Implementing AVID as a Dropout Prevention Program

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Implementing AVID as a Dropout Prevention Program

• Cathy Douglas, Executive Director
• Sara Austin, Director
• Advanced Placement/Gifted Education
• State Department of Education
• [phone]
• Cathy_Douglas_at_sde.state.ok.us
• Sara_Austin_at_sde.state.ok.us

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Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID)
Student Profile

• Students with Academic Potential
• Desire and Determination
• Other Criteria

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Teacher Training

• AVID Summer Institute
• Rigor
• Trained Tutors
• Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration and Reading (WICR)

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Essentials

• Student Selection
• Voluntary Participation
• AVID Elective
• Rigorous Curriculum

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Essentials

• Writing Curriculum
• Inquiry
• Collaboration
• Trained Tutors

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Essentials

• Data Collection and Analysis
• Resources Committed
• Interdisciplinary Site Team

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Timeline

• Implementation Year
• First Year
• Second Year

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Funding Options

• American Reinvestment and Recovery ACT (ARRA)
  Funds
• Grants
• Title I
• Private Sources

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Oklahoma Districts

• Harding Charter Prep High School, Oklahoma City
• Ardmore
• Jenks
• Tulsa

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• Rigor Support
• EQUALS
• Academic Success