AVID's mission is to close the opportunity gap by preparing all students for college and career readiness and success in a global society. 

• Student Agency (SA): Students believe in themselves and act intentionally to build relationships, persist through obstacles, and activate their academic, social, emotional, and professional knowledge and skills to reach their potential.

  • Building Relationships (BR)

    • Essential Skill: Establish and maintain relational capacity with others.

  • Persisting Through Obstacles (PTO)

    • Essential Skill: Monitor progress toward long-term goals and aspirations.

    • Essential Skill: Seek help and feedback when necessary.

    • Essential Skill: Develop a strong student voice to self-advocate.

  • Activating Knowledge and Skills (AKS)

    • Essential Skill: Create a strong sense of self-identity by connecting with one’s emotions, thoughts, and values.

    • Essential Skill: Develop and activate leadership traits and behaviors

    • Essential Skill: Think critically, behave safely, and participate responsibly in the digital world.

• Rigorous Academic Preparedness (RAP): Students develop academic skills and can successfully complete rigorous college and career preparatory curriculum and experiences.

  • Writing (W)

    • Essential Skill: Communicate thoughts and ideas through the writing process.

    • Essential Skill: Write as a tool to demonstrate learning and deepen understanding of content.

  • Inquiry (I)

    • Essential Skill: Use questioning to demonstrate critical thinking and clarify learning

    • Essential Skill: Conduct proficient, academic investigation through the research process.

  • Collaboration (C)

    • Essential Skill: Communicate clearly through effective speaking and active listening.

    • Essential Skill: Work productively and effectively within groups in blended learning environments.

  • Organization (O)

    • Essential Skill: Manage materials using physical and digital organizational systems and routines.

    • Essential Skill: Manage time to plan and prioritize appropriately

    • Essential Skill: Organize information and thinking

  •  Reading (R)

    • Essential Skill: Deepen understanding of a variety of texts by engaging in the critical reading process.

• Opportunity Knowledge (OK): Students research opportunities, set goals, make choices that support their long-term aspirations, and successfully navigate to the next level.

  • Advancing College Preparedness (ACP)

    • Essential Skill: Explore education and college path based on personal strengths, skills, and interests.

    • Essential Skill: Explore college admission requirements, including financing, testing, and application.

    • Essential Skill: Plan education and college path based on personal goals

  • Building Career Preparedness (BCP)

    • Essential Skill: Build awareness of personal fit related to career readiness and selection.

    • Essential Skill: Plan education and career path based on personal goals.

  • Developing Future Readiness (DFR)

    • Essential Skill: Develop personal financial literacy to make appropriate financial choices.

    • Essential Skill: Develop a professional profile and monitor digital footprint.