Now that school is back in full swing and the 1st six weeks is behind us, it is time to try to slow down and catch my breath. The end of a grading period brings a rush of activity, but perhaps the most important thing to the AVID students is (or at least should be) Content Based Assessments (CBA), or in other terms, end of period exams. CBAs were given in each core subject area and are standardized across the district. While there is still a lot of work to be done before we're all ready for a full slate of high school honors classes, the AVID CBA results were encouraging. In all subjects (Math, English, US History, and Science) the AVID students outscored both the school and district - sometimes by double digit percentages!
At the end of the grading period the AVID students calculate their Grade Point Average (GPA) and we do a ranking, based on GPA, of the AVID 8th graders. The main purpose of this activity is so that students can see how they compare to their peers and so that they can see how daily academic achievement translates into longer-term academic success. And because you get double GPA points, another great point that comes out of class rank is the importance of taking Honors courses. The highest ranked students almost always are our students who are enrolled in the most Honors level classes.
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