How do you address the issue without directly talking about it?
Students are NOT ready to listen, how do you ge them ready?
What is already being done? Can/ how do we fill the gap?
**For some students, the transition between 8th/9th grade is rough, and they consider dropping out around this time.
School supplies with info that relates to what they are studying in school
-notebooks
-notepads
-binders
-folders
Share stories from people who have dropped out (not been successful) and people who have stayed in school (been successful) **Emphasizes the importance of staying in school.
-video
-speaker program
-workbooks
-advisory groups-meet after lectures and discuss?
-info packets received at the beginning of school with information about supportive people at the school if the student is having academic/emotional difficulties.
Program to help students who are transitioning from middle school to high school
-differences
-How they can be better prepared
-What to do if they feel they are having trouble either academically or emotionally (workbooks/advisory groups may tie in).
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