Working together to transition freshmen & transform schools from the bottom up!

All Blog Posts Tagged 'team' (5)

Guest Blog Post from David Douglas High School, Portland, OR

A year or so ago I had the opportunity to make a couple of trips to Portland, Oregon to work with the faculty and staff of David Douglas High School, Oregon's largest high school. They wanted to build a Freshman Transition program. Some of their faculty members had joined this site and had also read my book, The Ninth Grade Opportunity. They decided that they wanted to build a transition program that utilized a…

Continue

Added by Scott Habeeb on January 7, 2013 at 4:21pm — No Comments

Essential Components of an Freshman Transition Program - Part 6 - Parent/Teacher Contact

This series of posts on the Essential Components of a Freshman Transition Program is based on ideas found in The Ninth Grade Opportunity: Transforming Schools from the Bottom Up by Scott Habeeb, Ray Moore, and …

Continue

Added by Scott Habeeb on June 21, 2011 at 8:26am — No Comments

Essential Components of an Freshman Transition Program - Part 5 - Organizational Skills

Continue

Added by Scott Habeeb on March 10, 2011 at 2:41pm — No Comments

Essential Components of a Freshman Transition Program - Part 3 - Standardizing Expectations

This series of posts on the essential components of a Freshman Transition Program is based on ideas found in The Ninth Grade Opportunity: Transforming Schools from the Bottom Up by Scott Habeeb, Ray Moore, and…

Continue

Added by Scott Habeeb on November 14, 2010 at 8:08pm — No Comments

9th Grade Administrator Tip #4

Be sure to spend the correct amount of time visiting your 9th grade team meetings. So what is the correct amount of time?

1. It will vary depending on the situation. Strong, healthy, functioning teams will need less oversight/assistance from an administrator. However, I would suggest visiting even the strongest teams at least 1 time per week.

2. Newer teams or teams that are not functioning quite as well will probably need at least 2 or 3 visits per week until they are… Continue

Added by Scott Habeeb on November 22, 2009 at 9:38pm — No Comments