The mission of AVID is to ensure that students who are capable of completing a college preparatory path will be able to do the following:

• succeed in the most rigorous curriculum,
• enter mainstream activities in school,
• increase their enrollment in four-year colleges,
• become educated, responsible participants and leaders in a democratic society.

School Wide AVID

The educational benefits of AVID are not just for students selected into the AVID program, but for ALL students at Judson Middle School.  As a school, Judson’s mission and goal is that all students are provided a positive and safe learning environment to optimize individual student achievement and prepare students to be responsible citizens.  To do this, many of the successful and effective learning and teaching strategies from AVID have been implemented by all teachers… in all classes… for all students.  AVID strategies that a student at Judson can expect to encounter in any class school wide would include:

• Focused notes
• AVID critical reading strategies
• Philosophical Chair and Socratic Seminar discussions
• AVID organization strategies and expectations

AVID Elective Class

Students learn about college and what it takes to get there, and everything in the AVID elective class supports this objective.  The major components of the elective class include the following: Focused notes, test-taking strategies, college and career research, study skills, organizational skills, writing skills, research skills, guest speakers, study tips, tutorials, and successful student behaviors.