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Transition Into High School
Middle-to-High School Transition | Ninth Grade | Research on this Topic 
The transition from middle school and junior high to high school represents a significant event in the lives of adolescents, one that necessitates support from and collaboration among teachers, parents, counselors, and administrators at both educational levels. In order to pave the way for the smoothest transition possible, issues involving new academic challenges as well as emotional and social needs need to be addressed. Many preparatory activities building up to this transition occur before students even begin thinking about their first day of high school. Successful transitions place particular emphasis on 9th-grade initiatives that stand to create one of strongest bridges in the K-12 learning continuum.1
Middle-to-High School Transition
Easing the Transition to High School: Research and Best Practices Designed to Support High School Learning
This report is a rolled up version of four National High School Center products that had been previously released as individual pieces related to one of the NHSC focus themes: transitions into high school. Included in this publication are a fact sheet, policy brief, issue brief, and snapshot. (July 2007)
State and District-Level Support for Successful Transitions into High School
This policy brief examines how some states and districts are currently easing the transition into high school for students. (May 2007)
Toward Ensuring a Smooth Transition Into High School
This best practices piece is based on key research into high school transition strategies. (May 2007)
Managing the Transition to Ninth Grade in a Comprehensive Urban High School
This snapshot illustrates how one school is managing to make a positive difference for ninth graders. (May 2007)
"Leading the Way to a Smooth Ninth Grade Transition" Webinar
This session addresses the issues faced by ninth grade students including students with disabilities, English language learners, and other special needs students. The interactive presentation draws on research to contextualize these challenges, identifies selected strategies proposed in the field to address these issues, and provides a review of the findings from key studies on these selected strategies. (April 2006)
2007 National High School Center Summer Institute Panel Discussion on Transitions into High School
This session discusses the importance of a successful transition from middle school to high school, with a special focus on the ninth grade year. Presenters provide a dynamic panel offering the latest research and concrete strategies to assist with this critical transition for students.
The Forgotten Middle: Ensuring that All Students Are on Target for College and Career Readiness before High School
Eighth-grade students who are not on target for college and career readiness face severe academic obstacles in high school and are substantially more likely to be unprepared for college and career when they graduate than students who are on target to become ready for college and career in the eighth grade.
Keeping Students Moving Forward on the Journey from the Middle Grades into High School
This brief, published by the Southern Regional Educational Board, outlines best practices for a smooth transition into high school.
Paving the Way for Success in High School and Beyond: The Importance of Preparing Middle School Students for the Transition to Ninth Grade
This policy brief gives an overview of issues related to the transition into high school and presents research on how smooth transitions can impact students’ secondary and postsecondary outcomes.
1 Hertzog, C. J., & Morgan, P. L. (1999). Transition: A process not an event. Reston, VA: National Association of Secondary School Principals.
