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  New National High School Center Toolkit: Easing the Transition to High School The transition from middle school to high school represents a significant event in the lives of adolescents, one that necessitates support from and collaboration among teachers, parents, counselors, and administrators at both educational levels. Successful transitions place particular emphasis on ninth-grade initiatives and can create one of the strongest bridges from middle to high school and beyond. This National High School Center toolkit, Easing the Transition to High School: Research and Best Practices Designed to Support High School Learning, contains four resources… The four resources include a fact sheet, policy brief, research brief, and snapshot- on how to support and guide a smooth transition into high school: The First Year of High School, a quick stats fact sheet on the ninth grade bulge, demonstrates that a disproportionate number of ninth graders are held back in the ninth grade, many of whom drop out by tenth grade. Toward Ensuring a Smooth Transition Into High School, an issue brief, offers a best practices based on key research in the field of ninth grade transitions. Managing the Transition to High School in a Comprehensive Urban Environment provides a snapshot of how ones school’s is managing to make a positive difference for ninth graders. To find out more about this National High School Center's toolkit, click on the URL link below. To download a free PDF version of the toolkit, go to National High School Center: Easing the Transition to High School: Research and Best Practices Designed to Support High School Learning. Related Resources from SchoolsMovingUp: SchoolsMovingUp's Reading Room section provides articles, books, and abstracts offering practical ideas and models for school improvement. For easy reference, resources are organized by major topics. For related information on high schools, go to the Secondary section of SchoolsMovingUp's Reading Room. URL: http://www.betterhighschools.org/pubs/ |
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