A case study was implemented in one rural district as it transitioned to a trauma-informed environment. A theoretical framework based on the literature framed the data collection around the seven themes of awareness, positive culture, intentional instruction, restorative practice, self-care, mental health support services, and professional…

The Monroe Middle School (Monroe, North Carolina) intramural sports program began in 1972 with one teacher, no funds, and limited facilities. With hard work, the program now has a director, six assistants; top priority in facility use, and financial support for awards and equipment. (MJB)

Discussed are the major areas that must be considered as part of the total development of a resource room program for learning disabled middle school students. (SBH)

A survey conducted in 1982 sought information on teacher education for the middle level schools. Responses to the survey from schools of education indicated that teacher preparation programs have not kept pace with the growing number of teachers needed, and the predominant emphasis in available programs has been at the undergraduate level. This…

Prepared by the Texas Education Agency for use in integrating career education into existing school programs, this curriculum guide presents an overview and objectives of career education. Other sections of the guide discuss: (1) Implementing Career Education, (2) Career Education in the Elementary School, (3) Career Education in the Middle…

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…

An interdisciplinary approach to the teaching of industrial arts, home economics, and art is being developed at Cox Landing Junior High School, Huntington, West Virginia, through the designing of a unified arts guide. The needs of the early adolescent are emphasized. (LH)

The experiment of a "conceptual" middle school raised the possibility of separating the program from the building. The school district in which this innovation has been carried out consists of five elementary schools and one comprehensive high school which service a 400 square mile area. The district includes nine separate towns in western…

The development of a community school as a joint project of Queens College, the Louis Armstrong Middle School (I.S. 227), and the New York City Central Board of Education is described in this book. The contents of the book's eight chapters are as follows: (1) an introduction providing background material; (2) a discussion of the foundation on…

The purpose of this study was to test a hypothesis formulated by the writer on the basis of the anticipated difficulties inherent in the development of a criterion-referenced reading skills program at the middle school level. Test results obtained from a criterion-referenced measure were to be utilized by twenty-two sixth grade teachers in three…

Describes the development of the Lunch Lab program at the Mineola (New York) Middle Schools, part of a school improvement program incorporating teacher empowerment. A committee of seven teachers and two administrators researched, developed, and implemented the pilot project that provides a special time for seventh graders to receive extra help…

This project was designed and implemented to help facilitate the addition of a high school program to an existing independent elementary/middle school by promotion of a ninth grade at the target school and its eventual transfer to a new independent high school. An objective of the project was to see if 40 percent of parents from independent…

This article discusses talent development during adolescence, the needs of secondary gifted students, and makes recommendations for gifted programs. Recommendations include providing credit for courses taken outside of school and employing a gifted coordinator. A list of 10 program options for secondary gifted students and their special features…

A description is given of a collaborative effort between a state university and a middle school in California. The program is designed to attract, train, and retain future teachers. Among other factors, the program explores effective instruction, curriculum strategies, utilizing clinical supervision, and current teaching/learning techniques. An…

Extracurricular activities have enhanced the lives of students through the years and continue to provide students with additional skills they need to succeed in school and life. This paper offers an extensive literature review of the effect of extracurricular activities on student development and offers a plan for extending successful…