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Evidence of recommendation implementation

The school calendar lists events that help family members understand how to prepare their students for the middle grades.

A binder includes copies of fliers that notify non-English speaking parents about translation services or special events to introduce them to the middle grades.

The school calendar shows that each year the school community hosts a series of welcoming events to help students make the transition to the middle grades.

The counseling staff can explain strategies and events that help eighth-grade students and parents prepare for high school. The school staff members can discuss intervention and nonpromotion options that help students whose skills are not at grade level prepare for high school.

Department team members can explain how curricula, assessments, and instructional materials are aligned with both feeder elementary schools and destination high schools to ensure that students continue through a coherent progression from one grade level to the next.

There are articulation meetings with faculty members of both feeder elementary schools and destination high schools.

There are articulation agreements with faculty members of both feeder elementary schools and destination high schools. Articulation plans are kept in departmental binders. The binders include agendas, records of agreements, and copies of common assessments designed by the cross-age teams.