AVID
What is AVID?
Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) is a schoolwide college and career readiness system. AVID is designed to increase the number of students who enroll and succeed in higher education and in their lives beyond high school.
AVID focuses on helping students develop skills in areas such as organization, study techniques, and critical thinking. With AVID, students participate in small group tutorials, mentorship, and a rigorous curriculum that emphasizes writing, inquiry, collaboration, and reading. The goal is to equip students with the tools they need to excel academically and navigate the challenges of college and beyond.
Who Should Take AVID?
- Students in the "academic middle"
- Students seeking college prep support
- Students who demonstrate good citizenship in and outside of the classroom
- Students who have the desire and individual determination to work hard and succeed
- Students who work well with others
- Students who may be first generation in the family to attend college
- Students who are historically underserved in four-year college and universities
- Students dealing with special circumstances
What do students do in AVID?
- Tutorial - Collaborative study groups, problem solving, notetaking, advancement in academic classes.
- AVID Curriculum - WICOR (writing, inquiry, collaboration, organization, reading), strategies for success, test prep, research, socratic seminar.
- College and Career Motivational Activities - College and university tours, guest speakers, team building, community service.
Contact Us:
AVID Coordinator:
Wendy Hamasaki
Wendy Hamasaki
Email: WHamasaki@wpusd.org
Phone: 916-409-2631
AVID Teachers:
Jordan Holmes - 9th Grade
Vanessa Tree - 9th Grade
Matthew Rutledge - 10th Grade
Hayley Albrecht - 11th Grade
Wendy Hamasaki - 12th Grade
AVID College Destinations
AVID Collaborative Study Group
AVID Trip to UNR
