How We Made the Transition from Junior High to Middle School

Describes a principal's efforts to help staff restructure an Arizona junior high school's entire curriculum while struggling to achieve a successful transition to middle school status. The most traumatic change for staff involved a radical scheduling change from one-hour classes to two-hou...

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Published inEducational Leadership Vol. 49; no. 5; p. 27
Main Authors Shimniok, Loretta M, Schmoker, Mike
Format Magazine Article Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington, D.C National Education Association, Dept. of Supervision and Curriculum Development 01.02.1992
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
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Arizona (Tucson)
Change Strategies
Collegiality
Corporate profiles
Empowerment
Intermediate Grades
Junior High Schools
Middle Schools
Participative Decision Making
Principals
Reorganization
School Restructuring
Secondary schools
Time Blocks
Transitional Programs
Arizona (Tucson)
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ISSN0013-1784
1943-5878

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Summary:Describes a principal's efforts to help staff restructure an Arizona junior high school's entire curriculum while struggling to achieve a successful transition to middle school status. The most traumatic change for staff involved a radical scheduling change from one-hour classes to two-hour time blocks with alternating subjects from quarter to quarter. (four references) (MLH)
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ISSN:0013-1784
1943-5878