Katherine Baker and Bhavna Narula (2012), The Connected Adolescent: transitioning to middle school state, “ that adolescents who feel connected to school perceive the adults there to be caring are more likely to be academically and socially engaged.” Adolescents, who feel connected to school, are more likely to be more academically successful (Baker & Narula, 2012). Baker and Narula (2012), Identified three focus area critical to fostering student connectedness to school: transitions to middle school, student support systems, and program elements that include an effective anti-bullying effort. The research is clear, the transition from elementary to middle school is the period of time students feel less attached to school, and their perception
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The role of the advisor includes preparing students for their student-let portfolio conference. Student-let portfolio conference is an opportunity for students to meet with their advisor, and their parents to discuss academic, social and personal progress. It is an opportunity to engage parents and provide students and opportunity to reflect on their progress and share any concerns and successes each quarter. The student support team, can be an ambassador program as discussed previously or can be the form of student leadership roles. This can part of the roles of the student council representatives, in which students plan and carry out spirit activities such as spirit weeks, lunchtime games and dances. The idea is to plan activities that foster engagement and connectedness throughout the school year. The transition to middle school should begin prior to the school year, by creating early connection to school for students and …show more content…
Other factors contributing to the decline in achievement, may be due to the students’ fears, such as attending a larger school, being lost, getting to class on time, lunchrooms and bathrooms. There is a drastic decline in parent involvement in middle school grades, which negatively impacts student achievement. Increase in parent involvement is a factor in the successful academic transitions in middle
The role of the advisor includes preparing students for their student-let portfolio conference. Student-let portfolio conference is an opportunity for students to meet with their advisor, and their parents to discuss academic, social and personal progress. It is an opportunity to engage parents and provide students and opportunity to reflect on their progress and share any concerns and successes each quarter. The student support team, can be an ambassador program as discussed previously or can be the form of student leadership roles. This can part of the roles of the student council representatives, in which students plan and carry out spirit activities such as spirit weeks, lunchtime games and dances. The idea is to plan activities that foster engagement and connectedness throughout the school year. The transition to middle school should begin prior to the school year, by creating early connection to school for students and …show more content…
Other factors contributing to the decline in achievement, may be due to the students’ fears, such as attending a larger school, being lost, getting to class on time, lunchrooms and bathrooms. There is a drastic decline in parent involvement in middle school grades, which negatively impacts student achievement. Increase in parent involvement is a factor in the successful academic transitions in middle