Ohio district eases high school transition for students.One of life's more challenging transitions is being made just a little easier for eighth- and ninth-graders in the Cleveland Municipal School District (www.cmsdnet.net) in Ohio, thanks to a five-year United Way Vision Council grant given in 2004 to fund the district's evolving High School Transition (HST (1) See Hubble Space Telescope. (2) An earlier asymmetrical modem protocol from U.S. Robotics that included error control and compression and transmits from 4800 to 14400 bps in one direction and from 300 to 400 bps in the other. ) program as part of the Post Secondary Education Department. The Cleveland Community Vision Council, a group of private and public sector leaders that identifies and formulates long-term Long-term Three or more years. In the context of accounting, more than 1 year. long-term 1. Of or relating to a gain or loss in the value of a security that has been held over a specific length of time. Compare short-term. solutions for community priorities, decided with the district to pilot the initiative as an eighth-grade curriculum. Now 19 of the district's 83 K8 schools are implementing the program, in addition to all of the district's high schools, which have enacted a ninth-grade curriculum. The HST effort is intended to prepare eighth-graders to enter high school and help them make good education and career choices following graduation Graduation is the action of receiving or conferring an academic degree or the associated ceremony. The date of event is often called degree day. The event itself is also called commencement, convocation or invocation. . Delivered by a task force of district eighth-grade social studies teachers and high school guidance counselors guidance counselor Child psychology A school worker trained to screen, evaluate and advise students on career and academic matters , students are learning how to sharpen sharp·en tr. & intr.v. sharp·ened, sharp·en·ing, sharp·ens To make or become sharp or sharper. sharp their skills in studying, note taking, communicating and processing information, and are gaining an understanding of how to finish high school successfully. The other 64 K8 schools are also receiving a version of the curriculum, albeit stripped down, that focuses on topics such as entering a new community and understanding high school choices. "Teachers and counselors delivering the lessons have given rave reviews of the curriculum and teaching materials provided," says Karen Thompson Karen Thompson is an American model and actress. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its August 1961 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli. Little is known about Karen; Playboy has lost her Data Sheet. , director of postsecondary education for the Ohio district. The HST task force is cultivating partnerships with groups such as Junior Achievement, Youth Opportunities Unlimited and City Year to put volunteers in the classrooms throughout the year to provide a "crosswalk of services to schools" to expand the HST experience, says Thompson. The HST program also incorporates the Ohio Career Information System (OCIS OCIS Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (UK) OCIS Optics Classification and Indexing Scheme OCIS Organized Crime Information System OCIS On-Line Customer Information System ), an online career and academic portfolio that assesses students' skills to help them discover their strengths and how to reach their goals. The system had been available prior to the HST initiative but was underused, says Thompson. Now it is impacting students in grades eight through twelve district-wide. The high school transition initiative has experienced great early success and is viewed as a value added Value Added The enhancement a company gives its product or service before offering the product to customers. Notes: This can either increase the products price or value. to the district, says Thompson. Dr. Russ Brown, director of assessment and evaluation for the district, will be working with the United Way liaison this summer to evaluate the progress of the program. |
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