What is Ramona AVID?

Advancement via Individual Determination

You're determined to be a success.

The mission of AVID is to close the achievement gap by preparing all students for college readiness and to prepare them for college. AVID focuses on college prep strategies, field trips, study groups, college applications, and applying for financial aid.

We strive to 

• Provide students with academic instruction, tutoring, guest speakers, field trips, and other support in preparation for eligibility to enter a four-year university.

• Improve students' academic, study, planning, and organization habits.

• Guide students in completing the A-G and other requirements for admission to University of California and California State Universities, as well as the most competitive universities in the country.

• Motivate students to seek higher education and set high goals for themselves.

• Increase students' understanding of different career paths and college.

• Increase students' understanding of applying for financial aid and scholarships.

• Encourage students to be involved in their community and extracurricular activities.

• Create a fun and supportive environment of like-minded students who want to succeed.

Do you

• Want to go to college and learn more about the college process?

• Have good work habits or would like to improve your work habits?

• Want to commit to a challenging schedule and develop community citizenship and leadership skills?

• Want to commit to improving study habits and use tutorial study groups?

• If needed, commit to attending summer school to be ready for college?

• Have a 2.5 G.P.A. and above, or want to improve your GPA? (*Students must earn a minimum of 2.5 to be eligible for Cal States and a minimum of 3.0 to be eligible for UCs. For competitive schools, students should aim much higher.)

• Want to join the AVID family, make friends, and learn about life after high school?

If yes, please apply!

*AVID is a college prep elective class and will be one of your classes next year if you are selected for the program. If you are concerned about fitting AVID into your schedule, you may request summer school to create more room in your schedule for AVID during the year.

Our schedule for the week:

• Mondays: Guest speakers or class curriculum

• Tuesdays: Tutorial study group

• Wednesdays: Class curriculum

• Thursdays: Tutorial study group

• Fridays: Class curriculum

Class curriculum is different for each grade level and includes topics like the exploration of interests and careers, building better study habits, SAT prep, college research and exploration, financial aid information and applications, completing college applications, understanding pathways after high school, developing and writing personal essays for college, applying for scholarships, building a growth mindset, developing habits of personal success in and beyond school, first-generation tips and support, games, and more. We are here to support you as you grow, explore, and make friends. Although we are a college prep program, even if you ultimately decide to not go to college, we are here to provide you with choices for your life. When you graduate, we want you to be able to choose a four-year university, community college, career or technical school, military, or career and know how to afford those choices and not be stuck without options.

Every year, we have a fundraiser to help support our program. Our fundraising efforts go toward field trip costs, senior banquet, senior graduation sashes, and supplies for all students.

We also work to provide scholarships for students through alumni and other contributions. 

If you are interested in contributing to our scholarship fund, please email Ms. Sullivan - asullivan@riversideunified.org