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Freshman Transition Initiative

George Washington University

If you are a principal or district administrator and you share our goal of increasing school retention and the success rate of the youth in your schools, this is a professional development opportunity you won’t want to miss.

Using the new Course Standards for Freshman Transition Classes, developed through George Washington University’s Freshman Transition Initiative, learn the 10-Step Plan for initiating a Freshman Transition course and implementing a school-wide program that will provide data-driven advisory opportunities.

Participants will leave the Freshman Transition Leadership Institute with:
  • The tools and templates to develop a comprehensive plan for their Freshman Transition efforts
  • The necessary data and resources to generate buy-in from teachers, parents, school board members and community partners
  • A complete manual of resources that includes planning committee job descriptions, teacher recruitment rubrics, timelines, curriculum correlations, and planning checklists to name a few items
  • Strategies for implementing a school-wide initiative that takes advisory functions to a new level through interdisciplinary efforts of all departments
This sponsored institute is open to all but will be of particular interest to principals and administrators whose schools are working to meet the Course Standards for Freshman Transition Classes and have adopted, or are considering adopting, the Career Choices curriculum for their 8th or 9th grade students.
Freshman Transition
Leadership Institute

Agenda & session descriptions
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Pre-conference survey
Who should attend?

High school or middle school principals & vice principals
Principals & team leaders responsible for planning the Freshman Transition effort
District administrators responsible for dropout prevention efforts
Freshman Academy planners & leaders
Smaller Learning Community administrators