Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) values and promotes active engagement of the community in all our schools. The Office of Family and Community Engagement coordinates many volunteer opportunities for community members to interact and contribute to the academic achievement of our students and the overall continuous improvement of VBCPS.
AVID
Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID)
Join the AVID program! Please complete the AVID Application if you are interested.
As a reminder, students will need to be logged into their VBCPS account to access the application.
The purpose of the Salem Middle School AVID College Readiness System is to restructure the teaching methods of an entire school and open access to the curricula that will ensure four-year college eligibility to almost all students by aligning the AVID WICOR strategies with the Virginia Beach City Public Schools’ Strategic Plan, which strives to equip students with skills they need to succeed as 21st Century learners and workers.
All students, and most especially the least served students who are in middle school:
- will succeed in rigorous curriculum,
- will complete a rigorous college preparatory path
- will enter mainstream activities of the school,
- will increase their enrollment in four-year colleges, and
- will become educated and responsible participants and leaders in a democratic society