Transitions occur when students move from one school environment to another. Major transitions are: preschool to elementary school, elementary to middle school, middle school to high school, and high school to postsecondary. Effective transition programs help students move to a new school, become a part of the new school, and maintain their social and academic status. With the implementation of transition programs and the support of parents, teachers, and administrators, transitions can become more effective and less intimidating.
To ensure that all children receive a high quality education, and to close the achievement gap between children meeting the challenging State standards and those children who are not meeting such standards, each local educational agency plan shall describe:
An eligible school operating a schoolwide program shall develop a comprehensive plan (or amend a plan for such a program that was in existence on the day before the date of the enactment of ESSA that:
To assist targeted assistance schools and local educational agencies to meet their responsibility to provide for all their students served under this part the opportunity to meet the challenging State academic standards, each targeted assistance program under this section shall:
Transitions Webinar
Transition Video: Elementary to Middle and High School
Transition to College Video
Transition Preschool to Elementary
Transition Elementary to Middle School
Transition: Elementary School to Middle School Tip Sheet
Smoothing Your Child's Transition to Middle School
Tips for Parents on a Successful Transition to Middle School
Middle School Matters! A Guide for Families on Middle School Transition
Middle School Matters! A Guide for Students on Middle School Transition
Making the Transition to Middle School: How Mentoring Can Help
Transition Information for All Levels
Transition Resources for Parents, Teachers, and Administrators (resources for all levels)
This site was produced by the Title I Capacity Building Initiative at Region 10 ESC and funded by the Texas Education Agency.
Region 10 Program Coordinator - Toni Garrett toni.garrett@region10.org 972-348-1488