Framework Overview
What Does College and Career Readiness Mean?
No matter what postsecondary path high school graduates choose, students must develop certain essential skills to design their
own futures: critical thinking, collaboration, reading, writing, and relationship building. The development of these skills is rooted in
belief in self. If students believe they are capable, there is a foundational confidence to learn and a resiliency to overcome setbacks.
Ensure Student Success
Over four decades, we have seen that when school leaders focus on rigorous instruction, insist on access and equity for all
students, align work to a common vision, and believe in students’ potential, student outcomes improve. In addition to graduating
more college-bound and career-ready students, schools are equipping their students with the social and emotional faculties they
need for life and career success. By placing students in a learning setting that engages them in rigor with support, opportunities
to explore their future pathways, and deliberate instruction in self-management and leadership, students develop the agency and
skills that will serve them for life. With AVID, students excel regardless of their circumstances, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, or
English proficiency.
What Students Need AVID College & Career Readiness Framework
What Educators Do
AVID students receive intentional Teachers and other adults on a
support and mentoring in three school campus play an important
major areas that help them role in student success. To bring
become confident individuals about this transformation,
who can successfully navigate educators must:
life and career:
∙ Insist on Rigor — Educators
∙ R
igorous Academic provide learning experiences in
Preparedness — Students which every student is challenged,
develop academic skills and engaged, and develops a greater
can successfully complete ownership of their learning through
rigorous college and career increasingly complex levels
preparatory curriculum and of understanding.
experiences.
∙B
reak Down Barriers —
∙ O
pportunity Knowledge — Educators actively identify
Students research opportuni- and work to eliminate structural
ties, set goals, make choices and perceptual barriers that limit
that support their long-term students’ access to relevant and
aspirations, and successfully challenging learning opportunities.
navigate transitions to the Relational Capacity
next level. ∙A
lign the Work — Educators
AVID defines Relational Capacity as the increasingly align policies,
∙ S
tudent Agency — Students connection among individuals that develops over practices, and beliefs to the shared
believe in themselves and time when interactions are built on respect, trust, vision of all students succeeding
act intentionally to build and authenticity. When educators connect with in college, career, and life.
relationships, persist through students and colleagues, and students connect
obstacles, and activate their ∙A
dvocate for Students —
with peers, learning and confidence are activated
academic, social, emotional, Educators extend social, emotional,
among all on a campus. All three connections are and academic support to students
and professional knowledge and instrumental in helping students grow to see their
skills to reach their potential. and challenge policies, practices,
capabilities and find their own way. or beliefs that limit potential.
Collective Educator Agency
AVID defines this as educators taking intentional actions based on shared beliefs and trust that,
together, they can increase opportunity and measurable success for all students and each other.
When Collective Educator Agency develops on a campus, the learning environment transforms into
one where students are challenged, supported, and provided the tools needed to succeed.
Your Program Manager will help your school leaders discover and apply
AVID tools and resources to develop your AVID College and Career Readiness System.
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