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Creed Dunn; Judy Frank; Allyson Morgan – State Education Standard, 2025
As students enter the middle grades, many lose academic momentum and thus reach ninth grade unprepared. This lack of preparedness snowballs: It leads students to disengage from their studies, causing them to miss opportunities to get back on track in high school and thrive in the years beyond. Sixth grade is a particularly critical juncture.…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Academic Achievement, Best Practices, Transitional Programs
Christian, Cinda; Williams, Holly – Online Submission, 2021
The Austin Independent School District (AISD) offered several academic summer programs to students June through August 2021. These programs offered students opportunities to accelerate their learning, recover academic course credits, and support grade level transition. Although AISD offered a variety of summer programs in 2021, this report focuses…
Descriptors: School Districts, Summer Programs, Acceleration (Education), Credits
Doolittle, Martha – Online Submission, 2009
Austin Independent School District served more than 13,000 students in summer programs during 2009, providing opportunities for accelerated learning, maintenance of academic skills between school years, course credit recovery, state achievement tests, or school-level transition activities. This report summarizes this information.
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Summer Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, English Language Learners