COLTON HIGH SCHOOL AVID PROGRAM is a National Demonstration Site

AVID Demonstration Schools are exemplary models of the AVID College Readiness System, demonstrating the very best AVID strategies and methodologies in both the AVID Elective and schoolwide college readiness practices. Schools and districts interested in implementing AVID or improving their own AVID program can arrange to visit these sites and experience a highly successful AVID program.

At an AVID Demonstration school, visitors can observe:

• Dedicated and successful implementation of the 11 Essentials
• Strong and committed leadership
• Evidence of outstanding student achievement
• Models for excellent inquiry-based AVID tutorials
• AVID as a schoolwide approach to school improvement
• A schoolwide college-going culture with college readiness as a basic expectation
• A center of learning for AVID best practices
• A showplace for the synergy and excitement a strong AVID college readiness system creates