Capital High Academy for Ninth Graders Exceeding Standards (CHANGES)

Résumé du livre

Although transitioning from school to school can be challenging at any level, the transition to high school may be particularly fraught with challenge because students are experiencing a change in schools as well as the physical, emotional, and psychological changes inherent to adolescence. Educators and researchers agree that ninth grade is a pivotal year for students. It is typically the year that marks the transition into high school and plays a crucial role in setting the stage for future educational outcomes. Success or failure during the freshman year of high school is directly linked to the probability that a student will drop out before graduation (Legters, 2005). Neild, Stoner-Eby, and Furstenberg (2001) demonstrated that student outcomes in the ninth grade contribute substantially to the researchers ability to predict whether or not a student would drop out of high school, over and above student background variables such as family and peer relationships. Appended are: (1) CHANGES Teacher Implementation Log; (2) CHANGES Counselor Implementation Log; (3) Parental Consent Information and Form; (4) Interview Protocol for Faculty Interviews; (5) Administration Instructions for Student Instruments; (6) Student Assent Information; and (7) Evaluation Standards Checklist. (Contains 32 tables and 1 figure.) [This document was produced by the Appalachia Educational Laboratory at Edvantia, formerly the Appalachian Educational Laboratory (AEL, Inc.).].