Palm Beach Central HS AVID Application
Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) Mission Statement
The mission of AVID is to ensure that all students, especially middle-performing students, will:
• succeed in the most rigorous curriculum;
• enter the mainstream activities of the school;
• increase their enrollment in four-year colleges, and
• become educated, responsible participants and leaders in a democratic society.

What is AVID?
AVID is a program designed to help students in the middle prepare for and succeed in colleges and universities. Students in the program commit themselves to improvement and preparation for college. AVID offers a rigorous program of instruction in academic “survival skills” and college level entry skills. The AVID program teaches the student how to study, read for content, take notes, and manage time. Students participate in collaborative study groups or tutorials led by tutors who use skillful questioning to bring students to a higher level of understanding. To learn more about AVID visit www.avid.org.

Eligibility for the PBC AVID Program:
• Rising 9th or 10th Grader
•      Bs and Cs on report cards 
• Level 2 or 3 on the FSA
• Show desire and determination to be successful academically
• Willingness to work hard and commit to the program

Student Responsibilities While in the PBC AVID Program:
• Maintain at least a 2.0 GPA in all classes or will be placed on a probation contract.
• Maintain satisfactory citizenship and attendance or will be placed on a probationary contract.
• Maintain enrollment in college prep courses including honors, dual enrollment, AICE, and/or Advanced Placement.
• Maintain an AVID binder in accordance with the specifications provided in the AVID elective class, and be prepared to have it checked and graded weekly.
• Be an active learner, be prepared for all classes with all assigned work completed, take focused notes DAILY in ALL content area classes, and be an active participant in all activities.
• Come to AVID class prepared.
• Participate in extracurricular activities and community service.
• Prepare for and take college entrance exams such as the PSAT, SAT, and ACT.

Parent/Guardian Responsibilities:
• Partnering with the AVID Elective teacher through regular communication.
• Monitoring the student’s academic process by reviewing student’s grade online weekly, progress reports and report cards each quarter, and through regular contact with the student’s teachers and guidance counselor via phone or email to ensure that the student is on track for meeting the grade and course requirements needed to remain in AVID.
• Checking for an organized binder with agenda, content class Cornell notes, Learning Logs, and Tutorial Request Forms weekly.
• Encouraging opportunities to take rigorous courses, complete college prep/entrance exams, and participate in community service, extracurricular activities, and leadership opportunities.

For more information about the AVID Program at Palm Beach Central HS, contact Ms. Besman AVID Coordinator, at celine.besman@palmbeachschools.org 

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Email *
Student Name *
Student ID number *
Student Current Grade *
Phone Number *
Current School *
Parent/Guardian Name *
Parent Email Address *
Parent Phone Number *
1a. What are three words that your parents would use to describe you? *
1b. What are three words that your friends would use to describe you? *
1c. What are three words that your teachers would use to describe you? *
1d. What are three words that you would use to describe yourself? *
2. What do you do in your spare time? What have you done in and/or outside of school that has made you proud? *
3. What do you want to do/be when you are an adult? *
4. Will you be the first person in your immediate family to obtain a college degree? *
5. Give an example of something you really struggles with over the past year or tell us about any situations in your life that make it difficult for you to do well in school? *
6. When things do not go your way, how do you handle it? *
7. List some activities you have been involved in in and outside of school. (community service, clubs, sports) *
8. What keeps you from making straight A's? *
9. What is your strongest subject in school? Why? *
10a. What is your weakest subject in school? way? *
10b. Did you do anything to try and improve in this subject? Tell us about what you have tried. *
11. When you are having difficulty with an assignment, or do not understand a new concept, what do you do? *
12. About how much time do you spend studying at home per night?
13. How do you study for a test? *
14. What do you like the most about school? *
15. What do you like the least about school? *
16. Have you been accepted into a Choice Academy Program at PBC? If so, which one *
17. AVID success requires a great level of commitment. Can you give an example of a time when you showed great commitment to something? *
18. To be admitted into this program, you must WANT to be in AVID. Why do you think AVID would be helpful to you or tell us why you are interested in the program? *
19. What skills or characteristics will you bring to the AVID class to make it successful? *
21. By senior year it is expected/ recommended that AVID students try to take an AICE or AP course to expose them to a college level in preparation for attending college. Have do you feel about that? What supports do you think you will need? *
Please share any other information you think is important for us to know. *
Interview: After your application can been reviewed by the AVID team. The next step will be an interview. You will receive an invitation to complete the interview. Thank you.
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