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Cooke, Gwendolyn J. – Schools in the Middle, 1995
When transitional programs are left to chance, there is no guarantee that such programs will be effective. This article describes two articulation teams' efforts to meet the needs of students entering and leaving a Baltimore, Maryland, middle school. The two-tiered program helped relieve students' anxieties, introduced them to teachers and staff,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Early Adolescents, Intermediate Grades, Middle Schools
Kaiser, Joan Samuels – Schools in the Middle, 1995
Educators at a West Hartford, Connecticut, middle school continually "sell" this large school to the community, enlighten parents about its programs and practices, and welcome more than 300 fifth graders from 5 diverse neighborhood schools yearly. The transition program begins in March and progresses through eight months of activities,…
Descriptors: Institutional Cooperation, Intermediate Grades, Middle Schools, Minority Groups
Pohl, John A. – Schools in the Middle, 1995
A Missouri middle school's transition program is based on the idea that parents need as much information as possible about the high school and middle school to ensure student success. The middle school transition is aided by school/PTA newsletters, social and informational activities for fifth graders' parents, student visits, and a handbook.…
Descriptors: Institutional Cooperation, Intermediate Grades, Middle Schools, Parent School Relationship
Hewins, Frank F. – Schools in the Middle, 1995
A Tacoma, Washington, high school eases middle schoolers' transition to high school via the "Freshman Getaway," a 12-hour event in July that combines a traditional high school orientation with food, fun, entertainment, and some bonding and school-culture transmission. Each year, this event meets educators' goals by promoting respect for…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, High School Freshmen, Institutional Cooperation, Parent Participation
Pohl, John A. – Schools in the Middle, 1991
Prospective students and their parents need as much information as possible about a school's programs, staff, administration, and expectations. One Missouri middle school begins its orientation program with a school/PTA newsletter and a coffee for parents of fifth graders. Simultaneously, the middle school works with the local high school to…
Descriptors: Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools, Orientation
Schools in the Middle, 1991
To address the retained-student dropout rate and increase parent involvement, a Fort Lauderdale (Florida) middle school principal devised a program to help overage seventh graders catch up with their peers in one year and help parents achieve their own education goals. The Rogers' Achievement Program stresses basic skills, student-designed…
Descriptors: Dropout Programs, Experiential Learning, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools
Kaiser, Joan Samuels – Schools in the Middle, 1997
Examines ways to strengthen the middle school's relationship with parents of special needs adolescents. Focuses on establishing a transition plan between elementary and middle school, maintaining ongoing communication with families, providing a variety of advisory options, and generating a school climate of acceptance for all students and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Advocacy, Educational Environment, Elementary Education
Lloyd, David L., Jr. – Schools in the Middle, 1997
Describes the Inverness Center in Baltimore, an alternative education institution for students unable to succeed in a regular classroom setting. Explains that services offered include therapeutic service, educational remediation, and life skills. Details the center's organization, programs, and services; its academics; and the behavior…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems
