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Transition Programs

Transition Programs. Charles, Megan, Lacy, Chad. Discussion. What were your feelings going into Middle School? -What were your fears? -What were you excited about?. Problem. Adolescents are facing many changes. Physical Intellectual Emotional Social Moral

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Transition Programs

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  1. Transition Programs Charles, Megan, Lacy, Chad

  2. Discussion What were your feelings going into Middle School? -What were your fears? -What were you excited about?

  3. Problem • Adolescents are facing many changes. • Physical • Intellectual • Emotional • Social • Moral • These changes when combined with changing schools may distract them from academics. • SOLUTION- Transition Programs

  4. Background of the Program • Most research has been done in the past 20 years • Research shows it’s vital to Middle School • Four Phases • Preparation • Transfer • Induction • Consolidation

  5. Who Is Involved? • Parents • Teachers/Administrators • Students

  6. When Is It Conducted • Semester before move into Middle School • Semester before move into High School • Throughout the year • New to school students

  7. How To Implement • Starts Early • Begins with communication • Between administrators and teachers of both schools • Between students and staff • Students visit new school • Structured Activities outside of school • Involvement of Parents • Continued transition support as needed

  8. Discussion What were your feelings going into High school? -What were your fears? -What were you excited about?

  9. Transition Programs- In Action • Wheaton High School- Maryland • Rural and Urban district in Kentucky • Urban School in Georgia • Urban Middle School- Ohio • Columbus Middle School- Ohio

  10. New Students- Where do they fit in? • Create a sense of community • Make students feel welcome • Create a welcome handbook/packet • Steering committee

  11. Assessments Two Kinds of Assessments • Gauges Students concerns and needs -done at start of program -helps guide rest of program • Gauges the Program -Done by staff -May be expanded and modified for others

  12. Impacts on Students • Raises GPA • Reduces disciplinary action needed • Increases involvement in extra-curriculars • Decreases anxiety • Assists in building the social bonds • Hirschi’s Social Bond Theory • Attachments, Commitments, Involvements, Beliefs

  13. Benefits and Disadvantages • Family remains involved • Teachers have community • Students feel supported • Time consuming • Chance of miscommunication • Financial concerns

  14. Recommendations

  15. Recommendations • EVERY SCHOOL should assist their students’ transition • Students’ voices are heard • Students get to visit school: several times • Students meet their new teachers prior to classes and speak with coaches • Students meet with older students • Additional students support provided when needed

  16. Recommendations 6. Staff communicate -between both schools -done frequently 7. Monthly updates sent to parents 8. Parents are actively involved 9. On going process -more than a mere two sessions -carried on into the school year

  17. Sources • Adelman, H. (n.d.). Welcoming and Involving New Students. UCLA Center. Retrieved July 23, 2012, from http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/pdfdocs/welcome/welcome.pdf • Cauley, K., & Jovanovich, D. (2006). Developing an Effective Transition Program for students entering middle or high school.. The Clearinghouse, 80, 15-25. Retrieved July 16, 2012, from the Ebscohost database. • Chapman, M. V., & Sawyer, J. S. (2001). Bridging the Gap for students at risk of school failure: A social work initiated middle to high school transition program. . National Association of Social Workers, Inc., 23(4), 235-240. Retrieved July 16, 2012, from the Ebscohost database. • Chen, G. (2008, September 2). Transition Programs from Middle School to High School | Public School Review. Profiles of USA Public Schools | Public School Review. Retrieved July 24, 2012, from http://www.publicschoolreview.com/articles/43 • Developing a transition program. (n.d.). NSW Public Schools Home Page. Retrieved July 24, 2012, from http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/gotoschool/highschool/transitions/developing/index.php • Green, R., & Ollendick, T. (1993). Evaluation of a multidimensional program for 6th graders in transition from elementary to middle school. Journal of Community Psychology, 21, 162-176. Retrieved July 16, 2012, from the Ebscohost database. • Grigal, M., Emmett, J., Emmett, R., & Dwyre, A. (2012). A Program Evaluation Tool for Dual Enrollment Transition Programs. Teaching exceptional children, 44(5), 36-45. Retrieved July 20, 2012, from the Ebscohost database. • Koppang, A. (2004). A Transition Program Based on Identified Student and Parent Concerns. Middle School Journal, 36(1). Retrieved July 16, 2012, from http://www.amle.org/portals/0/pdf/publications/on_target/transitioning_ms/transitioning_ms_9.pdf • Koppang, A. (2004). A Transition Program Based on Identified Student and Parent Concerns. Middle School Journal, 36(1). Retrieved July 16, 2012, from http://www.amle.org/portals/0/pdf/publications/on_target/transitioning_ms/transitioning_ms_9.pdf • Loraine, P. (n.d.). Transition to Middle School. National Edcation Association. Retrieved July 22, 2012, from www.nea.org/tools/16657.htmhttp://

  18. Sources • Martinez, R. S., Aricak, O., Graves, M., Peters-Myszak, J., & Neillis, L. (2011). Changes in Perceived Social Support and Socioemotional Adjustment Across the Elementary to Junior High School Transition. Journal of Youth and Adolescents , 40(5), 519-530. Retrieved July 20, 2012, from the Ebscohost database. • Noel, A. (2011). Easing the transition to school: Administrators' descriptions of transition to school activities. . Australaisian Journal of Early Childhood, 36(4), 44-52. Retrieved July 19, 2012, from the Ebscohost database. • Office of Counseling and Student Services. (2010). A Guide to Middle School Transition. Wake County Public School System. Retrieved July 22, 2012, from www.wcpss.net/planning-guides/transition_guide_6_graders.pdf • Petrakos, H. (2011). Editorial: Critical Issues in School Transition for Children and their Families. . Exceptionality Education International, 21(2), 2-4. Retrieved July 19, 2012, from the Ebscohost database. • Schumacher, D. (1998). Transitions to Middle School. ERIC Digest, 0, 1-7. Retrieved July 16, 2012, from the Ebscohost database. • Smith, J. (2006). Transition From Middle School to High School. Association for Middle Level Education. Retrieved July 22, 2012, from www.amle.org/portals/0/pdf/research/Research_Summaries/Transition_from_MStoHS.pdf • Success | WEB | The Boomerang Project. (n.d.). High School Transition, Middle School Orientation, Student to Student Mentoring Programs. Retrieved July 21, 2012, from http://www.boomerangproject.com/web/success • Supporting Children in Their Transition to Middle School. AMLE(2002). Association for Middle Level Education. Retrieved July 23, 2012, from http://www.amle.org/aboutamle/positionstatements/transitioningstudents/tabid/283/default.aspx • Taylor, L., & Adelman, H. (n.d.). Transitions to and from Elementary, Middle, and High School. Mental Health in Schools Program and Policy Analysis. Retrieved July 11, 2012, from http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/pdfdocs/transitionstoandfrom.pdf • Taylor, L., & Adelman, H. (n.d.). Supporting Successful Transition to Ninth Grade. Mental Health in Schools Program and Policy Analysis. Retrieved July 16, 2012, from http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/pdfdocs/practicenotes/transitionsninthgrade.pdf • Transitions to and from Middle School. (n.d.). Mentoring. ORG. Retrieved January 23, 2012, from http://www.mentoring.org/downloads/mentoring_424.pdf • Wheaton HS - Ninth Grade Academy. (n.d.). Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD. Retrieved July 20, 2012, from http://montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/wheatonhs/academies/ninthgrade/

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