- South El Monte HS
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AVID
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AVID 1
Prerequisite(s): Teacher recommendation, GPA, Academic Potential and Interview. Other: Students must be entering 9th grade and be from minority or low income families to enter the program. They must demonstrate academic potential and have teacher recommendations. Although students may have low scores in language due to the fact that they have English as a second language, they should have math scores that are average or above. Students should at least have at least a 2.0 GPA at the 8th grade level and be highly motivated to attend a four-year college.AVID is an academic elective class that attempts to prepare minority and economically disadvantaged students for college through a rigorous, tutorial program that focuses on writing skills, collaborative learning techniques, standardized test preparation, and note-taking, as well as awareness of college admissions and application procedures. Other major components of the program include parental support and input, classroom tutors, and various motivational activities. The selected students will have demonstrated academic potential which is determined by the AVID coordinator(s), teacher(s), counselor(s) and administrator(s), but may not, to this point, have the GPA that reflects this potential.
AVID 2, 3
Prerequisite(s): Previous AVID class or Teacher / Counselor recommendation, GPA, Academic Potential and Interview.AVID is an academic elective class that attempts to prepare minority and economically disadvantaged students for college through a rigorous, tutorial program that focuses on writing skills, collaborative learning techniques, standardized test preparation, and note-taking, as well as awareness of college admissions and application procedures. Other major components of the program include parental support and input, classroom tutors, and various motivational activities. The selected students will have demonstrated academic potential which is determined by the AVID coordinator(s), teacher(s), counselor(s) and administrator(s), but may not, to this point, have the GPA that reflects this potential.
AVID 4 (P) (UC Elective Credit)
Prerequisite(s): Previous AVID class or Teacher / Counselor recommendation, GPA, Academic Potential and Interview.AVID is an academic elective class that attempts to prepare minority and economically disadvantaged students for college through a rigorous, tutorial program that focuses on writing skills, collaborative learning techniques, standardized test preparation, and note-taking, as well as awareness of college admissions and application procedures. Other major components of the program include parental support and input, classroom tutors, and various motivational activities. The selected students will have demonstrated academic potential which is determined by the AVID coordinator(s), teacher(s), counselor(s) and administrator(s), but may not, to this point, have the GPA that reflects this potential.