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Beardsley, Debbie; Erickson, Carol – Schools in the Middle, 1994
Describes a mother's involvement in a school-based management team at her daughter's middle school in Scottsdale, Arizona. The author worked with another parent, five teachers, a classified representative, a student, and a business person. Designed as a policymaking group, the team successfully revised the school mission statement, assessed school…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Intermediate Grades, Middle Schools, Parent Participation
Montgomery, David – Schools in the Middle, 1992
Born out of a 1981 murder, Buffalo (New York) Public Schools' EPIC (Effective Parenting Information for Children) program successfully combines parenting, effective teaching, and community programs to help family and school life support each other. Under EPIC, teachers are advised to help students acquire 23 skills involving self-esteem, rules,…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Child Abuse, Cooperative Programs, Family Programs
Stenerson, Roger W.; Stouffer, Jeffrey E. – Schools in the Middle, 1994
As a rural Maryland middle school found, Saturday school keeps students in class. Assigning students to 3.5 hours of school attendance on a Saturday can eliminate inschool suspension and reduce out-of-school suspension; provide a different discipline avenue for administrators; reduce the number of major disciplinary offenses; increase the total…
Descriptors: Attendance, Discipline, Educational Benefits, Educational Environment
Weldy, Gilbert R. – Schools in the Middle, 1995
Summarizes results of an NASSP-sponsored, 3-year study of the K-12 transition process in 7 demonstration centers representing various types of school districts. Findings showed that middle school transitions were crucial. The most critical elements of this transition process are communication, cooperation, consensus, and commitment of school…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Cooperation, Curriculum Development, Intermediate Grades
Montle, Rhuenette – Schools in the Middle, 1993
In California, the regional partnership structure is being used to support implementation of recommendations for middle level school reform. The partnership's loose structure allows flexibility in financial contribution and opportunities to solicit paying partners from the local community. A support network or forum allows individuals and schools…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Cost Effectiveness, Intermediate Grades, Middle Schools
Persky, Shira E. – Schools in the Middle, 1992
The Education Development Center of Newton, Massachusetts, recently pilot tested Make It Happen, an interdisciplinary, inquiry-based learning approach designed to integrate technology into the middle school curriculum while actively engaging students in their own instruction. The I-Search process reflects students' personal concerns and promotes…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Educational Technology, Interdisciplinary Approach, Intermediate Grades
Stevens, Robert L. – Schools in the Middle, 1992
Middle-level educators can meet all students' needs by grouping students for appropriate instruction, rotating teachers, encouraging student-centered teaching, setting high academic expectations, developing advisory programs and activity groups, and scheduling heterogeneous classes where appropriate. Educators should not sacrifice balance and…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Democratic Values, Gifted, High Risk Students
Toepfer, Conrad F., Jr. – Schools in the Middle, 1993
Middle schools are responsible for preparing young adolescents for high school and helping them develop clear self-concepts and solid values. The nationally recognized Effective Parenting Information for Children (EPIC) program provides workshops for school staff and parents focusing on self-esteem issues and decision-making and problem-solving…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Developmental Programs, Holistic Approach, Intermediate Grades
Mitchell, Michael – Schools in the Middle, 1994
Although current middle-level philosophy recommends a carefully planned transition between schools, many elementary school students continue to leave cohesive, self-contained classrooms for quasi-departmentalized middle schools with continuously changing class membership. A two-phase pilot study showed that (male) students in a constant-membership…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Influences, Intermediate Grades, Middle Schools
Wilson, David E. – Schools in the Middle, 1991
Traditionally, composition teachers have offered instruction at only two points: before the writing (through lessons in grammar and style) and after the writing (through error correction and evaluation). The most important part of the learning process comes during the writing activity, when students are struggling with ideas and issues like form,…
Descriptors: Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools, Student Attitudes
Pohl, John A. – Schools in the Middle, 1991
Prospective students and their parents need as much information as possible about a school's programs, staff, administration, and expectations. One Missouri middle school begins its orientation program with a school/PTA newsletter and a coffee for parents of fifth graders. Simultaneously, the middle school works with the local high school to…
Descriptors: Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools, Orientation
Cooke, Gwendolyn J. – Schools in the Middle, 1992
A predominantly African-American middle school in Baltimore, Maryland, developed a college exploratory program. The "Paving the Way" checklist suggests that students establish good academic skills, begin a savings plan, explore careers, and visit local colleges. Administrators must help increase the number of students who view themselves as…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Adolescents, College Bound Students, Intermediate Grades
George, Paul S.; Bushnell, DonnaLee – Schools in the Middle, 1993
A Florida survey shows middle school students' favorite advisement activities to be parties, holiday and special day celebrations, discussion, service projects, games, group activities, and freedom to choose activities. Teachers' favorites are student of the day/week, academic advisories, organization and goal-setting days, career exploration,…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Classroom Techniques, Discussion, Games
Bonomo, Michael G. – Schools in the Middle, 1993
A New Jersey middle school has balanced its academic and social/emotional development programs by adding Prime Time, a daily time block allowing students a chance to participate in various school and community activities and thereby experience support, success, and recognition. Teachers have time for planning and participating in school-based…
Descriptors: Intermediate Grades, Learning Activities, Middle Schools, School Activities
Schools in the Middle, 1991
A seventh grade student in Nebraska asked for information about becoming a teacher in middle schools. The letter was forwarded to present and former members of the National Association of Secondary School Principals' Council on Middle Level Education. Ten responses provide a broad look at the complex question, "What makes a successful teacher at…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Career Planning, Grade 7, Intermediate Grades
