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Prewett, Sara; Mellard, Daryl; Lieske-Lupo, Jessica – National Center on Response to Intervention, 2011
Planning, developing, implementing, and sustaining organizational change, such as Response to Intervention (RTI), is a complex endeavor. This brief is designed to give practitioners guidance based on the implementation activities of middle school practitioners across the country. The authors recognize that secondary schools must consider many…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Response to Intervention, Credits, Organizational Change

Mitchell, Ronald – National Elementary Principal, 1979
Outlines some considerations a principal should keep in mind when planning a middle school. (IRT)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Middle Schools, Program Development
McCarthy, Robert J. – American School Board Journal, 1981
Outlines reasons why middle schools were developed and presents a program that is suggested to prepare staff members for their new roles if a district adopts middle schools. (IRT)
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Middle Schools, Program Development

Meyer, Margaret R.; Ludwig, Matthew A. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 1999
Describes experiences during the field-testing and development of the Mathematics in Context (MiC) project from the developer and classroom teacher points of view. (ASK)
Descriptors: Context Effect, Field Tests, Mathematical Applications, Mathematics Instruction
Gilzow, Douglas F.; Rhodes, Nancy C. – 2000
Using information from seven model programs that provide foreign language instruction to elementary and middle school students, this publication addresses common questions from administrators, educators, and parents who are considering establishing early foreign language programs in their communities. Questions examine the following issues:…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, FLES, Language Teachers
Georgia State Dept. of Education, Atlanta. – 1991
This resource guide was developed to help new elementary and middle school counselors in Georgia plan and implement school counseling programs. It has been organized according to the required tasks in the Georgia School Counselor Evaluation Program. Sample forms, activities, and other information are included with each section of the guide.…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Middle Schools

Whitfield, Edie L.; And Others – Clearing House, 1983
Argues that providing leadership and opportunities for staff members to become more effective in their jobs are the primary responsibilities of a school principal. Offers a number of suggestions for use in staff development. (FL)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Leadership
Knopf, Christina Moore – North Central Association Quarterly, 1991
Reports on a study of in-school suspension programs in 322 North Central Association member junior high and middle schools. Reviews the literature and presents findings related to program development and school and program characteristics. Offers recommendations concerning counseling and academic components, parent involvement, and program…
Descriptors: Discipline Policy, Educational Counseling, In School Suspension, Institutional Characteristics
Killion, Joellen – 1999
This guide is the result of a 2-year initiative, Results-Based Staff Development for the Middle Grades. It provides information and resources for selecting, designing, and evaluating staff development to improve student achievement. It targets school staff development committees, principals, staff development leaders, and curriculum coordinators.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Faculty Development, Inservice Teacher Education, Middle School Teachers

Bergmann, Sherrel; Baxter, Jeanne – NASSP Bulletin, 1983
Middle level students have unique needs that can be met by a school advising program. Outlines the goals and a timeline for implementing an advisory program along with nine components essential to a successful guidance and advisory program. (MLF)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Guidance Programs, Intermediate Grades
Burcroff, Teri L.; Radogna, Daniel M.; Wright, Erika H. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2003
This article describes how one inclusive middle school addressed needs of students with significant disabilities for functional community-referenced skills including clothing purchases, buying groceries, eating out, crossing the street, doing laundry, and using a microwave. Program development, program organization, and involvement of peers…
Descriptors: Community Based Instruction (Disabilities), Daily Living Skills, Disabilities, Field Trips

Fillenberg, Carol K. – NASSP Bulletin, 1984
Middle level program planning involves three phases over three years: developing a written school philosophy, designing the curricular program, and implementing the plan to meet objectives. (Author/DCS)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy, Educational Planning
Fibkins, William L. – 1997
Tobacco is routinely used during the school day by many middle school, junior, and senior high school students. Since the cost of tobacco addiction in terms of illness and the drain on school resources are enormous, an in-school cessation program is needed. No other institution in the community is better situated to provide intervention programs…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Intermediate Grades, Intervention, Middle Schools
Toepfer, Conrad F., Jr. – 1990
Given that grouping students homogeneously has proved to be more deleterious than beneficial to student learning and self-concept, principals of middle level schools have the responsibility to implement more heterogeneous grouping arrangements in their schools. Grouping programs that provide multiple criteria for determining student ability and…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Heterogeneous Grouping, Homogeneous Grouping, Intermediate Grades
Raica-Klotz, Helen – 1999
The 12-session program presented in this guide can be used to help middle school and early high school girls identify negative behaviors, take responsibility for their feelings and actions, and make healthier choices for themselves. The 12 sessions are titled: (1) "Webbing: Seeing the Connections"; (2) "Books and Boxes: Shaping My Path to the…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Change, Empowerment