Advancement Via Individual Determination at JAMS

  • AVID PROVIDES

    "High expectations, encouragement, day-to-day help, a vision of college as attainable, and guidance on how to negotiate the system. AVID involves students in a strong group of peers and adults who share a commitment to academic achievement and who work together to help the group succeed."

    -AVID Center

    OUR MISSION...

    The mission of AVID is to ensure that all students, especially students with academic potential, become educated and responsible participants and leaders in a global society.

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WHAT CAN AVID DO FOR YOU

  • WHO QUALIFIES?

    Students who have the potential and desire to attend a four-year college and have...

    • Appropriate classroom behavior
    • Good attendance record
    • Between a 2.0 and 3.5-grade point average (B's & C's)
    • Willingness to commit to completing homework each night
    • Willingness to become College Ready

    WHO IS AVID FOR?

    • Students who want to go to college!
    • Students who want to succeed!
    • Students who want to better themselves!

    AVID ACTIVITIES:

    • Learning with college tutors!
    • Developing success strategies
    • Researching colleges and the application process
    • Researching and preparing for a professional career
    • Visiting college campuses
    • Participating in community activities

     

    AVID OBJECTIVES:

    • Provide academic instruction and other support to students
    • Prepare students for high school and, ultimately, eligibility to four-year colleges and universities
    • To increase "coping skills" of students and help them learn how to study and be successful students
    • Motivate students to seek a college education
    • Increase the participants' level of career awareness

    IN THE AVID ELECTIVE CLASS STUDENTS WILL...

    • Learn organizational and study skills
    • Work to develop critical thinking skills
    • Learn effective communication skills
    • Learn how to ask higher-level questions
    • Get academic help from peers and tutors
    • Participate in enrichment and motivational activities that make achievement and college seem attainable

    AVID PROGRAM FOCUS:

    • Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, and Reading
    • Focus Notes
    • Tutorial Sessions
    • Socratic Seminars
    • Time Management
    • Goal Setting
    • Testing Strategies

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Ms. Letitia Murphy, JAMS AVID Site Coordinator

Contact Letitia Murphy, lmurphy@smmusd.org, if you have questions about the AVID Program at JAMS.

  • Attention 6th Grade Parents: The recruitment for next year's AVID class is starting now. The AVID program is an academic elective for good, hard-working students who want to develop into great students! The AVID class concentrates on organization, focused-note taking, reading and writing, college prep, and small group tutorials by cross-age and college-age tutors. AVID is a two-year commitment at JAMS and the program continues at SAMOHI.

     

    Attention 7th Grade Parents: Would you like your student to join the AVID program for 8th grade? The recruitment for next year's AVID class is starting now. The AVID program is an academic elective for good, hard-working students who develop into great students! The AVID class concentrates on organization, focused-note taking, reading and writing, college prep, and small group tutorials by cross-age and college-age tutors. The AVID program continues at SAMOHI.