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AVID 11 – 215800 AVID Tutor – 219700
10 Credits Grade(s) 11 10 Credits Grade(s) 11-12
1 Year Course 1 Year Course
School Site(s) BCHS, LHS, MCHS, THS, School Site(s) BCHS, LHS, MHS, THS
MHS Minimum GPA requirement at all sites.
Description: AVID elective courses at all grade levels Description: Students perform various tasks as
are designed to prepare in an academic context, assigned by the instructor and work with individual
students for entrance into four year colleges, with students on a one-to-one basis or with small groups of
emphasis on analytical writing, preparation for college students. Students assist the instructor during lab
entrance and placement exams, college study skills and activities carried out by the class. AVID Peer tutors
test taking, oral language development, note taking, receive training and support from the AVID teachers
and research. The AVID course features tutors, college and work as a partner with the teacher in the
students, who lead discussions and analysis of the classroom.
academic subjects in which the students are enrolled. ______________________________________
Students continue to refine their skills in academic
strategies for success, writing, inquiry, collaboration,
and college/career research. Recommended pathway: BUSINESS
10th grade AVID.
Introduction to Business – 465000
AVID 12 – 215900 10 Credits Grade(s) 9-12
10 Credits Grade(s) 12 1 Year Course
1 Year Course School Site(s) MHS
School Site(s) BCHS, LHS, MCHS, THS, Description: This is a foundational course for
MHS developing a broad perspective of business functions,
Description: AVID elective courses at all grade levels purpose and structure. Students will acquire a basic
are designed to prepare students in an academic vocabulary of business terms and will study in the
context, for entrance into four year colleges, with following areas: Economics, free enterprise, career
emphasis on analytical writing, preparation for college exploration, economic risk and insurance, savings and
entrance and placement exams, college study skills and investments, banking services, checking accounts,
test taking, oral language development, note taking, personal money management, credit, the stock market,
and research. The AVID course features tutors, college consumer rights and responsibilities. Students will
students, who lead discussions and analysis of the apply practical and business mathematical skills –
academic subjects in which the students are enrolled. arithmetic application, situational word problems,
Students continue to refine their skills in academic creating and interpreting graphs/tables/charts, record
strategies for success, writing, inquiry, collaboration, keeping, finance, economics, and more.
and college/career research. Recommended pathway: This course fulfills 10 credits of the mathematics
11 grade AVID. graduation requirement.
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AVID Junior/Senior Seminar – 216010
Information Technology - 465400
20 Credits Grade(s) 11-12 10 Credits Earn 3 Units
4 Semesters 1 Year Course of College
UC Requirement g Credit
Grade(s) 9-12
CSU Requirement Elective School Site(s) MHS
School Site(s) MCHS Description: This year long course is designed to
Description: Students will engage in higher levels of promote school-wide and life-long success. Instruction
WIC-R (writing, inquiry, collaboration and reading) includes learning proper techniques for use with a
strategies than experienced in prior years of AVID. variety of technologies. Technology occupations and
These higher-level thinking, reading, writing and oral ethics are addressed. Students are exposed to word
language skills are needed to prepare students for the processing applications (letters, memos, research
papers, resumes), databases (storing and retrieving
level of work required to produce a culminating information), spreadsheets, desktop publishing
research project at the end of the senior year. Students (graphic podcasting), and electronic presentations.
must be enrolled in both junior and senior years to The class provides electronic project-oriented activities
receive “G” credit. “G” credit is for senior year only. and aids students in creating a personal portfolio.
Grade B or better qualifies for College Credit. Please
see pages 10 - 12.

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