVID Elementary

Student Success Skills: Habits, behaviors, strategies that students learn, strengthen, and maintain throughout their academic careers.

• Learning to: Write, Inquire, Collaborate, Organize, Read
• Partnerships for life-long success: Building community in the classroom and grade level

Empowering students in an AVID elementary classroom:

• Student confidence and self-pride
• Student awareness of strengths and areas for growth
• Culture of high expectations
• Set, monitor, and celebrate individual, group, and classroom goals