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AVID: Advancement <br />Via Individual Determination <br />• 5th -12th grade program to prepare students in the academic middle for 4-year college <br />eligibility <br />• National avg. for 4-year college enrollment: 35°~ <br />• AVID's national avg. for college enrollment: 77% in 4-year colleges; 17°~ in <br />community colleges <br />JR(~TC <br />Goals: <br />• Develop leadership <br />• Promote citizenship <br />• Graduate from high school <br />• Communicate effectively <br />• Improve physical fitness <br />Compared to peers, JRC~TC students have: <br />• Higher GPAs <br />• Higher SAT scares <br />• Fewer absences & infractions <br />• Lower dropout rates <br />Critical Factor 2: <br />Student Achievement <br />• Decline in Achievement at Grade 6 <br />• Achievement Gap <br />• Increasing Requirements <br />(charts) <br />Student Achievement - <br />Math and Science <br />• By 2008, technology-driven economy will add 5.6 million jobs in the health sciences <br />and computer industries that will require science and math skills. <br />• Since 1975, the U.S. has dropped from 3~d to 13th in the world in the proportion of 24- <br />year-olds who hold science or engineering degrees. <br />• Asian universities produce about 6 times as many engineering degrees as do U.S. <br />institutions of higher learning. <br />Student Achievement -Science <br />• Beginning in the spring of 2008, North Carolina will begin administering End-of-Grade <br />Tests of Science in grades 5 & 8. <br />• Students must be able to interpret laboratory activities. <br />• Tests will focus on higher-order thinking skills. <br />